Claw PV, the solar cell manufacturer building a factory outside Houston has signed a supply agreement NexWafea German silicon wafer company. Talon PV will use NexWafe EpiNex silicon wafers in the production of TOPCon solar cells, which will come online next year.
Talon PV CEO Adam Tesanovich and NexWafe VP Business Development USA Jonathan Pickering sign the wafer supply agreement at Intersolar North America.
Under the agreement, NexWafe and Talon initially expect wafer delivery volumes through 2032, representing a cumulative total of approximately 7 GW of silicon wafers in support of Talon’s planned U.S. cell production. The partnership is subject to the execution of final long-term delivery 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 will support a path to future multi-gigawatt manufacturing expansion in the United States through NexWafe-led partnerships with established industry players. Together, the companies aim to strengthen domestic share of solar products, reduce dependence on imported silicon-based components and promote a resilient, Western-aligned supply chain for next-generation solar 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 provides an exciting opportunity to further improve TOPCon performance while building a strong domestic and Western supply chain.”
Talon PV is setting up a TOPCon pilot line at Fraunhofer ISE, and initial EpiNex wafer qualification work will be performed 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 highly efficient solar energy production 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.”
