First Solar Announces Agreement for 100MW Module Supply with Reliance Power
TEMPE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- First Solar (FSLR), a leading provider of photovoltaic (PV) system solutions, today announced a 100 megawatt (MW) solar module supply agreement with Reliance Power....
View ArticleTopaz Solar Farm Will Not Meet DOE Loan Guarantee Deadline
First Solar in Advanced Talks on Sale and Financing of the Project TEMPE, Ariz. - First Solar, Inc. (Nasdaq: FSLR) today announced the Topaz Solar Farm project will not meet the statutory deadline to...
View ArticleLA County Approves First Solar to Start Module Installation at AV Solar...
TEMPE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Los Angeles County Department of Public Works and First Solar, Inc. (Nasdaq: FSLR) have reached an agreement on the installation of solar modules at the Solar Ranch...
View ArticleFirst Solar Achieves 5GW Photovoltaic Production Milestone
Modules Made to Date Produce Enough Electricity to Power 2.5 Million Homes TEMPE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR) today announced cumulative production has reached 5 gigawatts...
View ArticleFirst Solar Restructures Operations to Align With Sustainable Market...
Frankfurt (Oder) Manufacturing Facility to be Closed; Four Production Lines in Kulim, Malaysia, to be Indefinitely Idled; Expected Savings of $100-120 Million Annually; 2012 Restructuring Charges of...
View ArticleModule Installation Begins at Antelope Valley Solar Ranch One
Los Angeles County leaders install first of 3.8 million photovoltaic solar panels TEMPE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--First Solar, Inc. (Nasdaq: FSLR) today announced the installation of the first of 3.8...
View ArticleOdersun AG Solar Modules Meet Criteria for Higher Solar Power Tariff in Italy
Carrying the ‘Made in Europe’ certificate, Odersun solar modules meet the latest requirements issued by Italian energy agency GSE, enabling operators to claim a 10% higher feed-in tariff than for...
View ArticleNew requirements for receipt of feed-in tariff in Italy: TÜV Rheinland...
New requirements for receipt of feed-in tariff in Italy: TÜV Rheinland offers advice to solar power plant operators and module manufacturers The Italian authority in overall charge, Gestore Servizi...
View ArticleFirst Solar Signs 2˚C Challenge Communiqué
Communiqué calls on leaders to promote green growth and a climate resilient economy DURBAN, South Africa--(BUSINESS WIRE)--First Solar, Inc. (Nasdaq: FSLR) has signed the 2˚C Challenge Communiqué as...
View ArticleFirst Solar Sets Another World Record for CdTe Solar PV Efficiency
14.4 Percent Total Area Efficiency Module Confirmed by NREL World Future Energy Summit 2012 ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates & TEMPE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR) today...
View ArticleFirst Solar to Announce Third Quarter 2011 Financial Results on Thursday,...
TEMPE, Ariz. - First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR) will report financial results for the third quarter ended Friday September 30, 2011, after market closes on Thursday, November 3, 2011. The Company will...
View ArticleUpsolar Modules Qualify for 10 Percent Premium on Italian Feed-in Tariff
Company receives ‘Made in EU’ certification from certification authority ICIM TREVISO, Italy - Upsolar, a leading international provider of solar PV modules, today announced that the company’s...
View ArticleFirst Solar Measures and Reports Its Carbon Footprint
Modules Produced Through 2010 Displace More Than 2 Million Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide Per Year TEMPE, Ariz., Oct 13, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- First Solar, Inc. (Nasdaq: FSLR) today announced that...
View ArticleFirst Solar Extends Workmanship Warranty to Ten Years
New Warranty Covers Advanced Series 3 Modules, Effective Oct. 1 EU PVSEC HAMBURG, Germany - First Solar, Inc. (Nasdaq: FSLR) today announced that it has extended its material and workmanship warranty...
View ArticleFirst Solar Doubles Production in Germany
Second plant in Frankfurt (Oder) reaches full production FRANKFURT, Germany - First Solar, Inc. (Nasdaq: FSLR) the world’s largest manufacturer of advanced, thin-film solar photovoltaic modules, today...
View ArticleFirst Solar Modules "Made in EU" Qualify for Italian Feed-In Tariff Premium
VDE Factory Inspection Certification Adds Value to Commercial PV Investments in Italy ROME & MAINZ, Germany, Sep 01, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Solar modules produced by First Solar, Inc. (Nasdaq:...
View ArticleFirst Solar Modules “Made in EU” Qualify for Italian Feed-In Tariff Premium
VDE Factory Inspection Certification Adds Value to Commercial PV Investments in Italy ROME & MAINZ, Germany - Solar modules produced by First Solar, Inc. (Nasdaq: FSLR) in its factory in Frankfurt...
