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First Solar Announces Limited Production Run of World’s First Bifacial Thin Film Photovoltaic Module

TEMPE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR) today announced a limited production run of the world’s first bifacial solar panel utilizing an advanced thin film semiconductor. A ...
PV Tech

First Solar unveils trial-run of first ever bifacial thin film PV module

A production plant from First Solar. The company aims to reach more than 10GWdc of US solar manufacturing capacity by 2025. Image: First Solar. First Solar has announced that it will produce a limited ...
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First Solar commits $330 million to new South Carolina factory

First Solar has selected Gaffney, in Cherokee County, South Carolina, as the site for its fifth U.S. module manufacturing ...
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First Solar's SWOT analysis: thin-film leader faces policy shifts, expansion challenges

First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ:FSLR), the largest vertically integrated solar manufacturer in the United States, stands at a critical juncture in the rapidly evolving solar energy landscape. According to ...
pv magazine International

First Solar showcases pre-commercial bifacial thin-film PV modules

US-based thin-film PV manufacturer First Solar is showcasing fully functional, pre-commercial, bifacial thin-film PV modules at Intersolar Europe this week in Munich, Germany. It has announced a ...
Business Wire

American Solar: Longroad Energy Extends Agreement with First Solar, Increases Orders by 2 GW

TEMPE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR) today announced that Longroad Energy, a US-based renewable energy developer, owner, and operator, has agreed to procure an additional 2 ...
Center for American Progress

First Solar Thin Film Research and Development Center

This article contains an update. First Solar is investing $450 million in a new research and development center in an already-existing manufacturing facility. This research will be focused on creation ...
REBusinessOnline

Glenstar Inks 1.3 MSF Industrial Lease with First Solar at CCC-85 Project in Gaffney, South Carolina

Glenstar Logistics has signed First Solar to a 1.3 million-square-foot lease at Cherokee Commerce Center 85 (CCC-85), a ...
PV Tech

First Solar, ZSW to develop thin-film, CIGS and perovskite technology

US cadmium telluride (CdTe) thin-film solar manufacturer First Solar has agreed to pursue further thin-film technology development with Germany’s Center for Solar Energy and Hydrogen Research ...
Business Wire

First Solar Builds the Highest Efficiency Thin Film PV Cell on Record

TEMPE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--First Solar, Inc. (Nasdaq: FSLR) today announced it has set a world record for cadmium-telluride (CdTe) photovoltaic (PV) research cell conversion efficiency, achieving ...
pv magazine International

Thin-film tandem solar in the U.S.

Silicon-free tandem solar cells are a topic of research for commercial, academic, and institutional labs in the United States. Researchers at the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Renewable ...