SOLYCO at the Deep Tech Award 2026 – Why TECC-Connect® is redefining solar manufacturing

The Deep Tech Award 2026 recognizes technologies with the potential to reshape entire industries.With TECC-Connect®, SOLYCO has been selected as a finalist in the Advanced Manufacturing category.

TECC-Connect® | Solder-free PV cell interconnection with copper wire and conductive polymer coating

The hidden bottleneck of solar scaling - PV Modules from abundant materials

Solar is one of the fastest-growing industries globally.But its growth is constrained by a structural dependency:

The solar industry already consumes ~20% of global silver production.

As installations scale toward terawatt levels, silver becomes a limiting factor — economically and geopolitically.

TECC-Connect® replaces conventional solder-based interconnection with a fundamentally new approach.

Key characteristics:

• Zero silver, lead, or bismuth in interconnection and cell design

• Solder-free process

• Low-temperature manufacturing

• Copper-based conductor with conductive polymer coating

  
  

Impact:

• Lower material costs (removal of silver exposure)

• Reduced energy consumption in production

• More resilient and scalable supply chains

Why this matters at industry scale

TECC-Connect® is not an incremental improvement.It addresses a core constraint in photovoltaic manufacturing:

• Decouples module production from silver supply volatility

• Enables cost reduction at scale

• Future-proofs manufacturing for next-gen cell architectures

This positions TECC as a platform technology, not just a component innovation.

Built for industrial adoption

• Designed for high-volume manufacturing environments

• Successfully processed on standard cell stringers

• Compatible with back-contact and perovskite/tandem technologies

• Improves end-of-life recyclability by eliminating toxic solder materials

Solar will only scale as fast as its manufacturing allows.

Outlook

TECC-Connect® modules will be showcased at the Intersolar Europe in Munich.

For manufacturers and partners: Get in touch to explore how TECC-Connect® can be implemented in your production.

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