US-based First Solar has won a contract to supply photovoltaic (PV) modules for the 200MW second phase of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum solar park in Dubai, UAE. First Solar will deliver more than 2.36 million PV modules for phase two of the project. The company had earlier supplied 152,880 panels with … Continue reading First Solar to supply photovoltaic (PV) modules for 200 MW solar energy project in Dubai
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Apple in big solar power deal with First Solar for a photovoltaic plant
Apple will buy about $850 million of solar power from a new California solar farm to cut its energy bill, the iPhone maker said on Tuesday as its stock market value closed above $700 billion for the first time. The First Solar Inc (FSLR.O) photovoltaic plant, with the capacity to power the equivalent of … Continue reading Apple in big solar power deal with First Solar for a photovoltaic plant
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California opens large photovoltaic solar energy plant
The dedication of the Desert Sunlight Solar Farm comes about a month after Gov. Jerry Brown called on the state to increase renewable electricity use to 50 percent by 2030, up from the current goal of 33 percent by 2020. “Solar power projects like Desert Sunlight are helping create American jobs, develop domestic renewable … Continue reading California opens large photovoltaic solar energy plant
Continue readingFirst Solar Marks New Milestone with 10 Gigawatts of Installed Photovoltaic PV Capacity
First Solar, Inc. (Nasdaq: FSLR) today announced that it has achieved 10 gigawatts (GW) of photovoltaic (PV) solar capacity installed globally, making it the first thin film PV module manufacturer in the world to achieve this milestone. The announcement was made at the start of the World Future Energy Summit in Abu Dhabi, where First … Continue reading First Solar Marks New Milestone with 10 Gigawatts of Installed Photovoltaic PV Capacity
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First Solar Enters Residential Solar Energy Market
First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR) and Clean Energy Collective (CEC) today announced that they have formed a strategic partnership to develop and market community solar offerings to residential customers and businesses directly on behalf of client utilities. Through the agreement, the two companies will jointly pursue opportunities in the community solar market to offer an … Continue reading First Solar Enters Residential Solar Energy Market
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Opening of world’s largest solar power plant in California
The first 500-plus megawatt solar power plant is now up and running in the US. Topaz, as it’s being called, is located in San Luis Obispo County on California’s Carrizo Plain and is the result of two years of hard work. The Topaz solar energy farm boasts it can produce enough energy to take the … Continue reading Opening of world’s largest solar power plant in California
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First solar panel for the 141 Megawatt (MW)ac Luz del Norte Solar Power plant in Chile
With Michelle Bachelet, President of the Republic of Chile; Isabel Allende, President of the Chilean Senate, and Máximo Pacheco, Minister of Energy in attendance, First Solar (Nasdaq:FSLR) today ceremonially installed the first solar panel for the 141 Megawatt (MW)ac Luz del Norte Solar Power Plant. The project, located 58 kilometers north of the city of … Continue reading First solar panel for the 141 Megawatt (MW)ac Luz del Norte Solar Power plant in Chile
Continue readingFirst Solar Builds the highest efficiency thin film photovoltaic (PV) cell on record
First Solar, Inc. (Nasdaq: FSLR) today announced it has set a world record for cadmium-telluride (CdTe) photovoltaic (PV) research cell conversion efficiency, achieving 21.0 percent efficiency certified at the Newport Corporation’s Technology and Applications Center (TAC) PV Lab. The record-setting cell was constructed at the company’s Perrysburg, Ohio manufacturing factory and Research & Development Center, … Continue reading First Solar Builds the highest efficiency thin film photovoltaic (PV) cell on record
Continue readingFirst Solar, XSOL establish photovoltaic supply agreement in Japan
First Solar (NASDAQ:FSLR), the leading global provider of comprehensive photovoltaic (PV) solar energy solutions, and XSOL Co., Ltd., a leading distributor and integrator of solar systems in Japan, today announced that they have signed an agreement to supply First Solar’s cadmium telluride (CdTe) thin film modules in Japan. The agreement targets installation of 100 megawatts … Continue reading First Solar, XSOL establish photovoltaic supply agreement in Japan
Continue readingFirst Solar Set to Build Largest Photovoltaic Solar Power Plant in Latin America
First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR) today announced it has received board approval from the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), the U.S. Government’s development finance institution, and IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, for financing to support construction of the 141MW(ac) Luz del Norte solar power plant in Chile’s Atacama Desert. The loans, which … Continue reading First Solar Set to Build Largest Photovoltaic Solar Power Plant in Latin America
