Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Sun, 20 Oct 2024 21:56:59 +0000
A company backed by Japan’s SoftBank Group and Ares Climate Infrastructure said three solar power of its projects are now online in Texas. SB Energy, a renewable energy group focused […]
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Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Mon, 30 Sep 2024 22:18:27 +0000
Alabama is now host to a new thin film solar manufacturing facility that will provide solar developers in the US with 3.5 gigawatts’ worth of solar panels per year, every year (courtesy of First Solar).
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Read moreCredit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Sun, 18 Aug 2024 15:20:38 +0000
Arkansas is becoming a solar energy hotspot, with General Motors lending a hand through a new 180-megawatt power purchase agreement to supply clean electricity to three of its assembly plants.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Mon, 22 Jul 2024 15:25:21 +0000
First Solar is planning a thin film solar revolution in the US, and that is putting conservative politicians in red states on the spot.
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Read moreCredit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Fri, 17 May 2024 03:59:41 +0000
18 Projects in 10 States Will Supercharge the U.S. Clean Energy Supply Chain and Open New Markets for Solar Technologies WASHINGTON, D.C. — As part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced a $71 million investment, including $16 million from the President’s Bipartisan Infrastructure … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2023 15:55:19 +0000
Global solar power equipment provider First Solar announced a massive deal with Israel-based Energix Renewables, an agreement in which First Solar will deliver more than 5 GW of ultra-low carbon […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Thu, 18 May 2023 03:50:46 +0000
First Solar has been around for, well, what seems like forever. It was founded in 1999, well before the solar boom took off and solar power became big business. Back then, there were all kinds of claims about how little solar power could ever contribute to the electricity supply. It was seen by many as […]
Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Wed, 17 May 2023 03:03:27 +0000
There are hundreds of solar power news stories a day. We can’t cover the vast majority of them. Below are a few top solar power stories that we didn’t quite cover but thought shouldn’t be missed. Enjoy. Largest solar PPA in South America The longest term and largest solar PPA (power purchase agreement) was recently […]
Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Mon, 24 Apr 2023 14:46:37 +0000
Silicon Ranch, a major US-based independent power producer, has obtained an extra 1.5 gigawatts of cutting-edge thin film solar modules from First Solar, Inc. The modules, which belong to the Series 6 Plus range, were developed in the company’s California and Ohio research and development centers and manufactured at its Ohio-based factory. First Solar’s state-of-the-art […]
Credit to Author: U.S. Department of Energy| Date: Mon, 24 Apr 2023 12:32:00 +0000
Biden-Harris Administration Announces $82 Million Investment to Increase Domestic Solar Manufacturing and Recycling, Strengthen the American Clean Energy Grid