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First Solar's new solar module fabrication plant to be built in Arizona(25/03/2011)
First Solar, Inc.'s new U.S. manufacturing center will be built in Mesa, Ariz. First Solar, Inc. is to acquire approximately 135 acres within the Mesa Proving Grounds project for the first phase of its next solar module fabrication plant and future expansion. First Solar will invest about $300 million in the factory, which will create approximately 600 jobs and will include four manufacturing lines with a capacity to produce more than 250 meg... [more]
First Solar acquires RayTracker(13/01/2011)
First Solar, Inc. has acquired RayTracker, Inc., a tracking technology and photovoltaic (PV) balance-of-systems firm. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. RayTracker’s entire team will join First Solar’s Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) group, bringing expertise in solar technology innovation, reliability engineering, advanced PV system modeling, software engineering, product development and high-volume manufacturing. RayTracke... [more]
First Solar and CGN SEDC collaborate on the development of Ordos solar photovoltaic plant in Inner Mongolia(07/01/2011)
The Ordos project in Inner Mongolia represents the first large-scale solar collaboration between China and the United States and an example of China-U.S. bilateral cooperation on renewable energy. First Solar, Inc. and China Guangdong Nuclear Solar Energy Development Co., Ltd. have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to collaborate on the development of Phase 1 of the previously announced solar photovoltaic (PV) plant in Ordos. The... [more]
First Solar to build two new manufacturing plants in the United States and Vietnam(27/10/2010)
First Solar, Inc. has announced plans to build two new four-line manufacturing plants that will boost the company’s annual manufacturing capacity by nearly 500 MW to help meet strong demand for its advanced thin-film photovoltaic modules. The plants are expected to be built in the United States and Vietnam and completed in 2012. Each new plant will create approximately 600 green jobs and will be designed to accommodate additional production capac... [more]
Matrix Technologies installs solar array at their headquarters(30/08/2010)
Matrix Technologies Inc. has made an investment in solar energy at their Maumee, OH headquarters. The new solar array will be installed on the rooftop of the Matrix-owned office building. Matrix Technologies, Inc. engineers will coordinate the installation and integration of the generation equipment. “Our investment in this solar technology reflects on our overall corporate philosophy to help our customers become more efficient in their opera... [more]
First Solar expands in the US utility-scale power market with NextLight Renewable Power acquisition(27/08/2010)
First Solar, Inc. has completed the acquisition of NextLight Renewable Power, LLC, a solar development firm formed by the inaugural fund of Energy Capital Partners, a private equity firm focused on investing in North America’s energy infrastructure. With the NextLight acquisition, First Solar now has power purchase agreements for 2.2 gigawatts of utility-scale solar projects in North America. The transaction represents another strategic step i... [more]
EDF Energies Nouvelles commissions Casatejada ground-based solar power plant in Spain(11/05/2010)
EDF Energies Nouvelles has commissioned the Casatejada solar photovoltaic power plant in Spain, with an installed capacity of 11.4 MWp. Located in the Extremadura region, in the south-west of Spain, the Casatejada ground-based solar power plant is equipped with 152,400 photovoltaic panels, based on thin-film technology, supplied by First Solar. The power plant annual output is equivalent to the annual consumption of more than 11,000 people. Th... [more]
First Solar sells 30 MW photovoltaic solar power project to Southern Company and Turner Renewable Energy(15/03/2010)
First Solar, Inc. has sold a 30 megawatt (AC) photovoltaic solar power project to Southern Company and Turner Renewable Energy. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The Cimarron I Solar Project is adjacent to the Vermejo Park Ranch in northern New Mexico. First Solar developed the project and is providing engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) services. First Solar will also provide operation and maintenance services... [more]
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