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First Solar Looks to Spain with Sustainability on the Agenda

September 2021

In 2020 , Spain’s PV market surpassed the 11 GW milestone. It is set to add 39 GW of PV capacity by the end of the decade.

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Planning & Engineering for Increased Performance

June 2019

Frank Teofilo's (First Solar) perspective on what is in store for the Australian solar market

Data Analysis

Texas PV Highlights & ERCOT’s 2022 Capacity Additions

August 2022

Download our latest data overview and see some of Texas' largest projects.

Video

The Value of Stability in Photovoltaics

April 2022

How sustainably are we achieving our renewable energy OR sustainability goals?

Article

Grid Parity is a Moving Target

May 2018

Article

Top 15 Merchant Solar Plants

May 2018

Article

Top U.S. Utility-Scale Asset Managers and O&M Providers

February 2017

Article

Decrypting the top U.S. Utility PV Asset Owners Landscape

January 2017

Article

Fragmentation of O&M and Asset Management in Different Solar Markets

January 2017

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Week Review 12-16 September: CEO outlines First Solar's plans; Largest Caribbean PV plant connected

September 2016

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Week Review 8-12 August - India surpasses 8GW solar mark; SMA & SunPower earnings; 10GW under construction in USA

August 2016

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Week Review 1-5 August - Tesla/SolarCity merger; First Solar results & Trina Solar strategy

August 2016

Article

Opportunities for Solar in Africa

June 2016

Article

Dubai Shatters all Records for Cost of Solar with Earth’s Largest Solar Power Plant

May 2016

Article

Thin film does work in Southeast Asia

March 2016

Article

5 solar-plus-storage trends to watch out for in Europe

January 2016

Article

Dispatchable solar plus storage likely in ‘near-term future’

December 2015

Article

Yieldcos: Calling The Bottom

November 2015

Article

Indian EPCs emerge onto the world stage

October 2015

Article

Little hope for quick cure to Saudi’s solar malaise

September 2015

Article

Share fall puts US yieldcos to the test

September 2015

Article

Could virtual power plants alter the face of asset management?

July 2015

Article

Yieldco: a financial catalyst for creating new solar parks

July 2015

Article

Finance challenge to Brazilian solar

July 2015

First Solar commences first India operation in Telangana

June 2015

579 MW PV Power Plant, Now Operational

June 2015

First Solar to deliver modules for 200MW solar power project in Dubai

June 2015

First Solar to supply solar rooftops to Thai developer Sena

June 2015

First Solar Breaks Thin Film Module Conversion Efficiency Record, Reaching 18.6%

June 2015

First Solar looking for foothold in nascent Kazakhstan PV market

June 2015

First Solar, SunPower YieldCo 8point3 Energy announces commencement of its IPO

June 2015

US Interior Department approves construction of 440MW solar parks in Nevada

June 2015

Community Energy Delivers 103 MW Solar Project To Georgia Power

June 2015

First Solar and OrionGroup Form JV to Develop Solar in Philippines

May 2015

First Solar announces Q1, 2015 results: Decreased net sales, GAAP loss

May 2015

First Solar Wins Approval for 369-Megawatt Solar Farm in Chile

May 2015

SunPower, First Solar post loss ahead of spinoff of some plants

May 2015

Article

Top 25 Biggest Announced Solar PV Projects in Chile

April 2015

Southern Power Acquires 32 MW Lost Hills-Blackwell Solar Project

April 2015

U.S. Solar Developers Dominate Global Top 10 of Large scale PV developers

March 2015

First Solar, SunPower Joint Venture Will Own Rooftop Systems

March 2015

First Solar secures three PV projects in Turkey totaling 19 MW

March 2015

First Solar Profit Nearly Triples

February 2015

SunPower, First Solar JV talks boosts solar sector

February 2015

First Solar and SunPower Plan to Form Joint-Venture Yieldco

February 2015

U.S. companies pledge to build 20 GW of renewable energy in India

February 2015

Apple Clinches $850 Million Deal With First Solar for Renewable Energy

February 2015

India's Modi Ramps up Solar Investment Target to $100 bln by 2022

January 2015

First Solar Hits 10 GW Of Installed PV Capacity Milestone

January 2015

Saudi Arabia consumes 3.3m of desalinated water

December 2014

UK's biggest solar farm connects to national grid

December 2014

First Solar enters residential, community solar PV market with investment in Clean Energy Collective

December 2014

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Top 10 Solar Module Manufacturers with the Least Debt

December 2014

Article

TOP 5 Cheapest Solar kWh’s in the World

November 2014

Solar ETFs Extend Losses on Dull Outlook - ETF News And Commentary

November 2014

Yingli Panels Powering Bolivia’s First Solar Farm

November 2014

The Netherlands Is Set To Open The World’s First Solar Bike Lane

November 2014

First Solar Profit Slumps as Utility Project Sizes Shrink

November 2014

First Solar builds 46MW in Oxford

November 2014

NPD Solarbuzz: Asian PV module suppliers expand in-house project activities to diversify revenue streams

