100 MW of desert solar moving from developer to investor
D. E. Shaw Renewable Investments has acquired an under construction 100 MW solar power project being built by First Solar in Kern County, California, which will feature the large-format Series 6 module.
Virginia approves largest solar power plant east of the Rockies
Virginia regulators have approved construction of the four part solar power plant, whose output is partially being sold to Microsoft. The 500 MW-AC facility is being developed by sPower.
First Solar sees manufacturing hiccups, but bookings remain strong
The thin film PV maker reports difficulties in ramping its new Series 6 product, as well as pressure from module price collapses.
200 MW of solar power energized by 8minutenergy in California
The developer has energized Phase 1 and 2 of its Mount Signal 3 project which it expects to be fully commissioned and online by the end of 2018. The project is the second of three plants at one site which total almost 800 MW of solar power.
First Solar joins carbon tax campaign
In doing so, First Solar places themselves alongside Exelon Corp., a direct competitor
Made in the USA
In the wake of the Section 201 tariffs, the United States is seeing a minor renaissance in solar module manufacturing. However, in terms of why this is happening, the tariffs are only one part of a more complicated story.
SunPower, First Solar close on sale of yieldco 8point3
The sale brings in $240 million for First Solar and $360 million for SunPower, as both companies re-focus on manufacturing. Capital Dynamics now owns the yieldco.
First Solar breaks ground on 1.2 GW factory in Ohio
The plant is the second-largest planned in the Western Hemisphere, and will triple the thin film module maker’s manufacturing capacity in the United States.
What China’s subsidy pull-back means for U.S. solar (part 2): manufacturing
Global oversupply and a collapse in module prices are not good news for manufacturers. But the details are always more complex, and many of the factories planned for the United States appear to be staying the course.
210 MW-DC solar farm proposed for Wisconsin
Two Wisconsin utilities are in talks to purchase the NextEra project, which is in excess of state renewable energy requirements and will be four times as large as all of the cumulative solar built in Wisconsin to date.
