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Axitec vs REC - solar panel manufacturer comparison

Axitec
Germany Founded 2001
Read the Axitec review
VS
REC
Norway Founded 1996 Tier 1
Read the REC review
At a glance

REC has the broader catalog (58 vs 44 models). Axitec leads on peak efficiency at 23.27%. Axitec leans bifacial (100% of lineup).

Both catalogues are read from the manufacturers' own datasheets. A brand is not scored against the market here, only against the other brand on this page.

Panel models
44 58
Highest power
710 Wp 640 Wp
Best efficiency
23.3% 22.8%
Average efficiency
22.0% 18.9%
Bifacial share
100% 59%
Average warranty
29 yrs 26 yrs
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The two companies

Company facts, not datasheet figures
Axitec
Founded
2001
Headquarters
Böblingen, Germany
All Axitec panels Manufacturer site
REC
Founded
1996
Headquarters
Sandvika, Norway
Tier 1 bankable
Yes
All REC panels Manufacturer site
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Catalogue against catalogue

Averages over every model in the database
Metric Axitec REC
Catalog & Power
Panel Models 44 58+14
Max Power 710 W+70 W 640 W
Avg Power 534 W+148 W 385 W
Efficiency
Max Efficiency 23.27%+0.47 pp 22.80%
Avg Efficiency 21.98%+3.06 pp 18.92%
Reliability & Warranty
Avg Temp Coefficient -0.320%/°C -0.300%/°C+0.020
Bifacial Share 44 (100%)+41 pp 34 (59%)
Avg Warranty 28.8 yrs+3.2 yr 25.5 yrs

An average over a catalogue describes the range a manufacturer publishes, not the module you would buy. A brand with two flagship panels and eighty older ones averages worse than one that has retired its back catalogue.

03

What each of them builds

Cell technology across the market
Efficiency spread
Share of each catalogue in every efficiency band

Axitec skews to higher efficiency: 5% of lineup is 23%+

Power spread
Share of each catalogue in every power band

Axitec offers more 600W+ panels (23% of lineup)

Axitec cell technology
Share of their models by cell architecture

Dominant cell tech: <strong>TOPCon</strong> (77%)

REC cell technology
Share of their models by cell architecture

Dominant cell tech: <strong>HJT</strong> (59%)

04

The flagships

Highest-power models from each brand
Axitec all models
1 AC-710TGB/132TSBIMonocrystalline 710 Wp 22.9% -0.310 2 AC-705TGB/132TSBIMonocrystalline 705 Wp 22.7% -0.310 3 AC-700TGB/132TSBIMonocrystalline 700 Wp 22.5% -0.310 4 AC-695TGB/132TSBIMonocrystalline 695 Wp 22.4% -0.310 5 AC-690TGB/132TSBIMonocrystalline 690 Wp 22.2% -0.310 6 AC-620TGB/132TSBIMonocrystalline 620 Wp 22.9% -0.310 7 AC-615TGB/132TSBIMonocrystalline 615 Wp 22.8% -0.310 8 AC-610TGB/132TSBIMonocrystalline 610 Wp 22.6% -0.310 9 AC-605TGB/132TSBIMonocrystalline 605 Wp 22.4% -0.310 10 AC-600TGB/132TSBIMonocrystalline 600 Wp 22.2% -0.310
REC all models
1 REC640AA PRO MBIMonocrystalline 640 Wp 22.5% -0.240 2 REC640AA Pro MGBIMonocrystalline 640 Wp 22.5% -0.240 3 REC630AA PRO MBIMonocrystalline 630 Wp 22.2% -0.240 4 REC630AA Pro MGBIMonocrystalline 630 Wp 22.2% -0.240 5 REC620AA PRO MBIMonocrystalline 620 Wp 21.8% -0.240 6 REC620AA Pro MGBIMonocrystalline 620 Wp 21.8% -0.240 7 REC610AA PRO MBIMonocrystalline 610 Wp 21.5% -0.240 8 REC610AA Pro MGBIMonocrystalline 610 Wp 21.5% -0.240 9 REC600AA PRO MBIMonocrystalline 600 Wp 21.1% -0.240 10 REC600AA Pro MGBIMonocrystalline 600 Wp 21.1% -0.240
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Written summary

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Something missing from a catalogue? Both lists are built from the datasheets in the database. If a model is absent, it has not been ingested yet.

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Comparisons are computed from manufacturer datasheets held in the ComparePV database and may not reflect a brand's complete current lineup. Nothing on this page is paid placement.