Quality Beyond Expectations
Table Of Contents
- Slide Number 1
- Contents
- Introduction
- REC Group – A leading, global solar company
- Vertically integrated manufacturing
- REC’s competitive advantage – minimum transport
- Slide Number 7
- Product Qualification and Testing
- International standards
- Certification results above industry standards
- Pushing the standards
- What is REC’s Combined Cycle Test?
- Internal qualification results above IEC standards
- REC goes further - Extended Qualification
- Extended qualification results double IEC Standards
- How does REC carry out its qualification?
- REC’s internal laboratory
- Other signs of quality
- Environmental and Quality Standards
- Slide Number 20
- Ensuring quality in the field
- REC’s test systems
- Proven performance in India
- Proven performance in Singapore
- Proven performance in Europe
- Reliability and Durability Model (RAD)
- Predicting and analysing degradation using models
- Slide Number 28
- Foundations for quality
- RBS and RPDM supporting quality and predictability
- RBS controls quality through all key inputs
- A highly automated manufacturing process
- In-process automated checks
- Slide Number 34
- Third party bankability audits
- Black & Veatch conclusions
- Mott MacDonald conclusions
- Summary of report findings*
- Slide Number 39
- The REC warranty
- REC’s low customer claims level is evidence of quality
- REC takes warranty claims seriously
- Summary
- Slide Number 44
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Third party bankability audits
Third party findings confirm superior REC quality. Engineering companies have carried out performance
and bankability studies on REC‘s integrated manufacturing plant in Singapore:
Black & Veatch (BV)
– US engineering, consulting & construction company
– Performed technical report on REC Peak Energy modules
− Included review of manufacturing process in Singapore.
– Assess factors that would affect modules‘ longevity in the
field and REC’s ability to deliver on this.
− Panel design,
− Material quality,
− Field performance,
− Environmental tests
− Manufacturing and quality control process
− Comparisons with other similar modules available on the
market
.
– Carried out by a team of solar professionals with experience
in panel manufacturing, power plant performance and
supporting engineers.
Mott MacDonald (MM)
– UK engineering consultancy firm
– Carried out a technical review of the production of REC
Peak Energy Series panels
− Bankability
− Risk assessment for developers and investors
– Reviewed and compared with other manufacturers
− Panel specification
− Warranties
− Certifications
− Track records
− Cell and module manufacturing process
− Quality plan
− Procurement
− Maintenance and logistics