November 2014

First Solar Conjures Lowest Bid In 500 MW Andhra Solar Tender

October 2014

First Solar installs inaugural panel at South America’s largest (141MW) PV Plant

October 2014

Bolivia First Solar Project (5MW) Commissioned in Department of Pando

October 2014

First Solar targets Germany’s 600MW large-scale solar revival

September 2014

First Solar completes 18 MW Barilla solar PV project in Texas, brings competitively priced solar power to the market

September 2014

Saudi Arabia looks to offset diesel with off-grid and hybrid solar solutions

September 2014

First Solar Developing 250MW of Projects in Japan in Energy Push

August 2014

First Solar Ships Modules To Australia’s Largest Solar Power Project

August 2014

First Solar Profit Plummets On Project Delays

August 2014

Saudi Arabia offers one of world’s lowest solar energy costs

August 2014

US, Chinese solar EPC companies continue to dominate global PV installations

August 2014

First Solar makes Indian debut with 45MW PV plant

August 2014

First Solar to build 52.5MW Jordanian solar plant

August 2014

First Solar, XSOL establish PV module supply agreement; Japanese system integrator targets installation of 100 MW annual

July 2014

First Solar Applies for 370 Megawatt Project in Chile

July 2014

First Solar Drops Plan for World’s Biggest Plant in China

July 2014

First Solar set to start work on 141MW Chile mega-project

June 2014

Chilean Environmental Protection Agency approves First Solar PV project: 369 MW to be installed in Antofagasta Province

June 2014

Belectric and First Solar connect 34.5MW of UK PV

June 2014

Tenaska selects First Solar to construct 150MW solar facility in US

June 2014

US government to give US$230 million to First Solar Chile project

June 2014

First Solar to Buy Skytron to Boost Europe Plant Monitors

June 2014

First Solar sells 250MW Nevada solar project

May 2014

Southern Company and Renewable Energy buy 50MW solar plant from First Solar

May 2014

India imposes anti-dumping duties of up to US$0.81/W

May 2014

First Solar Expects Australian Mining Deal to Spur Global Expansion in Mining projects

May 2014

Sharp Solar Returns as Number One PV Module Supplier in Q1 2014

May 2014

TBEA SunOasis Set to Overtake First Solar as World’s Largest Solar EPC Company in 2014

May 2014

India May Back Solar Duties as Probe Says U.S. & China Dumped

May 2014

First Solar Wins Contract to Build 43 Megawatts for EDF

May 2014

Top 10 Solar PV Projects Worldwide

April 2014

Top 10 Solar PV Stocks over 2013

April 2014

First Solar points finger at government as it reconsiders Australia PV projects

April 2014

First Solar Close to Agreements to Supply Mines in Australia

March 2014

Solar Costs to Halve as Gas Prices Surge

March 2014

First Solar's Revised Panel Efficiency Roadmap Could Bode Well For Its Future

March 2014

First Solar Seeks More Rooftops as Utility Plants Shrink

March 2014

First Solar Sets New Thin-Film Efficiency Record of 17%

March 2014

First Solar forecasts up to 21 percent jump in 2014 revenue

March 2014

First Solar to build 52.5MW plant in Jordan

March 2014

First Solar Seeking Growth to Replace Giant Desert Plants

March 2014

Success of Solar O&M conference highlights the importance and potential of topic

March 2014

First Solar Completes 1.3MW PV Plant in Japan

March 2014

PG&E seeks PPA approval for 150 MW solar PV plant

February 2014

First Solar Profit Slumps as Power-Plant Revenue Declines

February 2014

287 MW of U.S. utility-scale solar PV comes online in January 2014

February 2014

US government approves 550MW of First Solar projects

February 2014

SMA Central Inverters Power 13 MW Solar Plant In Dubai

February 2014

Construction begins on 102MW Nyngan plant, Australia’s largest solar PV plant

January 2014

First Solar Begins Construction of 22MW Barilla Solar Project in Texas

January 2014

India Solar Auction Draws Goldman’s ReNew, First Solar

January 2014

US races to the top of the world utility-scale solar league table as its installed capacity breaks 5GW level

January 2014

First Solar to Supply 48 Megawatts of Thin-Film Panels in France

December 2013

EU provides €2.3 million in aid to former First Solar workers in Germany

December 2013

First Solar invests $100mln to enter Japanese market for solar PV project development, module sales

