Talon PV, the photo voltaic cell producer constructing a facility outdoors Houston, has signed a provide settlement with NexWafe, a German silicon wafer firm. Talon PV will use NexWafe EpiNex silicon wafers in its TOPCon solar cell manufacturing operations, scheduled to come back on-line subsequent 12 months.
Talon PV CEO Adam Tesanovich and NexWafe VP of Enterprise Growth USA Jonathan Pickering signing the wafer provide settlement at Intersolar North America.
Beneath the settlement, NexWafe and Talon anticipate wafer provide volumes initially by 2032, representing a cumulative complete of roughly 7 GW of silicon wafers to assist Talon’s deliberate U.S. cell manufacturing. The partnership is topic to the execution of definitive long-term provide documentation and the completion of customary technical qualification and funding situations.
The partnership aligns Talon’s deliberate 4.8-GW TOPCon cell manufacturing facility in Baytown, Texas, with NexWafe’s EpiNex wafer platform, initially produced from NexWafe’s pilot-scale operations in Bitterfeld, Germany. Over time, the collaboration helps a pathway towards future multi-gigawatt manufacturing enlargement in the USA by NexWafe-led partnerships with established business gamers. Collectively, the businesses goal to strengthen home content material in photo voltaic merchandise, cut back reliance on imported silicon-based parts and advance a resilient Western-aligned provide chain for next-generation photovoltaics.
“We’re happy to ascertain this partnership with NexWafe as we advance Talon’s U.S. manufacturing roadmap,” mentioned Adam Tesanovich, CEO and co-founder of Talon PV. “NexWafe’s modern EpiNex wafer expertise presents an thrilling alternative to additional improve TOPCon efficiency whereas constructing a powerful home and Western-aligned provide chain.”
Talon PV is establishing a TOPCon pilot line at Fraunhofer ISE, and the preliminary EpiNex wafer qualification work can be carried out at Fraunhofer ISE in Freiburg, Germany.
“This settlement with Talon PV represents an necessary step towards constructing a next-generation wafer-to-cell ecosystem spanning Germany and the USA,” mentioned Davor Sutija, PhD, CEO of NexWafe. “NexWafe is dedicated to enabling high-efficiency photo voltaic manufacturing by superior substrates, and we sit up for working with Talon to qualify EpiNex wafers and additional push the efficiency frontier for TOPCon photo voltaic cells.”
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