The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), SunPower, First Solar, SolarCity, JinkoSolar, Trina Solar, Flex, and a coalition of other solar photovoltaic industry firms, have launched what is now the first solar photovoltaic recycling program in the US, according to some recent press releases. The new SEIA-backed, US-based solar photovoltaic (PV) recycling … [continued]
Trina Solar, SunPower, First Solar, Hanwha Q-cells, and Jinko Solar have been labelled the solar PV module supplier leaders, according to a new Scorecard report from IHS Markit. Published this week, global business analyst IHS Markit released its PV Module Supplier Scorecard, which labelled Trina Solar, SunPower, First Solar, Hanwha Q-cells, and … [continued]
The United States’ largest solar PV manufacturer reported better than expected sales and profit this week as it published its second quarter financial results. First Solar announced on Wednesday net sales of $934 million, an $86 million increase on the first quarter of 2016, and a $38,164 increase on the … [continued]
Los Angeles now has its first apartment building that was designed, constructed, and permitted so tenants could use solar power and achieve net-zero energy usage. There are 20 eco-apartments located at the site in downtown Los Angeles. Kyle Staley, Development Design Manager at the Houston-based Hanover Company which was responsible for them, answered … [continued]
Originally published on Clean Techies. Leading thin-film solar module manufacturing company First Solar recently announced the launch of a major new product that it expects to significantly reduce project costs. At Intersolar, First Solar showcased the Series 5 thin-film solar module. The module will be launched in the market with … [continued]
The operations & maintenance sector for megawatt-scale solar PV is dominated by First Solar, SunEdison, and SunPower, accounting for 44% of the $300 million market. These are the underlying findings from a new report published by IHS Technology, which analyzed the leading non-residential solar PV system integrators and megawatt-scale operations … [continued]
A consortium composed of Neoen SAS and First Solar has won the project bid for a new 47.5 megawatt utility-scale solar energy project to be built in Zambia. The contract for the new solar energy project was awarded to the Neoen SAS and First Solar consortium by Zambia’s Industrial Development … [continued]
US solar PV manufacturer First Solar reported a strong start to 2016, though net sales were down $94 million in Q4’15. First Solar published its 2016 first quarter earnings on Wednesday, and though net income was up, net sales had dropped somewhat on the previous quarter. However, overall, and especially … [continued]
Originally published on Cleantechies. At a time when India and the US are sparring over the former’s policy on the use of domestically manufactured solar power modules, a US-based module manufacturer has achieved a landmark achievement. First Solar has announced that its cumulative solar power module shipment to India has … [continued]
Originally published on Sustainnovate. By Henry Lindon More than 6 gigawatts (GW) of generation capacity have now been installed by First Solar’s Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) group, according to a new press release from the company. The new milestone was passed sometime in early February, and was accompanied by … [continued]