November 2013

First Solar Signs PPAs For 40 MW Kingbird Solar Project

November 2013

First Solar results soar past estimates, stock up 6 pct

November 2013

Dubai Switches on First Solar Plant to Diversify Energy Mix

October 2013

Why solar will be unstoppable despite a bumpy road ahead

October 2013

First Solar to Build California Solar Plant for NextEra

October 2013

First Solar to Sell Never-Commissioned Panel Plant in Arizona

October 2013

Thin-Film Solar Tops India Panel Performance, BNEF Says

October 2013

First Solar Acquires 250MW Moapa Solar Project from K Road Power

September 2013

EDF Renewable Energy inaugurates 143 MWp PV plant Catalina Solar in California

September 2013

First Solar starts construction on 150MWac Solar Gen 2 project in California

September 2013

First Solar puts weight behind PV power plant bankability standards

September 2013

First Solar Strengthens Partnership with Belectric, Announces Joint Venture

September 2013

First Solar and Sharp delay Chinese global PV market domination

August 2013

First Solar Agrees to Sell Energy Directly to City in California

August 2013

GE abandons plans for Aurora solar plant

August 2013

First Solar turns GE from enemy into investor

August 2013

First Solar Falling Behind in the Race for Growth

July 2013

First Solar Advances 162 MW of Unsubsidized Solar in Chile

July 2013

First Solar breaks ground on 50MW Macho Springs solar PV plant

July 2013

First Solar Granted PPA for 50MW Solar Plant in New Mexico

June 2013

First Solar No Longer the Shining Star of Solar Stocks

May 2013

First Solar shares fall due to growth concerns

May 2013

India Will Close Solar-Import Loophole, Renewable Ministry Says

May 2013

First Solar Seeks 5.5 Gigawatts of Sales to Fill Pipeline

May 2013

Solar Stocks on the Rise

April 2013

Jinko and First Solar Rise on Renewable-Energy Bill

April 2013

Southern Acquires 139 MW Solar Farm from First Solar

April 2013

Belectric completes 128 MW solar PV plant in Brandenburg

April 2013

Eight German Thin-Film Solar Plants Get $200 Million Financing

April 2013

China’s Yingli Tops PV Module Supplier Rankings in 2012; Suntech Slips to Fifth

April 2013

First Solar Acquires 60 MWAC North Star Project from NorthLight Power

April 2013

JX Energy Enters Talks With First Solar for Solar Panel Sales, following TetraSun takeover

April 2013

First Solar acquires 150MW solar project in California, US

April 2013

First Solar Ranked Largest Photovoltaic EPC in 2012 as European Companies Falter

March 2013

First Solar Joins Desertec Industrial Initiative As Shareholder

March 2013

First Solar Offers To Take Abound Solar's Abandoned Photovoltaic Modules

March 2013

California’s largest operating PV plant to reach 230MW this year

February 2013

First Solar Names Ahmed Nada as VP of Business Development for the Middle East

February 2013

Azure Power Starts Operating 35-MW Rajasthan Solar Power Plant

February 2013

Solar is Cheaper Than Coal in New Mexico

February 2013

Three Charts to Help You Understand Chile’s Emerging Utility-Scale Solar Market

February 2013

NRG 66-Megawatt Southern California Solar Farm Begins Operations

February 2013

First Solar Acquires 50MW New Mexico Solar Project

February 2013

Utility-scale solar capacity tops 9GW, after another record year

January 2013

First Solar Begins Construction of 139MW Campo Verde Solar Project

January 2013

PR Fonroche and Mahindra EPC realize first Indo-French solar power investments in India, totalling 20 MWp

January 2013

First Solar Acquires Chilean Project Developer Solar Chile

January 2013

Buffett move propels First Solar calls

January 2013

‘Self-integrators’ still dominate solar power plant module supplies

December 2012

Solar Modules Production Costs Fall as Low as $0.48/W in 2017

December 2012

Utilities, IPPs, developers and investors jockey for solar plant ownership

December 2012

First Solar to supply 2 MW of PV modules for solar project in China

December 2012

First Solar Hires Johan Cilliers as Regional Director for new South African subsidiary

December 2012

First Solar, SunPower look to cash in on China's solar boom

December 2012

EDF commissions 115 MW Toul-Rosières PV plant in France

November 2012

First Solar, SunPower Seek New Markets as Sales Decline

November 2012

EDF Energies Nouvelles commissions 56 MW PV plant in Bourgogne, France

October 2012

First Solar secures 13MW engineering, procurement, construction services contract from Dubai

October 2012

First Solar Says Industry in Australia Trails U.S. by Four Years

October 2012

PJB Services & First Solar to develop 100MW of solar capacity in Indonesia

October 2012

First Solar Partners with Kiran Energy and Mahindra Solar One on 50 MW of PV Projects in Rajasthan

October 2012

Sumitomo invests in 550MW US PV project

October 2012

First Solar to Build New Mexico Solar Projects Totaling 20 Megawatts; May Win 1,000MW NextEra Contract in California

