REC Group counters at Q CELLS with very own license violation claim

• High-efficiency PV module producer REC Group has actually submitted a license violation suit versus Q CELLS concerning its split cell as well as junction box modern technology. Q CELLS had actually formerly opened up license violation legal actions concerning a PERC cell procedure versus REC Group, JinkoSolar and also LONGi Solar.

REC Group claimed that it had actually submitted versus Hanwha Q Cells (Qidong) Co.-- part of Hanwha Q Cells-- in individuals's Republic of China on 18 February 2020, with the suit approved by the Suzhou IP Tribunal on 8 April 2020 and also offered on 20 April 2020.

Dr. Shankar G. Sridhara, Chief Technology Officer of REC Group claimed: "REC Group submitted this activity to safeguard its copyright, financial investments and also online reputation, in addition to urge even more advancement in the sector. The even more solar business purchase establishing cutting-edge advancement, the even more enhancement we will certainly see in performances and also expenses per kWh and also accomplishing complete accessibility to renewable resource generation and also usage for neighborhoods. As an international, introducing solar power business, we promote copyright civil liberties as well as reasonable competitors. This additionally indicates that we will carefully protect our legal rights when they are being breached."

REC initially made use of the inside established split junction box modern technology with its TwinPeak PERC components, which changes the typical solitary large junction box with 3 smaller sized boxes that integrate one bypass diode each as well as one box per interior string.

The business had actually asserted the split junction box modern technology utilized much less metallisation and also flaunted minimized resistance as well as a much smaller sized kind variable. This, the company had actually stated, allowed larger spacing in between cells, boosting mirrored light to the cell surface area as well as increasing efficiency, among various other advantages.

REC Group stated that this details innovation was a vital attribute of its sophisticated components