REC to open new research center in ChinaMay 17, 2012 - 13:35 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Renewable Energy Corporation ASA (REC) announced that it intends to open a new applications and research center, in Shangyu, China. The Silicon Technologies Applications and Research Center (STAR Center) will be a technology development and training facility that provides localized support for REC Silicon customers, DigiTimes reported. Additionally, the company will exhibit at the sixth Annual SNEC International Photovoltaic Conference in Shanghai this week. The STAR Center will allow customers to evaluate silicon materials, equipment and processes that impact yield and cost in manufacturing mono and multi-crystalline polysilicon ingots for the solar and semiconductor industry. Kurt Levens, vice president of Commercial Development and Planning, REC Silicon, commented, "The STAR Center will be our regional customer support and applications facility with the express purpose of teaching our customers how to use our products and teaching ourselves how customers should use our products. In doing this, the firm can better determine the value proposition of the material in the customers' processes." Kurt Levens continued, "REC Silicon recognizes the importance of China's solar and semiconductor industry and we want to be close to our expanding customer base in China." The STAR Center will be wholly owned by REC; however REC has partnered with equipment manufacturer Jingsheng M&E, a China-based polysilicon ingot and furnace manufacturer. The two companies will engage in collaborative research at the STAR Center to investigate product attributes and processes, as well as yield and packing efficiency improvements. Top stories Yerevan will host the 2024 edition of the World Congress On Information Technology (WCIT). Rustam Badasyan said due to the lack of such regulation, the state budget is deprived of VAT revenues. Krisp’s smart noise suppression tech silences ambient sounds and isolates your voice for calls. Gurgen Khachatryan claimed that the "illegalities have been taking place in 2020." Partner news Most popular in the section | Government reveals details from Pashinyan’s meeting in border village Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with a group of residents of a border village in Armenia’s northern Tavush province Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia. Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports. |