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 | Lemkin Institute urges Armenia to respect people’s right to dissent The Lemkin Institute has urged the Armenian government to respect people’s fundamental human right to express their dissent. Iran’s Red Crescent sends aid to Armenia’s flood-hit regions The Iranian Red Crescent Society has sent humanitarian aid to the victims of deadly floods that hit northern Armenia on May 25-26. Putin congratulates Pashinyan’s birthday Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on his birthday on June 1. Opposition motorcade en route to Gyumri for large rally A motorcade of protesters headed by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan is heading to the city of Gyumri. |