REC Solar Pte. Ltd.

REC Solar Pte. Ltd. is a Singapore-based subsidiary of REC Group, an international solar energy company with operational headquarters in Singapore and corporate headquarters in Norway. The company was incorporated in Singapore on December 19, 2007, though the broader REC Group was founded in Norway in 1996. REC Solar Pte. Ltd. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Reliance New Energy Solar Limited, which is part of the Indian conglomerate Reliance Industries Ltd. The global REC Group employs more than 2,000 people, and REC Solar Pte. Ltd. itself has an estimated 1,001 to 5,000 employees as of 2024.

As a vertically integrated solar energy company, REC Solar Pte. Ltd. is primarily engaged in the integrated manufacturing of solar energy products. Its operations include producing silicon materials, wafers, solar cells, and high-quality solar panels. The company is known for its patented innovations, including advanced half-cut heterojunction (HJT) cell technology, and produces solar panels with a focus on high efficiency and reliability.

REC Solar Pte. Ltd. demonstrates the patent litigation posture of an operating company actively defending or asserting its intellectual property. The company has appeared as a plaintiff in one tracked case and as a defendant in none. This single plaintiff case is before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB), indicating a focus on administrative patent review proceedings rather than traditional district court infringement lawsuits.

The sole tracked case involving the company is REC Solar Holdings AS et al. v. Maxeon Solar Pte Ltd., filed on February 14, 2025, at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. This inter partes review proceeding suggests a patent validity dispute between two established entities within the solar energy industry, consistent with an operating company protecting its technology portfolio.