First Solar opens $1.1bn solar facility, adds 3.5GW to US
First Solar has inaugurated its new $1.1bn fully vertically integrated, thin-film solar manufacturing facility in Lawrence County, Alabama.. According to First Solar, the facility adds 3.5GW of fully vertically integrated nameplate solar manufacturing capacity in the US and is expected to create more than 800 new energy technology manufacturing jobs in Alabama.
Grenlec Awarded Best Distributed Generation Project at Caribbean
"Grenlec is 100% committed to developing new renewable energy resources in Grenada to help stabilise electricity prices for a more sustainable future." says Williams. The solar photovoltaic systems were installed for Grenlec by Sofos Energy, a renewable energy company headquartered in Spain with regional offices in the Caribbean.
First Solar posts lower sales, lowers 2024 forecast, in Q3 results
First Solar completed net sales of US$0.9 billion in the third quarter of 2024. Image: First Solar. US thin-film solar manufacturer First Solar has published its results for the third quarter of
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They ordered Grenada to pay the company $58m plus costs – nearly a tenth of the country''s $786m projected 2020 revenue – to buy back a share in Grenlec. According to Bowen, the case caused such embarrassment for the World Bank that its president asked Grenada''s prime minister to make it go away with a settlement.
OMCO Solar opens US manufacturing facility, signs module
The news is First Solar''s latest investment into manufacturing for its Series 7 modules, following its commitment of US$1.1 billion to a new module production facility in Texas. The company
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First Solar, ZSW to develop thin-film and perovskite
First Solar module at one of the company''s factories. Image: BusinessWire. US cadmium telluride (CdTe) thin-film solar manufacturer First Solar has agreed to pursue further thin-film technology
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First Solar investigates major rivals for TOPCon patent infringement
The cases relate to First Solar''s portfolio of tunnel oxide passivated contact (TOPCon) solar cell technology patents, which it acquired when it bought solar cell development firm TetraSun in 2013.
Grenlec signs EC$6.4 million agreement to increase renewable
It''s the largest renewable energy investment in Grenada to date. Grenlec recently finalised a contract for 937kW of solar photovoltaic (PV) renewable energy spread over 13 sites at an aggregate capital cost of more than EC$6.4 million. These new installations represent Grenlec''s single largest renewable energy project investment in Grenada to date.
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Grenlec executes EC$6.4million agreement to increase solar electricity generation—it''s the largest renewable energy investment in Grenada to date. Grenlec recently finalized a contract for 13 solar photovoltaic (PV) renewable energy installations, totaling 937 kW of capacity at an aggregate capital cost of more than EC$6.4 million.
Grenlec Awarded Best Distributed Generation Project
Grenlec was awarded the "Best Distributed Generation Project" award for its recent multi-site solar photovoltaic installations in Grenada. The award was one of seven new Caribbean Renewable Energy Forum (CREF) Project Awards that
Grenada Expands its Renewable Energy Penetration
This marks a key milestone in advancing Grenada''s energy sector – and, by extension, the PURC''s renewable energy mandate. The PURC launched its pilot SSIPP programme in 2021, allowing for investments in the renewable energy space. This programme sought greater penetration of green energy into Grenada''s national grid, which will be
Grenada''s 1st utility-scale solar project destroyed
Grenada: In the wake of the devastation caused by Hurricane Beryl throughout the Caribbean, Grenada''s sister island, Carriacou, is grieving over the loss of what would have been Grenada''s first successfully
The future is bright for renewable energy in Grenada
Grenlec''s new Renewable Energy Strategic Plan and the Government''s National Energy Policy of Grenada are strongly aligned to achieve mutual clean energy goals for the nation. The objectives are to stabilise and eventually lower energy costs; reduce dependence on imported fuel, support economic growth; and protect the environment by
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First Solar touts its ''CuRe'' technology delivering module
''Solar Module Super League'' (SMSL) member First Solar has warranted its CdTe thin-film Series 6 modules to only have degradation rates of 0.2% per year, believed to be the lowest rate in the
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First Solar, ZSW to develop thin-film and perovskite technology
First Solar module at one of the company''s factories. Image: BusinessWire. US cadmium telluride (CdTe) thin-film solar manufacturer First Solar has agreed to pursue further thin-film technology
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First Solar touts its ''CuRe'' technology delivering
''Solar Module Super League'' (SMSL) member First Solar has warranted its CdTe thin-film Series 6 modules to only have degradation rates of 0.2% per year, believed to be the lowest rate in the
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First Solar posts lower sales, lowers 2024 forecast, in
First Solar completed net sales of US$0.9 billion in the third quarter of 2024. Image: First Solar. US thin-film solar manufacturer First Solar has published its results for the third quarter of
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