First Solar Signs 1.7 GW Module Contract With Intersect Power Updated On Wed, Sep 25th, 2019 by Saurenergy First Solar will supply more than 1.7 GW of its Series 6 PV modules to renewable energy developer Intersect Power as part of a multiyear supply agreement. US-headquartered First Solar has announced that it will supply more than 1.7 gigawatts (GW) of its high-performance Series 6 photovoltaic (PV) modules to utility-scale renewable energy developer Intersect Power as part of a multiyear supply […] Read more
NREL, First Solar Collaboration Enhance Thin-Film Solar Cells Updated On Wed, Aug 21st, 2019 by Saurenergy Scientists at NREL and First Solar have created a new approach for making CdTe solar cells, and have reported efficiency of nearly 20.8% Scientists at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and First Solar have announced that they have “unwound 30 years of history to create” a new approach for making cadmium telluride (CdTe) solar cells, […] Read more
Capital Dynamics & First Solar Commission 280 MW Californian Flats Solar Project Updated On Wed, May 29th, 2019 by Saurenergy Capital Dynamics, an independent global private asset management firm and First Solar have announced the completion and commercial operation of the 280-megawatt (MW) California Flats Solar Project. The project is located on approximately 2,900 acres of ranch land within the Jack Ranch owned by Hearst, near the borders of San Luis Obispo and Monterey County in California. The project partners […] Read more
Enel Brings Online its First Solar Facility in Zambia Updated On Thu, May 2nd, 2019 by Saurenergy Upon completion, the facility is expected to produce around 70 GWh of electricity every year, while avoiding the annual emission of over 25,600 tons of CO2 into the atmosphere. Enel Green Power, the Enel Group’s global business line dedicated to renewable energy, has started operations of the 34 MW Ngonye solar PV plant, which is the Group’s […] Read more
Lakshmi Machine Works to Commission its First Solar Power Plant Updated On Wed, Mar 20th, 2019 by Saurenergy The 10 MW photovoltaic solar power generating facility will come up at Kondampatti in Coimbatore district. Coimbatore-based Lakshmi Machine Works has forayed into solar power generation, with its first facility to be inaugurated on March 24, 2019, in Tamil Nadu. The 10 MW photovoltaic solar power generating facility will come up at Kondampatti in Coimbatore […] Read more
BHEL Installs First Solar-Powered EV Charging Stations on Delhi-Chandigarh Highway Updated On Wed, Mar 6th, 2019 by Saurenergy The project is covered under the Department of Heavy Industry’s FAME scheme. State-run Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd. (BHEL) said the company is setting up a network of solar-based electric vehicle chargers on the Delhi-Chandigarh highway. The project is covered under the Department of Heavy Industry’s FAME scheme (Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of (Hybrid) & Electric […] Read more
Google Signs First Solar Purchase Deal in Asia Updated On Wed, Jan 23rd, 2019 by Saurenergy The world’s largest corporate purchaser of renewable energy has signed a long-term agreement to purchase the output of a 10 MW solar array (part of a larger solar farm) in Tainan City, Taiwan. Google has announced that after signing on to more than 30 solar and wind projects across the Americas and Europe, it has […] Read more
Iowa’s First Solar and Storage Power Plant Goes Live Updated On Wed, Jan 9th, 2019 by Saurenergy The cutting edge facility incorporates both single-axis tracking and vanadium-flow battery energy storage. Maharishi University of Management’s new solar power plant, designed and installed by Ideal Energy powered up for the first time in Mid-December. The cutting edge facility incorporates both single-axis tracking and vanadium-flow battery energy storage. The plant is the first system of […] Read more
D. E. Shaw Renewable Investments Acquires Willow Springs Project from First Solar Updated On Thu, Oct 18th, 2018 by Saurenergy 100MWAC project adds to DESRI’s portfolio of PV assets First Solar, Inc. (Nasdaq: FSLR) and D. E. Shaw Renewable Investments, L.L.C. (DESRI) today announced the acquisition by a DESRI affiliate of the 100 Megawatt (MW)AC Willow Springs Solar Project in Kern County, California. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The project, which was developed by First […] Read more