Continue readingFirst Solar selected to build 150 MW photovoltaic solar power plant in California
First Solar announced that it has been selected by independent energy company Tenaska Solar Ventures to design and build the 150 megawatt (MW)AC Tenaska Imperial Solar Energy Center West project near El Centro, California. “We are pleased to continue our relationship with Tenaska”. First Solar will provide full Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) services on … Continue reading First Solar selected to build 150 MW photovoltaic solar power plant in California
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First Solar and GE Shape Next-Generation Pphotovoltaic Solar Power Plant
First Solar, Inc. (Nasdaq: FSLR) and GE’s Power Conversion business (NYSE: GE) are utilizing their recently established technology and commercial partnership to develop a more cost-effective and productive utility-scale PV power plant design that combines First Solar’s thin-film CdTe modules with GE’s new ProSolar 1,500-volt inverter/transformer system. First Solar has integrated new technology into its … Continue reading First Solar and GE Shape Next-Generation Pphotovoltaic Solar Power Plant
Continue readingFirst Solar to build 52MW solar power project in Jordan
First Solar, Inc. (Nasdaq: FSLR) and Shams Ma’an Power Generation today announced the signing of a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) for a planned 52.5 megawatt (MWAC) solar power plant in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. The PPA was signed with the National Electric Power Company (NEPCO), the country’s regulatory authority for power generation and distribution, … Continue reading First Solar to build 52MW solar power project in Jordan
Continue readingFirst Solar photovoltaic modules selected to solar power projects totaling 48 MW in France
First Solar, Inc. (Nasdaq: FSLR) today announced that its advanced thin-film photovoltaic (PV) modules will power four solar energy plants in France, with a combined capacity of 48 megawatts (MW). “Our choice of First Solar’s thin-film modules was based on a combination of cost-competitiveness, unrivalled bankability, the ability of its modules to reliably deliver solar … Continue reading First Solar photovoltaic modules selected to solar power projects totaling 48 MW in France
Continue readingFirst Solar to Build 250MW Power Plant in California for NextEra Energy Resources
First Solar, Inc. (Nasdaq: FSLR) announced today it has entered into an agreement to construct a 250 megawatt (MW)AC solar power plant in Riverside County, California, for a subsidiary of NextEra Energy Resources, LLC. The McCoy Solar Energy Project will be located on approximately 2,300 acres of mostly public land provided by the Bureau of … Continue reading First Solar to Build 250MW Power Plant in California for NextEra Energy Resources
Continue readingGoogle invests $103M in solar power plant
Google is the part owner in several clean power projects that sells electricity to utilities in California. Today Google has announced that they have agreed to invest $103 million in a solar power plant in California that sends electricity to the San Diego Gas & Electric utility when it is completed in 2014. This project … Continue reading Google invests $103M in solar power plant
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What is the best solar power technology to cut land costs?
As the price of photovoltaic solar levels out and the value of concentrating solar power’s storage improves, it is possible that the price of land could become a decisive factor in a solar project’s overall energy costs. A new land-use analysis demonstrates the choice of technology could be crucial. Researchers at NREL drew on acreage … Continue reading What is the best solar power technology to cut land costs?
Continue readingBelectric inaugurates 128 MW solar power plant in Templin (Germany)
The Templin thin film park has been developed on a former Russian military airfield, Gross Dölln and is equipped with more than 1.5 million thin film modules from First Solar and 114 solar inverters from SMA. BELECTRIC has successfully connected the largest and most state-of-the-art Thin-Film ground-mounted solar power plant in Europe to the energy … Continue reading Belectric inaugurates 128 MW solar power plant in Templin (Germany)
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50 MW PPA approved for photovoltaic solar power plant in New Mexico
First Solar, Inc. (Nasdaq: FSLR) and New Mexico State Land Commissioner Ray Powell announced today that First Solar, Inc. has been granted a power purchase agreement (PPA) from the New Mexico Public Regulatory Commission, clearing the way for First Solar to begin construction on the state
Continue readingFirst Solar sets new CdTe PV module efficiency world record at 16.1%
First Solar, Inc. (Nasdaq: FSLR) today announced it set a new world record for cadmium-telluride (CdTe) photovoltaic (PV) module conversion efficiency, achieving a record 16.1 percent total area module efficiency in tests confirmed by the U.S. Department of Energy
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