SunPower has joined with REC Group to produce a solar panel for the U.S. residential market.
T.J. Rodgers unveiling the SunPower/REC solar panel.
The all-black solar panel peaks at 470 W and weighs 50 lbs. It is a rebrand of REC’s Alpha Pure-RX 470-W panel.
The joint development agreement between SunPower and REC aims to develop, engineer and commercialize high-wattage, frameless bifacial solar panels for the residential and light commercial solar markets. The announced panel is not bifacial, but SunPower intends to change that soon.
Despite the original SunPower going out of business, current SunPower Chairman and CEO T.J. Rodgers is leaning on the former company’s advanced technology roots.
“SunPower has a long history of innovation in solar cell and panel technology since its founding in 1985. By the time of the SPWR Initial Public Offering in 2005, SunPower had already developed the most technologically advanced solar panels in the industry and manufactured them on fully automated lines,” Rodgers said. “We now add to that record by virtue of our collaboration with REC, the current U.S. residential solar panel industry volume leader, known for durability, high quality standards, and innovation.”
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