Recom vs Tongwei - solar panel manufacturer comparison

Recom

Italy Founded 2007

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Tongwei

China Founded 2013 Tier 1

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At a glance

Tongwei has the broader catalog (122 vs 61 models). Recom leads on peak efficiency at 24.30%. Tongwei leans bifacial (69% 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

61 122

Highest power

730 Wp 750 Wp

Best efficiency

24.3% 24.2%

Average efficiency

22.7% 22.6%

Bifacial share

38% 69%

Average warranty

30 yrs 30 yrs

The two companies

Company facts, not datasheet figures

Recom

Founded: 2007
Headquarters: Bolzano, Italy

All Recom panels Manufacturer site

Tongwei

Founded: 2013
Headquarters: Chengdu, China
Listed: SSE: 600438
Tier 1 bankable: Yes

All Tongwei panels Manufacturer site

Catalogue against catalogue

Averages over every model in the database

Metric Recom Tongwei

Catalog & Power

Panel Models 61 122+61

Max Power 730 W 750 W+20 W

Avg Power 548 W 584 W+36 W

Efficiency

Max Efficiency 24.30%+0.10 pp 24.20%

Avg Efficiency 22.68%+0.09 pp 22.59%

Reliability & Warranty

Avg Temp Coefficient -0.284%/°C -0.284%/°C

Bifacial Share 23 (38%) 84 (69%)+31 pp

Avg Warranty 30.0 yrs+0.5 yr 29.5 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.

What each of them builds

Cell technology across the market

Efficiency spread

Share of each catalogue in every efficiency band

Tongwei skews to higher efficiency: 41% of lineup is 23%+

Power spread

Share of each catalogue in every power band

Tongwei offers more 600W+ panels (53% of lineup)

Recom cell technology

Share of their models by cell architecture

Dominant cell tech: <strong>TOPCon</strong> (84%)

Tongwei cell technology

Share of their models by cell architecture

Dominant cell tech: <strong>TOPCon</strong> (47%)

The flagships

Highest-power models from each brand

Recom all models

1 RCM-730-8DBNMBIMonocrystalline 730 Wp 23.5% -0.290 2 RCM-725-8DBNMBIMonocrystalline 725 Wp 23.3% -0.290 3 RCM-720-8DBNMBIMonocrystalline 720 Wp 23.2% -0.290 4 RCM-715-8DBNMBIMonocrystalline 715 Wp 23.0% -0.290 5 RCM-715-8NMMonocrystalline 715 Wp 23.0% -0.300 6 RCM-710-8DBNMBIMonocrystalline 710 Wp 22.9% -0.290 7 RCM-710-8NMMonocrystalline 710 Wp 22.9% -0.300 8 RCM-705-8DBNMBIMonocrystalline 705 Wp 22.7% -0.290 9 RCM-705-8NMMonocrystalline 705 Wp 22.7% -0.300 10 RCM-700-8NMMonocrystalline 700 Wp 22.5% -0.300

Tongwei all models

1 TWMNF-66HD750BIMonocrystalline 750 Wp 24.1% -0.280 2 TWMNF-66HD745BIMonocrystalline 745 Wp 24.0% -0.280 3 TWMNF-66HD740BIMonocrystalline 740 Wp 23.8% -0.280 4 TWMHF-66HD740XBIMonocrystalline 740 Wp 23.8% -0.240 5 THC G12-66 BifacialBIMonocrystalline 740 Wp 23.8% -0.280 6 TWMNF-66HD735BIMonocrystalline 735 Wp 23.7% -0.280 7 TWMHF-66HD735XBIMonocrystalline 735 Wp 23.7% -0.240 8 TWMHF-66HD730XBIMonocrystalline 730 Wp 23.5% -0.240 9 TWMNF-66HD730BIMonocrystalline 730 Wp 23.5% -0.280 10 TWMNF-66HD725BIMonocrystalline 725 Wp 23.3% -0.280

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