September 2012

First Solar And PG&E Unite For 72 MW California Projects

September 2012

World’s Largest Solar PV Project, Agua Caliente, Achieves 250 MW

September 2012

First Solar Secures 25MW Project In Rajasthan

September 2012

First Solar's Stopped Project Renews Demand Fears

August 2012

First Solar To Build India Farms As Outages Propel Sun Power

August 2012

First Solar Opens Bangkok Office

August 2012

Isofoton Builds First Solar PV Plant in Dominican Republic

August 2012

First Solar chief hints at manufacturing in India

August 2012

First Solar to Develop 139MW Campo Verde Solar Project

August 2012

First Solar Profit Jumps 81% on Shift to Selling Projects

August 2012

First Solar Gains After U.S. Authorizes $57.3 Million Loan

July 2012

Indian firms making solar facilities in Rajasthan get US loans

July 2012

First Solar installs 200MW at Arizona power plant, shares up

July 2012

Maryland Prison to host 20 MW solar project

July 2012

GCL-Poly Energy Holdings’ board members biggest solar earners

July 2012

First Solar names Georges Antoun as COO

July 2012

First Solar scoops Catalina PV supply agreement

June 2012

China's LDK Solar posts wider than expected Q1 loss

June 2012

First Solar resumes work at California project

June 2012

U.S. Approves First Solar Project On American Indian Land

June 2012

enXco Announces Solar Module Supply Agreement With First Solar

June 2012

First Solar ramps up production at German plants

June 2012

First Solar to build Australian power plants

June 2012

Australia to go ahead with A$450 million solar energy project

June 2012

First Solar CEO Hughes to Get $750,000 Salary, 115% Bonus Target

May 2012

Canadian Solar may cut jobs to save margins

May 2012

“World’s largest solar project” begins major construction

May 2012

First Solar Falls After Reporting $401 Million Charge

May 2012

First Solar restructuring leads to loss of $449M; announces new CEO

May 2012

Eight leading PV companies establish 'Global Solar Council'

May 2012

100 MW milestone reached on Agua Caliente Solar Project

April 2012

First Solar lays off 2,000 as Europe demand wanes

April 2012

Australia's Largest Solar PV Project Reaches Major Construction Milestone

April 2012

SatCon, First Solar Lead Photovoltaic Stocks Up After Rout

April 2012

Enbridge acquires 50MW Nevada solar project from First Solar

April 2012

First Solar, Exelon Receive Antelope Energy Department Funds

April 2012

Enbridge Buys First Solar’s 50-Megawatt Nevada Power Plant

March 2012

First Solar to build 20 MW Maryland solar project and announces new CCO

March 2012

First Solar to Build 26 Megawatt Avra Valley PV Solar Project for NRG

March 2012

Suntech, JinkoSolar hit by charges as losses mount

March 2012

Canadian Solar reports slight decline in revenues, increase in module shipments in 4Q 2011

March 2012

First Solar falls on weak sales forecast

March 2012

First Solar Climbs After Antelope Project Permit Issue Resolved

February 2012

Overcapacity could drag on solar for some time

February 2012

First Solar project loan delay hits stock

February 2012

First Solar Plans to Reduce Panel Production at German Factory

February 2012

First Solar, NextEra Power-Purchase Deals to Get CPUC Approval

February 2012

India May Probe Whether Lanco Broke Rules in First Solar Auction

February 2012

Buffett’s MidAmerican purchases 550MW Topaz Solar Farm

February 2012

Conergy Develops 6.1 Megawatts of Solar Rooftop Plants in France

January 2012

First Solar reaches 14.4% efficiency with CdTe solar PV module

January 2012

Asia Solar Cell Producers Rising Amid Pricing War

January 2012

First Solar pushes pedal in solar-efficiency race

January 2012

Stock-Listed Solar PV Companies lost more than 30 billion dollars in 2011

January 2012

Hamburg investment company CEE acquires two more solar parks

January 2012

First Solar Outspent BP in California While Building Support

December 2011

"First Solar Never So Cheap"- Seen as Takeover Boon for New Energy

December 2011

Buffett Buys 49% Stake in $1.8 Billion NRG Solar Power Plant

December 2011

First Solar Abandons ‘Holy Grail’ Technology That Sank Solyndra

December 2011

First Solar shares climb on solar farm sale deal

December 2011

Buffett Gets U.S. Incentive, High Power Rates in $2 Billion Solar Farm Bet

December 2011

MidAmerican Energy Holdings Co. to Acquire 550MW Topaz Solar Farm from First Solar

December 2011

Solar startup Miasole is seeking a partner: CEO

December 2011

Unfair trade, or getting whopped: SolarWorld

December 2011

MiaSole Replaces CEO With Former First Solar Marketing Chief

November 2011

First Solar Achieves 5GW Photovoltaic Production Milestone

November 2011

Ex-Im Bank Announces $103.2 Million in Export Financing for Solar Projects in India

November 2011

First Solar delays Vietnam plant, shares rise

November 2011

First Solar to Build, Operate and Maintain 66 Megawatt Alpine Solar Project for NRG Energy

