RECAlpha Pure
All-black heterojunction panels from REC, engineered in Norway and built in Singapore. More power from every square metre, less power lost in the Queensland heat, and a 25-year warranty on the panel, its output and the labour when installed by a REC Certified Solar Professional like Snap Solar.
REC Queensland Partner of the Year 2025 · REC Certified Solar Professional
- Hetero-
junction cells - -0.24%/°C
heat loss - Up to 23.3%
efficiency - 92% power
in year 25 - Super-strong
frame - 25-year
ProTrust
Built not to bend.
Guaranteed durability.
Most panels are a sheet of glass in a thin frame, so under heavy wind, hail or a crew walking past, they flex. Every bend can put invisible micro-cracks in the cells that cost you power for years. REC Alpha Pure panels add support bars across the back of the frame, so the cells and glass stay flat under loads up to 7,000 Pa.
- Support bars protect cells and glass from bending under load
- Extreme loads up to 7,000 Pa (front, 4-point clamping)
- Holds its performance over the life of the installation
- 30 mm frame that's lighter and easier to handle on the roof
The animation is an illustration. 7,000 Pa is REC's certified front test load with 4-point clamping (IEC 61215). Pure-RX is rated to +10,000 Pa with 6-point clamping.
Hot roof.
Less power lost.
Every solar panel makes less power as it heats up, and on a Queensland summer roof panels can reach 65 °C or more. REC's heterojunction cells lose just 0.24% per degree. Drag the thermometer and compare them with a typical standard panel.
lab test45 °C
spring65 °C
summer80 °C
heatwave
Still strong
in year 25.
REC warrants at least 92% of the original power after 25 years. Many standard panels are warranted to around 85%. Slide through the years to see the gap.
REC: 98% in year 1, then 0.25% per year (datasheet). Typical panel: 98% in year 1, then 0.55% per year, a common tier-1 warranty.
Clean power
for the next
generation.
REC panels are lead-free and RoHS compliant, and they're made with gapless cell technology that packs more power into less roof space.
Pure-R or
Pure-RX?
Both use the same REC heterojunction cells and all-black look. Pure-RX is the larger, higher-powered panel. We choose the one that fits your roof best.
Engineered
inside and out
No LID, no early power loss
Standard cells lose some output in their first hours of sunlight, known as light-induced degradation (LID). REC's heterojunction cells don't, so you get the power you paid for from day one.
Solder-free cell connections
Instead of soldered ribbons, REC uses many thin wires across each cell. No invasive soldering means no risk of soldering damage or micro-cracks, better current flow, and a sleek look with barely visible wires.
Gapless cell layout
The cells sit edge to edge with no gaps, so more of the panel's surface captures sunlight. That's how Pure-RX reaches up to 233 W per square metre and more power from a compact panel.
Four-section design for shade
REC's twin design is taken further and splits the panel into four sections. If part of the panel is shaded by a tree or chimney, the other sections keep producing, so you get higher yields in real-world conditions.
Tough enough for storm season
Pure-RX is rated to resist hail up to 55 mm and is salt-mist tested for coastal homes, on top of its 7,000 Pa super-strong frame.
An award-winning partnership
Snap Solar is a REC Certified Solar Professional and was named REC's Queensland Partner of the Year for 2025.
Product, power and labour. All covered.
Because Snap Solar is a REC Certified Solar Professional, REC's ProTrust warranty covers the panel, its power output and the labour for 25 years on homes under 25 kW. Standard installers can only offer 20 years on the product and no labour cover. If anything ever needs attention, you call Snap Solar and we handle it from start to finish.
The numbers
| Alpha Pure-RX | Alpha Pure-R | |
|---|---|---|
| Power | 460 – 485 W | 400 – 430 W |
| Efficiency | Up to 23.3% | Up to 22.3% |
| Cells | 88 half-cut bifacial HJT, gapless | 80 half-cut bifacial HJT, lead-free |
| Temperature coefficient | −0.24% / °C | −0.24% / °C |
| Size | 1728 × 1205 × 30 mm (2.08 m²) | 1730 × 1118 × 30 mm (1.93 m²) |
| Weight | 22.7 kg | 21.5 kg |
| Hail rating | 55 mm resistant | 35 mm @ 27.2 m/s |
| Frame | 30 mm anodised, with rear support bars | 30 mm anodised, with rear support bars |
| Max. test load (front) | +7000 Pa (4-point) / +10000 Pa (6-point) | +7000 Pa (4-point) / +8000 Pa (6-point) |
| Coastal | Salt mist tested (IEC 61701) | Salt mist tested (IEC 61701) |
| Glass & frame | 3.2 mm anti-reflective glass, black anodised frame | 3.2 mm anti-reflective glass, black anodised frame |
| Year 25 power | ≥ 92% | ≥ 92% |
| Warranty (ProTrust) | 25 yr product · 25 yr power · 25 yr labour | 25 yr product · 25 yr power · 25 yr labour |
| Made in | Singapore | Singapore |