Talon PV has secured the license for crucial Tunnel Oxide Passivated Contact cell manufacturing patents from First Solar (FSLR). The terms of the agreement were not disclosed. Talon’s US-based N-type TOPCon cell manufacturing facility is scheduled to commence operations in the first quarter of 2026, adding 4 gigawatts (GW) of annual American c-Si solar cell production capacity by first quarter of 2027. First Solar obtained the US TOPCon patents and related international counterparts through its 2013 acquisition of TetraSun, Inc. The patents include issued patents in the United States, Australia, Canada, China, the European Union, Hong Kong, Japan, Mexico, Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea, the United Arab Emirates, and Vietnam with validities extending to 2030 and beyond. The portfolio also includes pending patent applications in the European Union, Japan, Hong Kong, United Arab Emirates, and Vietnam.
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