November 2011

First Solar Paid Ousted Chief $30 Million, Topped Chevron’s CEO

October 2011

APS begins commercial operation of 17MW solar plant in Arizona

October 2011

First Solar cuts profit forecast, spending plans

October 2011

MiaSole Manufacturing Thin-Film Solar Panels With 13% Efficiency

October 2011

First Solar Plunges Most Ever After Chief Gillette Departs

October 2011

First Solar says DOE loss won't cause delays

October 2011

Solar Chile and First Solar to co-develop PV projects in Northern Chile

October 2011

GE Solar Panels With 14% Efficiency Rate May Surpass First Solar

October 2011

First Solar Drops to Lowest in Four Years on Germany Slump

October 2011

First Solar sells 550MW California PV farm

October 2011

U.S. Closes $4.75 Billion in Solar Loans Before Program Deadline

October 2011

First Solar to provide EPC services for 130MW power project in US

September 2011

First Solar Says It Won’t Meet U.S. Loan Guarantee Deadline

September 2011

Solar-industry loan probe may hurt First Solar

September 2011

First Solar wins 100MW contract in India

September 2011

Darwin Effect Cuts Photovoltaic Prices, Abound Solar Says

September 2011

$455.7M loan to help First Solar projects

September 2011

Western Australia's first utility-scale solar PV project under way

September 2011

Reliance Power to Buy First Solar Panels for U.S.-Backed Project

September 2011

NRG Solar Begins Operations at New Mexico’s Roadrunner Facility

September 2011

First Solar dedicates Arizona factory; appoints GM

August 2011

First Solar Announces Departure of Jens Meyerhoff

August 2011

First Solar granted permission for 550MW California PV farm

August 2011

Top 10 Solar PV power plants

August 2011

NRG acquires 290MW Agua Caliente solar project from First Solar

August 2011

First Solar profit falls, cuts 2011 forecast

August 2011

First Solar is Still the Safest Bet in Solar

August 2011

First Solar boasts world-record solar cell

July 2011

Top 10 stock listed solar energy companies

July 2011

First Solar Sells 10MW Solar Power Plant near Zamora, Spain to KGAL

July 2011

Former First Solar chief launches $300 mln VC firm

July 2011

Chinese companies dominate global production of solar PV modules

July 2011

First Solar Wins $4.5 Billion in Loan Guarantees From U.S.; Shares Climb

July 2011

'This year First Solar will produce solar modules with a total capacity of 2.3 gigawatt'

June 2011

First Solar Reaches 4 Gigawatt Manufacturing Milestone

June 2011

Arava Completes First Solar-Power Project, Plans 40 More

June 2011

Fluidic Energy Announces Bruce Sohn as CEO

June 2011

First Solar weak on hedge fund bear’s bet

May 2011

'The days of all companies growing fast are over'

May 2011

First Solar nears U.S. DOE loan guarantees, but is it enough?

May 2011

First Solar reaches strategic partnership with Chinese solar developer CPINE

May 2011

First Solar, CPINE to cooperate on solar projects in China, U.S.

May 2011

India: The Next Hot Solar Market

May 2011

Constellation acquires 30MW CdTe solar project from Belectric

May 2011

First Solar Falls After Reducing Full-Year Sales Forecast

May 2011

Constellation to Buy California Solar Project From Belectric

May 2011

Suntech largest solar PV module supplier in 2010

April 2011

First Solar stock falls after top job redefined

April 2011

First Solar operations chief Sohn departs

April 2011

Arizona aims for GE's solar plant

April 2011

5 Reasons First Solar Shouldn't Worry About GE

April 2011

EDF, First Solar Factory Project in France Remains on Hold

April 2011

Ex-Im Bank to Finance Infinia, First Solar Projects in India

April 2011

First Solar breaks ground on Vietnam factory

March 2011

First Solar to build Arizona manufacturing plant

March 2011

Suntech Unseats First Solar For Tops In PV Module Production

March 2011

APS, First Solar team on power plant

February 2011

First Solar and Southern California Edison Ink Contract for 250 Megawatts of Solar Photovoltaic Power

