First Solar Landfill For New York State
OnForce Solar will build & operate a 2.3 MW solar array on the decommissioned West Nyack landfill, creating New York state’s 1st solar landfill.
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First Solar Acquisition, Yingli Financials, SunPower Financials… (Solar News Catchup)
Time to catch up on more solar news. Here are a number of big solar news stories we wouldn’t want you to miss: First Solar + Skytron: First Solar is acquiring Skytron. If Skytron doesn’t ring a bell, it should. It holds more monitored solar PV projects than all about 3 other … [continued]
First Solar Pre-Engineered Solar Power Plant Solution Launches Today
A recent press release from First Solar explains the launch of a new pre-engineered power plant solution from the solar leader. Specifically, it’s the modular AC Power Block™ solar power plant solution. First Solar is also launching today its next generation First Solar Series 4™ thin film photovoltaic (PV) module. … [continued]
Trina Solar Guiding 1 GW Of Shipments In Q2 2014! First Solar PV Supplier To…
According to Trina Solar’s most recently released financials, the solar PV module supplier is on track to guide between 950 MW and 1,010 MW worth of shipments this quarter (Q2 2014). This means that the company has a good shot at hitting the 1 GW milestone for the first time … [continued]
Pakistan’s First Solar Power Park Inaugurated, Will Be One Of The Biggest In World After…
Pakistan’s first large-scale solar power project, the Quaid-e-Azam Solar Park project, was recently inaugurated by Pakistan’s Prime Minister, Nawaz Sharif, representing one of the country’s first clear steps towards renewable energy. The project is expected to start generating 100 MW of power by the end of the year, and 1,000 … [continued]
First Solar Saw Good Gains In 2014’Q1
First Solar added their own first quarter financial results to the pile on Sunday, reporting net sales growth of $182 million over the fourth quarter of 2013, up to $950 million for 2014’Q1. On top of successful sales growth, First Solar reported first quarter GAAP net income per fully diluted … [continued]
First Solar To Construct 200 MW Of PV Power Plants For Australian Mines
Originally published on Kompulsa. First Solar has announced that it intends to construct a set of solar power plants amounting to 200 MW in Australia, to provide mines with power. These plants, assisted by diesel-fueled generators, are expected to reduce the electricity cost of mining firms in Australia and shield … [continued]
First Solar Module Costs To Almost Halve (While Natural Gas Prices Increase)
Originally published on RenewEconomy. Another of the world’s leading solar PV manufacturing giants has underlined the potential for yet more substantial falls in the manufacturing cost of solar modules, even as the cost of fossil fuels – and gas in particular – surges in the opposite direction. Beyond the near-term … [continued]
First Solar And GE Team Up For Next-Generation PV Power Plants
First Solar announced on their website on Wednesday that they were teaming up with GE’s Power Conversion business to combine their technologies and create the next generation of utility-scale PV power plants which will be more cost effective and energy efficient. Combining First Solar’s thin-film CdTe modules and GE’s new … [continued]
First Solar Sets New Thin-Film Efficiency Record of 17%
First Solar announced on Wednesday that they had set a new world record for cadmium-telluride (CdTe) photovoltaic (PV) module conversion efficiency, reaching a record of 17%, up from its previous record of 16.1% efficiency. The most recent tests were performed by the US Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), … [continued]
