Pronghorn-Antelope
The same GPS technology that increasingly triangulates our lives is helping scientists study the pronghorn antelope that roam the Carrizo Plain near the 3,500-acre Topaz Solar Farms project, currently...
View ArticleGerman Environmental Group Praises Municipal Utilities as the Pioneers of the...
Local municipal utilities can play an important role in increasing solar PV’s share in the electricity mix. In Germany, local utilities are proving to be the engine behind the energy transition towards...
View ArticleThe Tradition of Subsidies in US Energy Development and Infrastructure
There is substantial historical precedent, even historical momentum, for subsidizing solar energy deployment. Not a single form of electricity generation – be it coal, oil, hydro, natural gas, or...
View ArticleFirst Solar Investigates Water Footprint in IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics
First Solar’s technical article titled “Life Cycle Water Usage in CdTe Photovoltaics” has been published in the IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics, a leading international scientific journal. The paper was...
View ArticleDesert Sunlight Fund Grants Help Revitalize Local Community
Although Interstate 10 passes right by Desert Center, population 200, most travelers do just that—pass by. But now, once again, outside forces are changing Desert Center. The area’s abundant sunshine...
View ArticleOrbiting-Sun-CLP
The sight of a massive, utility-scale solar photovoltaic (PV) power plant under construction can be awe inspiring, with millions of shimmering glass panels lined up, row after row, across swaths of...
View ArticleSustainability in Practice: Measuring, Communicating, and Reducing First...
First Solar’s mission, business, and strategy focus on delivering clean and affordable electricity. As a leading renewable energy company, First Solar offers a significant response to climate change by...
View ArticleFirst Solar Donates Panels to Kandahar University
First Solar has donated 130 kilowatts of its advanced thin-film photovoltaic solar panels to Kandahar University in Afghanistan to support the university's program of energy independence. Solar power...
View ArticleOrbiting the Sun: Expeditors Helps Take the Hassle Out of First Solar's...
What do Walmart, Apple, and First Solar have in common? As companies that manufacture and source equipment and materials inside the United States as well as locations around the world, they must deal...
View ArticleSustainability in Practice
“Sustainability” – everyone hears about it – but do we really know what it is? It is a complex term that can be applied to almost every facet of life on earth – from ecological preservation movements...
View ArticleOrbiting the Sun: Ohio’s Conforming Matrix, Pro-pak Provide Homegrown Support...
Before First Solar started scaling its initial manufacturing operations in Perrysburg, Ohio, in the mid-2000s, times had turned tough in the greater Toledo area where the company traces its roots. The...
View ArticleCanine Census Takers Help Topaz Protect Endangered Kit Fox
This fall, Topaz Solar Farms is conducting its fourth annual census of the San Joaquin kit fox on the project site in San Luis Obispo County, Calif. The effort is part of the 550-megawatt solar...
View ArticleOrbiting the Sun: Ohio’s ATS Automation Brings Brains, Brawn to First Solar’s...
One key to First Solar’s manufacturing success is its ability to fully process its thin-film photovoltaic panels in a matter of hours, with very high yields at a cost below that of competing...
View ArticleDignitaries Brave Elements to Mark Historic Australian Solar Inauguration
First Solar’s Chief Financial Officer, Mark Widmar, helped to open Australia’s first large-scale photovoltaic solar project last month, joined by the Western Australia Energy Minister, the project...
View ArticleFirst Solar PV Power Plants Help Protect Biodiversity while Generating Clean...
Responsible land use and biodiversity protection are the cornerstone of one of First Solar’s core values: “Environmental Responsibility.” By building and operating environmentally friendly PV power...
View ArticleTempe Team Gives Back with the Arizona Super Bowl Host Committee
To help the greater Phoenix area prepare the city for the spotlight leading up to Super Bowl XLIX on Feb. 1, 2015, First Solar and its associates have worked with the Arizona Super Bowl Host Committee...
View ArticleThe Next Generation Utility-Scale PV Plant
As the average cost per kWh of utility-scale PV projects continues to drop, the levelized cost of energy (LCOE) for solar is reaching grid parity in some parts of the world. The next-generation...
View ArticleOur Partnership with Clean Energy Collective to Bring Solar Energy to a...
Yesterday, we announced a new partnership with the Clean Energy Collective, the nation’s leading community solar provider, to develop and market community solar offerings to residential customers and...
View ArticleAC Power Block: Bringing Energy to Everyone
When it comes to delivering energy across the globe, First Solar distributes bankable PV energy at the lowest Levelized Cost of Electricity (LCOE) in the world's most diverse regions. With our AC Power...
View Article10GW and Counting!
This month, we marked an incredible milestone at First Solar with more than 10,000 megawatts (MW), or 10 gigawatts (GW), of photovoltaic (PV) solar capacity manufactured and installed worldwide. This...
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