Image: 1Komma5° German renewable energy startup 1Komma5° has launched a tunnel oxide passivated contact (TOPCon) solar module made with German polysilicon. The company said its Full Black double ...

First Solar first opened investigations into TOPCon patent infringements in November 2024. Image: First Solar. US solar manufacturer First Solar has launched a lawsuit against leading Chinese ...

US-based manufacturer of crystalline silicon photovoltaic solar cells, Talon PV, has secured a licence for tunnel oxide passivated contact (TOPCon) cell manufacturing patents from First Solar.

The litigation centers around the methods used to make tunnel oxide passivated contact (TOPCon) technology for crystalline silicon cells. TOPCon technology has been broadly adopted by the solar ...

The lawsuit is related to US Patent No. 9,130,074, which First Solar said covers an unspecified TOPCon manufacturing technology. “First Solar obtained the US TOPCon patents and related ...

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 ...

The integration of TALON PV's high-efficiency TOPCon solar cells into TRINA Solar's advanced module technologies will further enhance module efficiency and value for our domestic customers.

The experimental setup comprised dual-glass bifacial n-type TOPCon solar modules based on 134 cells measuring 210 mm × 182 mm and manufactured via laser enhanced contact optimization (LECO ...

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Talon PV, a new silicon solar cell manufacturer currently under construction in Texas, has secured the license for TOPCon cell manufacturing patents from First Solar. Talon intends to make n-type ...

Researchers from UNSW and Longi have found that the silicon nitride layers used in TOPCon cell rear-side are particularly prone to chemical degradation from sodium contaminants. This can lead to ...