The Singapore facility represents a step change in volumes, costs and overall competitive position for REC. The Singapore solar plant is based on multicrystalline technology, and the integrated business model will secure volume off-take and margins as well as in-house base for product development across the value chain.
The planned wafer capacity is estimated at 740 MW. The wafer production is modeled on the two new wafer plants at Herøya in Norway.
The planned cell capacity is estimated at 550 MW from eight production lines in the first development phase. The production lines are based on further development of the production lines in Narvik, Norway.
The planned module capacity is estimated at 590 MW from four production lines.
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The scale of the Singapore project represents a step change in REC production capabilities. In Singapore, we have established a very professional operational organization, which is delivering excelent results. The plant allows REC to offer products that will increasingly compete with traditional, grid-based electricity.
The Singapore facility employs around 1500 people.
The first commercial product from Singapore
The Singapore project investment is a reflection of a greenfield project with high technical standards and level of automation. This large scale project has required immense resources and raw materials: 16 150 units of piling, 49 497 cubic meters of concrete, 3 833 tons of steel, 29 195 meters of pipes and 114 579 meters of cables were used in the construction. At the peak of construction activities there were 5000 workers on the site.The first piling started in June 2008. EPCM contractors for the project include CH2M Hill for wafer, M+W Zander for cell and module and Fluor and Bovis Land Lease for building and infrastructure. Total construction contracts awarded amounted to over SGD 1.2 billion.The project has since obtained the Singapore Building and Construction Authority (BCA) ‘Green Mark’, indicating that the buildings meet criteria for energy efficiency, water efficiency, project development and management, good indoor environmental quality and environmental protection and innovation.
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