{"id":30535,"date":"2019-05-23T06:56:55","date_gmt":"2019-05-22T20:26:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/?p=30535"},"modified":"2025-09-04T13:16:28","modified_gmt":"2025-09-04T03:46:28","slug":"rec-alpha-series-panels-mb1066","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/rec-alpha-series-panels-mb1066\/","title":{"rendered":"REC Unveils Alpha Series Solar Panels – Up To 380 Watts"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Last week REC Group unveiled its much-hyped Alpha Series solar panels, which the company says includes the highest power 60-cell module in the world.<\/p>\n

Describing the modules as a “beautiful solar panel with beast levels of power” REC says the Alpha Series will be available in up to 380 Watts in the standard Alpha Series or up to 375 Watts for the full black module range.<\/p>\n

The solar panel features REC’s twin-panel design, half-cut<\/a> heterojunction cells comprised of n-type<\/a> mono wafers sandwiched between two layers of amorphous silicon, and advanced low temperature connection technology. A film with very thin wires is place on the cell, adding more contact points and creating a solderless bond that REC says also eliminates weak points caused by impact of conventional high temperature soldering.<\/p>\n

REC Alpha Series Solar Panel Specs<\/h2>\n

The datasheet<\/a> reveals the 380W Alpha Series panel measures 1721 x 1016 x 30mm and weighs in at 19.5kg. It offers a panel efficiency of 21.7% and a temperature coefficient of Pmax1<\/a><\/sup> of -0.26 %\/\u00b0C<\/p>\n

Just as a comparison against another big-wattage high performance module, the LG Neon R 365W<\/a> (60 cells, not half-cut) measures 1700 x 1016 x 40 mm, weighs 18.5kg and boasts 21.1% efficiency. The temperature coefficient of Pmax for this module is -0.30 %\/\u00b0C.<\/p>\n

So, REC’s 380W Alpha Series solar panel offers 15W more power, is just over 2cm longer, is 25% thinner, 1 kilogram heavier, offers a little better efficiency and has a better temperature coefficient based on the specs provided by the respective companies.<\/p>\n

“The Alpha delivers the world\u2019s best power density on a 60-cell module, a key consideration when space is tight \u2013 like on any rooftop,” claims REC.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The Alpha Series is accompanied by a 25-year product warranty where the installation is performed by a REC Solar Professional (of which there are quite a few in Australia), otherwise the product warranty is 20 years.<\/p>\n

Of course, no solar panel unveil would be complete without a video with dramatic music and some irrelevant imagery, so here it is (it does have some interesting info in it):<\/p>\n

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