REC Solar

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REC Solar Holdings AS

logo
legal form Aksjeselskap
founding 1996
Seat Oslo , NorwayNorwayNorway 
management Steve O'Neil ( CEO )
Number of employees 1811 (2014)
sales $ 803 million (2014)
Branch Solar industry
Website www.recgroup.com

The REC Solar Holdings AS (also REC Group , shortly REC ; abbreviation for Renewable Energy Corporation ) is a Norwegian producer of solar systems and components based in Oslo . The company produces and sells silicon , wafers , solar cells , solar photovoltaic modules (PV) and complete photovoltaic systems worldwide . Between 2013 and 2015, the company's shares were traded on the Oslo Stock Exchange. Since May 2015, the company has been part of the Norwegian Elkem Group, which, through subsidiaries, belongs to the state-owned ChemChina group, one of the largest chemical companies in the People's Republic of China.

history

In 1996, Renewable Energy Corporation ASA was founded in Oslo, Norway . From 1997, production of wafers, cells and solar modules was set up in Sweden and Norway. In 2010, fully automated and integrated production followed in Singapore.

In October 2013, the Renewable Energy Corporation ASA was split into two independent companies after economic difficulties . Renewable Energy Corporation ASA was renamed REC Silicon ASA . The solar division split off as REC Solar and went public on the Oslo Stock Exchange as REC Solar Holdings AS . In May 2015, the takeover of REC Solar by the Norwegian Elkem Group was completed and the listing was discontinued. The purchase price was 490 million euros.

Companies

The REC Solar Holdings AS since May 2015 subsidiary of Elkem AS. The REC Group is headquartered in Norway and the operational headquarters in Singapore . The company also has regional offices, local representations and partnerships in Europe, the USA and the Asia-Pacific regions.

The parent company of REC Solar Holdings AS is ChemChina, one of the largest chemical companies and state-owned by the People's Republic of China, which has held its stake in Elkem since 2015 via the China National Bluestar Group.

Awards

  • 2010: Solar Industry Award (category "Module Manufacturing Innovation")
  • 2011: Winner of the Photon Module Field Test 2011
  • 2011: Frost & Sullivan, Global Solar Power Customer Value Enhancement Award
  • 2014: IAIR Award, Best Company for Sustainability (Category "Solar Energy Solutions, Global")
  • 2015: EES Awards
  • 2015: Intersolar Award (photovoltaics)
  • 2015: IAIR Award, Best Company for Sustainability (Category "Solar Energy Solutions, Global")
  • 2016: Singapore 1000, Net Profit Growth Excellence Award ("Manufacturing" category)  

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b REC Annual Report 2014. REC Group, accessed on October 4, 2017 (English).
  2. ↑ REC Solar to get new CEO under Chinese ownership | Recharge. Retrieved May 17, 2020 (English).
  3. ↑ a b company history. REC Group, February 10, 2016, accessed October 4, 2017 .
  4. ↑ See: REC again: CEO Ole Enger stops . Solarbranche.de, October 24, 2013, accessed on June 18, 2018.
  5. ^ Elsevier Ltd: REC separate solar and silicon businesses - Renewable Energy Focus. Retrieved October 4, 2017 .
  6. ↑ Takeover of REC by Elkem Group completed . In: PV Magazine , May 13, 2015, accessed June 18, 2018.
  7. ↑ Rec Solar: Shareholders nod off sale to Chinese. Retrieved May 17, 2020 .
  8. ↑ About REC. REC Group, February 10, 2016, accessed October 4, 2017 .
  9. ↑ Rec Solar: Shareholders nod off sale to Chinese. Retrieved May 17, 2020 .
  10. ↑ CHINA NATIONAL BLUESTAR / ELKEM. Retrieved May 24, 2020 .
  11. ^ REC Group, Renewable Energy Corporation: REC Wins Solar Industry Award for Module Manufacturing Innovation - REC. Retrieved October 4, 2017 .
  12. ↑ Linden Volsun: Solar-trick for Renewable Energy Corporation (REC) | Energy | The Earth Times. Retrieved October 4, 2017 .
  13. ^ Frost & Sullivan Best Practices Award. Retrieved October 4, 2017 .
  14. ↑ Sustainable production, sustainable products . In: REC Group . February 9, 2016 ( recgroup.com [accessed October 4, 2017]).
  15. ↑ Intersolar and EES Awards 2015 to LG, REC, HiQ Solar, Solarwatt, Kostal and Aquion . In: pv magazine Germany . ( pv-magazine.de [accessed October 4, 2017]).
  16. ↑ US PV Leaderboard | Greentech Media. Retrieved October 4, 2017 .
  17. ↑ US PV Leaderboard | Greentech Media. Retrieved October 4, 2017 .
  18. ↑ Intersolar and EES Awards 2015 to LG, REC, HiQ Solar, Solarwatt, Kostal and Aquion . In: pv magazine Germany . ( pv-magazine.de [accessed October 4, 2017]).
  19. ↑ Sustainable production, sustainable products . In: REC Group . February 9, 2016 ( recgroup.com [accessed October 4, 2017]).
  20. ^ Winners - Singapore 1000. Retrieved October 4, 2017 (American English).
  21. ↑ European solar panel manufacturer REC presents its innovations at Intersolar Europe 2017 - Booth A2.380 . In: REC Group . May 30, 2017 ( recgroup.com [accessed October 4, 2017]).
  22. ↑ US PV Leaderboard | Greentech Media. Retrieved October 4, 2017 .