View ArticleFirst Solar & China Power International New Energy Announce International...
BEIJING--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- First Solar, Inc. (Nasdaq: FSLR) and China Power International New Energy Holding Limited (CPINE), a wholly owned subsidiary of China Power New Energy Development Company...
View ArticleFirst Solar Acquires Solar Project Development Pipeline from Edison Mission...
TEMPE, Ariz., Jan 14, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- First Solar Inc. (Nasdaq: FSLR), one of the world's largest solar module manufacturers and utility systems providers, has completed the acquisition of a...
View ArticleEnvironmental Permitting Final for AV Solar Ranch One
TEMPE, Ariz. - First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR) today announced that the Environmental Impact Report for the 230 megawatt AV Solar Ranch One photovoltaic solar project in Los Angeles County has become...
View ArticleMark Widmar to Join First Solar as Chief Financial Officer
TEMPE, Ariz. - First Solar, Inc. (Nasdaq: FSLR) today announced that Mark Widmar will join as Chief Financial Officer (CFO), responsible for the company’s global financial operations. Widmar will...
View ArticleFirst Solar Announces Multi-Year Supply Contract with Pfalzsolar
MUNICH, Germany, May 29, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- First Solar, Inc. (Nasdaq: FSLR) and Pfalzsolar, GmbH, a fast-growing German solar project developer owned by Pfalzwerke AG, a public utility in the...
View ArticleFirst Solar to Team With Ordos City on Major Solar Power Plant in China Desert
TEMPE, Ariz., Sep 08, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- First Solar today announced a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Chinese government to build a 2 gigawatt solar power plant in Ordos City, Inner...
View ArticleFirst Solar Announces Departure of Jens Meyerhoff
Jim Brown Appointed President of Utility Systems Business Group TEMPE, Ariz. - First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR) today announced that Jens Meyerhoff, President of the Utility Systems Business Group...
View ArticleFirst Solar, Inc. Announces 2011 Financial Guidance
TEMPE, Ariz., Dec 14, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- First Solar Inc. (Nasdaq: FSLR) today announced 2011 financial guidance. In 2011, First Solar forecasts net sales in the range of $3.7 to $3.9 billion, up...
View ArticleFirst Solar to Announce Second Quarter 2011 Financial Results on Thursday,...
TEMPE, Ariz. - First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR) will report financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2011, after market close on Thursday, August 4, 2011. The Company will hold its...
View ArticleFirst Solar to Build Solar Module Factory in Mesa, Arizona
New Factory Will Create 600 Jobs Annual Production of More Than 250MW TEMPE, Ariz. - First Solar, Inc. (Nasdaq: FSLR) today announced it will build its new U.S. manufacturing center in Mesa, Ariz....
View ArticleFirst Solar Sells 10MW Solar Power Plant near Zamora, Spain to KGAL
Project Under Construction by Gehrlicher Solar España is Scheduled for December Completion MADRID - First Solar, Inc. (Nasdaq: FSLR) and KGAL GmbH & Co. KG (KGAL) on Thursday announced the purchase...
View ArticleFirst Solar Joins the Desertec Industrial Initiative
Partnership Highlights Promise of Photovoltaic Power in Deserts MAINZ, Germany, Mar 16, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- First Solar Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR) on Tuesday announced that it had joined the Desertec...
View ArticleFirst Solar Announces 380 Megawatt Increase in Orders for 2011
TEMPE, Ariz., Oct 06, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- First Solar, Inc. (Nasdaq: FSLR) today announced that it has signed agreements with seven key customers for a 380 megawatt increase in orders for 2011 over...
View ArticleFirst Solar Announces Intent to Expand German Manufacturing Plant
Move Would Double Capacity and Create Hundreds of Jobs FRANKFURT (ODER), Germany, Jun 08, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- First Solar, Inc. (Nasdaq: FSLR) announced its intent to expand its German...
View ArticleFirst Solar Reaches 4 Gigawatt Manufacturing Milestone
New German Manufacturing Lines Are Producing Modules Ahead of Schedule MUNICH - First Solar, Inc. (Nasdaq: FSLR) today announced that it has manufactured 4 gigawatts (GW) of thin-film photovoltaic...
View ArticleFirst Solar Sets World Record for CdTe Solar PV Efficiency
17.3 Percent Efficiency Confirmed by NREL TEMPE, Ariz. - First Solar, Inc. (Nasdaq: FSLR) today announced it set a new world record for cadmium-telluride (CdTe) photovoltaic (PV) solar cell efficiency,...
View ArticleFirst Solar PV Modules Receive New IEC Certification for Effectiveness in...
TEMPE, Ariz. - First Solar, Inc. (Nasdaq: FSLR) today announced that its advanced thin-film solar modules have received a new international certification confirming that the company’s technology can be...
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