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Matrix Technologies installs solar array at their headquarters(30/08/2010)
Matrix Technologies Inc. has made an investment in solar energy at their Maumee, OH headquarters. The new solar array will be installed on the rooftop of the Matrix-owned office building. Matrix Technologies, Inc. engineers will coordinate the installation and integration of the generation equipment. “Our investment in this solar technology reflects on our overall corporate philosophy to help our customers become more efficient in their opera... [more]
First Solar expands in the US utility-scale power market with NextLight Renewable Power acquisition(27/08/2010)
First Solar, Inc. has completed the acquisition of NextLight Renewable Power, LLC, a solar development firm formed by the inaugural fund of Energy Capital Partners, a private equity firm focused on investing in North America’s energy infrastructure. With the NextLight acquisition, First Solar now has power purchase agreements for 2.2 gigawatts of utility-scale solar projects in North America. The transaction represents another strategic step i... [more]
EDF Energies Nouvelles commissions Casatejada ground-based solar power plant in Spain(11/05/2010)
EDF Energies Nouvelles has commissioned the Casatejada solar photovoltaic power plant in Spain, with an installed capacity of 11.4 MWp. Located in the Extremadura region, in the south-west of Spain, the Casatejada ground-based solar power plant is equipped with 152,400 photovoltaic panels, based on thin-film technology, supplied by First Solar. The power plant annual output is equivalent to the annual consumption of more than 11,000 people. Th... [more]
First Solar sells 30 MW photovoltaic solar power project to Southern Company and Turner Renewable Energy(15/03/2010)
First Solar, Inc. has sold a 30 megawatt (AC) photovoltaic solar power project to Southern Company and Turner Renewable Energy. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The Cimarron I Solar Project is adjacent to the Vermejo Park Ranch in northern New Mexico. First Solar developed the project and is providing engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) services. First Solar will also provide operation and maintenance services... [more]
First Solar acquires Edison Mission Group utility-scale solar projects in California and the US Southwest(18/01/2010)
First Solar Inc. has completed the acquisition of a portion of Edison Mission Group's (EMG) solar project development pipeline. The utility-scale solar projects are located in California and the Southwest. The acquisition complements and diversifies First Solar's existing portfolio of utility-scale thin film photovoltaic solar projects. First Solar's existing projects are largely sited on public land, range to 550 megawatts (MW) in size, and a... [more]
New First Solar and EDF Energies Nouvelles solar panel manufacturing plant to be located in France(07/01/2010)
First Solar and EDF EN believe that France will become a major market for solar electricity in Europe thanks in large part to forward-looking French solar policies. First Solar, Inc. and EDF Energies Nouvelles are now in the final stages of exclusive negotiations with the town of Blanquefort, near the city of Bordeaux, to locate a new solar panel manufacturing plant. The plant, co-financed by First Solar and EDF Energies Nouvelles, will be ope... [more]
First Solar manufactures more than 1GW of solar modules in 2009(16/12/2009)
As the world’s largest solar module manufacturer, First Solar has increased its manufacturing capacity from approximately 75 megawatts (MW) per year at the beginning of 2007 to more than 1GW today. First Solar Inc. is the first PV company to attain this production volume in a single year. One gigawatt of solar modules produces enough electricity to serve the needs of approximately 145,000 average American homes and saves roughly 1 million metr... [more]
NRG Energy acquires Blythe Solar Project from First Solar(23/11/2009)
Located in Riverside County in southeastern California, approximately 200 miles east of Los Angeles, the 21 megawatt (MW) Blythe Solar Project will provide electricity to Southern California Edison (SCE) under a 20-year power purchase agreement. At peak capacity, the site will be able to meet the needs of almost 17,000 homes. NRG Energy, Inc. has acquired the first and largest utility-scale photovoltaic (PV) solar project in California. The Bl... [more]
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