February 2011

Moser Baer Clean Energy Ltd (MBCEL) to use First Solar Modules

February 2011

SCE signs 250MW photovoltaic PPA with First Solar

February 2011

Ahead of the Bell: First Solar downgraded

February 2011

5N Plus extends long-term CdTe recycling & supply deals with First Solar

February 2011

First Solar-built Cimarron Solar Facility starts commercial operation

February 2011

Enbridge acquiring 20MW of solar projects from First Solar

February 2011

First Solar Gets Permit for $1 Billion Factory in Vietnam, Thoi Bao Says

January 2011

Boralex's First Solar Park in France Gets Underway with Help of Q-Cells

January 2011

First Solar Announces Purchase of RayTracker

January 2011

First Solar Sells Projects in Canada, Announces Partner in China

January 2011

First Solar Receives Recognition from Canadian Solar Industries Association

December 2010

Understanding Thin Film Prices: A Dummy’s Guide

December 2010

First Solar boosts outlook, Street lifts estimates

December 2010

Egypt to Start Output at Country's First Solar Power Station in February

December 2010

First Solar (FSLR) Supplying 15MW In Solar Modules To ACME Of India

December 2010

First Solar to sell Canadian solar projects

December 2010

First Solar Farms Under Construction in Denmark

December 2010

Northrop Grumman Opposes Desert Solar Project, L.A. Times Says

November 2010

First Solar Expects German Market to Shrink, Handelsblatt Says

November 2010

Sarnia's solar power project upgraded to 80MW

November 2010

First Solar cleared to start China project -report

November 2010

Shares of First Solar fall on outlook

November 2010

First Solar 3Q tops forecasts; capex seen doubling

October 2010

First Solar Increases Revolving Credit Facility to $600 million

October 2010

UPDATE 1-Yingli Green to add 700 MW manufacturing capacity

October 2010

First Solar announces plans for 2 new factories

October 2010

Yingli Solar sees 10 pct U.S. market share in 2010

October 2010

Enbridge Expands its Sarnia Solar Project to 80 MW

October 2010

First Solar Announces 380 Megawatt Increase in Orders for 2011

October 2010

UPDATE 1-World's biggest solar project powers up in Canada

October 2010

World's Largest Solar PV Power Plant Now Operating in Ontario, Canada

October 2010

First Solar CEO betting on U.S. as Germany fades

September 2010

Phoenix Solar AG has signed an agreement with green energy slovakia, s.r.o

August 2010

First Solar 'Confident' of Price Accord With China on Biggest Solar Plant

August 2010

France To Cut Solar FIT 12%

August 2010

First Solar shares rise after UBS upgrade

August 2010

Elections in November could have serious impact on US market growth

August 2010

IW 50 -- First Solar Puts Heat on Competitors

August 2010

First Solar 2Q profit falls almost 12 percent [USA, AZ]

July 2010

First Solar Further Expands into Utility-Scale Power Market with NextLight Acquisition

July 2010

Ontario Solar Projects Get Underway in Full Swing [Canada]

July 2010

Hybrid Energy Launches First Solar Products: Leverages $18m IP Acquisition and $25m Development & Distribution Agreement

July 2010

SolarCity Wins $21.5 Million Funding Round from Mayfield

July 2010

First Solar closes deal; Arizona plant site readied

July 2010

First Solar Completes Acquisition of NextLight Renewable Power

July 2010

First Solar CFO heads up utility systems business group initiative

July 2010

First Solar: Thanks For The Subsidies

July 2010

First Solar forms unit for large-scale projects

July 2010

First Solar to Invest $81 Million Building Factory in France, Tribune Says

June 2010

Foreign firms eye India's solar power market

June 2010

Interview with Henning Wicht, Senior Director and Principal Analyst at iSuppli

June 2010

First Solar awaiting China decision on subsidy

May 2010

First Solar President Bruce Sohn slated to speak at upcoming international PV conference in Munich on June 8

May 2010

First Solar Faces Delay on China Plans Over Prices, Sohn Says

May 2010

Not such a good year for solar, so far

May 2010

Interview with Shyam Mehta, Greentech Media

May 2010

First Solar to Outperform Suntech as Euro Falls (Update1)

May 2010

First Solar became largest PV module producer in 2009, says IMS

May 2010

First Solar surprises; ups outlook

May 2010

First Solar net income rises 5%

April 2010

Miasole signs CIGS sales contract with Phoenix

April 2010

SolarBridge spans gaps in solar with new $15M

April 2010

First Solar CEO Gillette lands $16M for 3 months

April 2010

Click here to find out more! AQT turns to hard-drive maker Intevac for cheaper solar cells

April 2010

Largest First Solar Photovoltaic Power Plant in Spain

March 2010

Executive Shakeup at Nanosolar

March 2010

First Solar Flies Too Close to the Sun

March 2010

More Firms Join Desertec Solar Project

March 2010

UPDATE 2-First Solar joins Desertec solar project

March 2010

California Utility Signs Pact to Buy Power From 'Desert Sunlight' Plant

March 2010

First Solar Projects Bullish U.S., Asian Demand -- But It Should Think Again

March 2010

First Solar's Future is Uncertain As It Expands Beyond Europe

February 2010

UPDATE 2-First Solar sees contract for China power supply

February 2010

Subsidy Cuts Slap Solar

February 2010

First Solar profit tops views, outlook disappoints

February 2010

U.S. solar startup aims to match First Solar's cost

February 2010

German Solar Industry Protests Cuts Amid Merkel Policy Deadlock

February 2010

First Solar, New Mexico Utility Ink Deal

January 2010

Solar Power: Sunshine's Cloudy Days

January 2010

21-Megawatt Solar Power Plant Opens in California

January 2010

First Solar Acquires Solar Project Development Pipeline from Edison Mission Group

January 2010

EDF Energies Nouvelles commissions the Arnprior solar plant in Canada

January 2010

Shandong's First Solar Power Plant Connected to Grid (China)

January 2010

New Year, Same Old Chinese Solar Gains

January 2010

Can First Solar Keep Up With the Chinese?

