First Solar has been awarded the module supply contract for the 140MWdc Sun Metals Solar Farm in North Queensland (QLD), Australia. It will be Australia’s largest solar project once constructed, and utilize more ...  more

Global solar industry is transforming – average selling prices drops, conversion efficiency of PV modules increases, and installing costs falls. The market shift has influenced First Solar, U.S.-based CdTe solar ...  more

First Solar has booked 160MWdc of PV module sales in Turkey in the first half of 2016. The orders were placed by Basariarge Enerji A.S. and Zorlu Enerji. Zorlu Enerji, a subsidiary of Zorlu Holding, has contracted First Solar to s...  more

First Solar, the world’s leader in CdTe thin-film solar panel solutions, has announced its financial results for the second quarter of 2016. The overall financial results were better than expected even operationa...  more

First Solar will shift its crystalline silicon solar panel production in its Kulim, Malaysia, facility into Series 5 CdTe thin-film solar module assembly. These actions are expected to reduce First Solar’s operating expenses...  more

First Solar has achieved 1GWdc of PV solar capacity shipped to India, making it the first thin film PV module manufacturer to achieve this milestone in the country. Speaking on the occasion, Sujoy Ghosh, First Solar's Country ...  more

Since First Solar, the world’s leader in CdTe thin-film solar PV modules, launched EPC business in 2008, the company has installed 6GW of capacity around the world. The company keeps its strong momentum by installing average...  more

Marking a major milestone in the strategic expansion of one of the nation's leading renewable generation portfolios, Southern Company subsidiary Southern Power today announced the acquisition of a controlling interest in the c...  more

First Solar has set yet another world record for cadmium-telluride (CdTe) PV module conversion efficiency, achieving 18.6% aperture efficiency for an advanced full size module. With the new record, First Solar has proved that the ...  more

First Sola announced it has set yet another world record for cadmium-telluride (CdTe) PV research cell conversion efficiency, achieving 21.5% efficiency certified at the Newport Corporation’s Technology and Appli...  more