REC plans to make an impact at this year’s Intersolar in Munich in hall A1, booth 380, by displaying for the very first time a bi-facial solar panel concept well suited for desert conditions, and announcing the opening of a new office in Dubai, UAE.

“We expect that the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region will be a key market from 2015, driven by rapidly increasing energy usage and high irradiation levels,” states Luc Graré, Senior Vice President Solar Sales and Marketing, REC. “The new office in Dubai will be the hub for all activities in the MENA region where we have already started to establish a new organization and partnerships to enter this promising market.”

REC Peak Energy Series solar panels recently received a “desert-proof” accreditation for passing the Blowing Sand Test according to IEC 60068 protocol by SGS, the world’s leading inspection, verification, testing and certification company. The test measures durability in harsh desert environments characterized by blowing sand. REC’s strong performance in the test, which demonstrates resistance to loss in performance caused by high temperatures and blowing sand, confirms that REC solar panels are also ideally suited for use in desert regions.

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