December 2009

First Solar Drops 150 MW Project in Colorado

December 2009

First Solar and NRG Energy Open Largest Solar PV Power Plant in California

December 2009

California OKs PG&E deal with First Solar, Sempra

December 2009

Partnership between the EIB and EDF EN for a solar projects’ programme

December 2009

First Solar Announces 2010 Capacity Expansion Plans

December 2009

First Solar Becomes First PV Company to Produce 1GW in a Single Year

December 2009

Azure: India's First Solar Project To Go Commercial

December 2009

First Solar 60 MW Project Expansion

December 2009

Enbridge and First Solar Agree on 60 MW Renewable Energy Expansion at Sarnia

December 2009

Solar Investors Will See Stronger 2010, Say Analysts

November 2009

First Solar sells California project to NRG

November 2009

First Solar and Ordos Take Key Step Forward in 2GW China Project

November 2009

Solar Companies Focus On Nuts And Bolts To Cut Costs

November 2009

First Solar Buys 117 MW Project From Solar Startup

November 2009

First Solar Plunges as German Discounts Reduce Sales, Margins

October 2009

First Solar Canada Will Be First Company To Undergo Ontario’s Process For Renewable Energy Projects

October 2009

Solar Companies Defend Accounting Practices

October 2009

U.S. Solar Firms' 3Q Accounting May Get Hard Look

October 2009

Sputnik Commissions First SolarPower Plant With New Megawatt Station

September 2009

U.S. Solar Stocks Knocked by German Demand Fears

September 2009

GE: Solar business is our 'next wind'

September 2009

First Solar sets new 27 MW order for juwi

September 2009

Asian PV Markets Heating Up

September 2009

Nanosolar Announces They Have $4.1 Billion In Orders For Thin-film

September 2009

First Solar Signs Agreement On 2000 MW Project In China

September 2009

First Solar Expected To Produce Twice As Much As Crystalline Competitors in 2009

September 2009

First Solar Announces Gillette To Be New CEO

September 2009

First Solar Might Face Tough Time As Polysilicon Prices Fall

September 2009

Solar Panel Prices Likely To Become Even Lower As Pressure Intensifies

August 2009

Lieberose Solar Farm Becomes Biggest Of Germany

August 2009

Trina Solar On Its Way To Become Low-Cost Leader

August 2009

First Solar Signs Contract for Two Plants in California (US)

August 2009

Shakeout in Solar Industry Seems Inevitable

August 2009

56 Percent Increase of Solar Cell Production in 2009

August 2009

Q-Cell stays on top of PV ranking

July 2009

First Solar to build and operate 100MW CdTe thin film plant in France for ED

July 2009

Colexon installs largest roof-top photovoltaic power plant in Brandenburg

July 2009

A Solar Land Rush

July 2009

Photovoltaic Power Plant at Singopore's Changi Airport

July 2009

Juwi and First Solar Awarded 1,7 MW Solar Energy Italy

July 2009

First Solar Sees Costs Down by a Third in 5 Years

June 2009

5N Plus Inc. Extends Supply Agreements with First Solar

June 2009

California Regulators Approve Southern California Edison 250 MWp Proposal

June 2009

Former First Solar Executive to Lead HelioVolt

June 2009

Evolution Solar to Seek Acquisition

June 2009

Lend Lease and First Solar to Provide Solar Energy Solutions Across Australia

June 2009

First Solar shares may be poised for fall: Barron's

May 2009

Interview: Joseph Berwind, Alternative Energy Investing

May 2009

Interview: Travis Bradford, President, Prometheus Institute

May 2009

Bruce Sohn, President of First Solar to Present at Solarplaza's solar energy CEO and expert Conference

May 2009

National Bank of Arizona, SolarCity and First Solar Announce Phoenix’s Largest Commercial Thin Film Solar Installation

May 2009

Abu Dhabi's Masdar to Save $105 Mln on Solar Plant

May 2009

The Solar Future will be Thin-film Oriented

May 2009

What Downturn? Thin-Film Behemoth First Solar Charges Ahead

May 2009

Red Sun Energy: Vietnam is Going Solar with its First Solar Module Factory

May 2009

CdTe PV maker First Solar starts recruiting new CEO

May 2009

(USA) Solar Seeks Special Place in Climate Bill

May 2009

First Solar to Supply Panels for Australia’s Largest Solar PV Installation

April 2009

First Solar going strong in Germany

April 2009

First Solar Goes Residentail With Help SolarCity

April 2009

First Solar To Expand El Dorado Plant to 58-MW

April 2009

First Solar confirms rumoured Sempra PV plant extension

April 2009

First Solar plans 58-MW solar plant in North America

April 2009

Verdegaal Brothers & Conergy Work on Solar Energy Solution

April 2009

Sempra and First Solar join forces for Nevada solar farm

April 2009

Emel Energy to construct 1.6MW thin-film plant in Czech Republic

April 2009

Conergy Brings World’s First Known Thin-Film Solar Energy Tracking System to California

April 2009

First Solar Completes Acquisition of OptiSolar’s Photovoltaic Project Pipeline

April 2009

First Solar Hires Dennis Fitzgibbons as Vice President, Federal Affairs

March 2009

Tri-State And First Solar Sign Major Development Agreement

March 2009

First Solar, Tri-state to develop 30 mw solar project in New Mexico

March 2009

OptiSolar Crashes: Lessons for Greentech

March 2009

OptiSolar Shuts Production, Lays Off 200

March 2009

First Solar: We've Produced 1GW of Solar Panels

March 2009

OptiSolar Hawks Its Crown Jewels to First Solar

March 2009

First Solar Agrees to Acquire Multi Gigawatt Utility Scale Photovoltaic Pipeline

March 2009

First Solar Passes $1 Per Watt Industry Milestone

February 2009

Can First Solar Shake the Earnings Blues?

