Talon PV, the solar cell manufacturer building a facility outside Houston, has signed a supply agreement with NexWafe, a German silicon wafer company. Talon PV will use NexWafe EpiNex silicon wafers in its TOPCon solar cell manufacturing operations, scheduled to come online next year.
Talon PV CEO Adam Tesanovich and NexWafe VP of Business Development USA Jonathan Pickering signing the wafer supply agreement at Intersolar North America.
Under the agreement, NexWafe and Talon anticipate wafer supply volumes initially through 2032, representing a cumulative total of approximately 7 GW of silicon wafers to support Talon’s planned U.S. cell production. The partnership is subject to the execution of definitive long-term supply documentation and the completion of customary technical qualification and investment conditions.
The partnership aligns Talon’s planned 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 supports a pathway toward future multi-gigawatt manufacturing expansion in the United States through NexWafe-led partnerships with established industry players. Together, the companies aim to strengthen domestic content in solar products, reduce reliance on imported silicon-based components and advance a resilient Western-aligned supply chain for next-generation photovoltaics.
“We are pleased to establish this partnership with NexWafe as we advance Talon’s U.S. manufacturing roadmap,” said Adam Tesanovich, CEO and co-founder of Talon PV. “NexWafe’s innovative EpiNex wafer technology offers an exciting opportunity to further enhance TOPCon performance while building a strong domestic and Western-aligned supply chain.”
Talon PV is establishing a TOPCon pilot line at Fraunhofer ISE, and the initial EpiNex wafer qualification work will be conducted at Fraunhofer ISE in Freiburg, Germany.
“This agreement with Talon PV represents an important step toward building a next-generation wafer-to-cell ecosystem spanning Germany and the United States,” said Davor Sutija, PhD, CEO of NexWafe. “NexWafe is committed to enabling high-efficiency solar manufacturing through advanced substrates, and we look forward to working with Talon to qualify EpiNex wafers and further push the performance frontier for TOPCon solar cells.”