February 2009

Wall Street Feeling Downbeat on Solar

January 2009

Can You Go Cheaper Than First Solar?

January 2009

First Solar, Inc. to Announce 2008 Fourth Quarter and Year End Financial Results on Tuesday, Februar

January 2009

Suntech Solar Panels to Power Largest PV Solar Project in the Middle East

January 2009

First Solar to Supply Modules for Masdar City Solar Power Project

January 2009

Update: First Solar supplier reports record revenue

January 2009

Juwi completes 40MW Waldpolenz plant

January 2009

First Solar Completes Construction of the Largest Thin-Film Solar Plant in North America

December 2008

First Solar Completes 10MW Thin Film Solar Power Plant for Sempra Generation

December 2008

First Solar Reaches Grid-Parity Milestone, Says Report

December 2008

First Solar Creates Tough Act to Follow

December 2008

Survival of the fittest will mark a new era for solar energy

December 2008

Solar Power

November 2008

EDF Energies Nouvelles orders 75MWp in PV panels from First Solar

November 2008

First Solar's Supply Agreement With SolarCity Accompanies a $25 Million Investment in the Firm

October 2008

First Solar Profits Up 54%, Credit Crunch Could Impact Biz

October 2008

First Solar and SolarCity Announce 100MW Module Supply Agreement to Serve U.S. Residential Segment

October 2008

Record project on the Lower Rhine

October 2008

Energy Biz Boosts GE, Solar Stocks Still Battered

October 2008

Konarka Claims 1GW in Organic PV Production

October 2008

First Solar starts Perrysburg capacity expansion

October 2008

Suntech is coming to America and targets large-scale installations

October 2008

ECD

September 2008

AVA Solar Gets $104M

August 2008

First Solar extends deal with PV materials supplier 5N Plus

August 2008

For solar power, Sempra favors thin film

August 2008

First Solar to expand Ohio production site

August 2008

First Solar to Build 10 MW Thin Film CdTe PV Power Plant for Sempra Generation

July 2008

First Solar to Build 10 MW Solar PV Power Plant for Sempra Generation

July 2008

Future Bright for First Solar

June 2008

Spectacular growth is seen in thin-film solar cells throughout the world

June 2008

Managing director of First Solar GmbH speaks about developments in thin-film

May 2008

Thin-film solar startup Sunovia raises $12M to compete with First Solar

May 2008

First Solar Hitting on all Cylinders

February 2008

Why LDK Beats First Solar

January 2008

What About Investing in Solar PV Stocks?

December 2007

Shares in First Solar slump 14% in day

November 2007

First Solar, Inc. Announces 2007 Third Quarter Financial Results

November 2007

First Solar Announces Expansion

November 2007

First Solar Has Best Fundamentals in the Business

July 2007

First Solar and Trina Solar shine on new orders

July 2007

Solar World: First Solar stock surges

May 2007

First Solar sees US$200m revenue in maiden year

April 2007

$12.3M for First Solar City in Central Australia

April 2007

First Solar at All Time High

April 2007

First Solar to Supply Modules to 40 Megawatt Solar Project

February 2007

First Solar to Proceed with Malaysian Thin Film Manufacturing Plant

January 2007

Kedah Attracts RM2 Bln Investment From German Company

January 2007

Solar semiconductor firm (First Solar) plans $250m stock exchange float

July 2006

One MW Thin Film Project for Germany

November 2005

Will Dundee Be Scotlands First Solar City ?

October 2005

First Solar Announces a Multi-Year Framework Agreement with Gehrlicher GmbH

June 2005

First Solar Announces Supply Agreement with Blitzstrom

June 2005

First Solar Announces Supply Agreement with Phoenix SonnenStrom AG

June 2005

First Solar Announces Insurance Policy to Fund Solar Module Reclamation...

May 2005

First Solar Announces Multi-Year Supply Agreement with Juwi

May 2005

First Solar and Conergy Enter in to 8 Megawatt Thin Film Module Agreement

May 2005

First Solar CTS Modules Selected for 1.3 Megawatt German Solar Power Plant

October 2004

UCS Completes the Installation of the First Solar Powered Water Distillation System

August 2004

Harvard Installs First Solar Energy System

November 2003

First Solar to Get $5 Million Loan to Expand Plant near Toledo, Ohio

November 2003

First Solar Technology Wins R&D Award

September 2003

First Solar establishes German subsidiary

June 2003

First Solar Announces Major Manufacturing Plant Expansion

June 2003

Connecticut Clean Energy Fund Receives 19 Pre-applications for its First Solar PV Program

February 2003

Speed to Market will Implement Software to Accelerate new Product Introductions

June 2002

Insiders at Perrysburg's First Solar Disagree on Firm's Prospects

September 2001