First Solar

Company description

First Solar, Inc. is an American manufacturer of thin-film photovoltaic (PV) modules, or solar panels, and a provider of PV power plants and supporting services that include finance, construction, maintenance and end-of-life panel recycling. First Solar uses cadmium telluride (CdTe) as a semiconductor to produce panels that are less expensive than those manufactured from crystalline silicon.

First Solar, Inc was founded in 1990 by inventor Harold McMaster as Solar Cells, Inc. and the Florida Corporation in 1993 with JD Polk. In 1999 it was purchased by True North Partners, LLC, which rebranded it as First Solar, Inc.

Company details

City:
Tempe
Address:
350 West Washington Street, Suite 600 Tempe, Arizona 85281 USA
Phone:

Participation in projects

Projects Transactions
List of the updates in which the company was involved

Company updates

  • November 16, 2023

    Commercial operation started at 500 MW Oberon solar and storage project in Riverside County

    Intersect Power has begun commercial operation at its 500 MW Oberon solar and storage project in Riverside County, California, USA. The undertaking utilized First Solar modules sourced from Ohio, NX...

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  • November 14, 2023

    USD529 million financing received for 150 MW/600 MWh Solar & battery energy storage project in USA

    Arevon has completed the financing for a 157 MWdc of solar coupled with 150 MW/600 MWh of battery energy storage project in California, US.  

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  • November 06, 2023

    Construction started for 377 MWdc solar PV and 300 MWac/1200 MWh storage project in Arizona

    Longroad Energy has announced the financial close and start of construction of Sun Streams 4, its 377 MWdc PV and 300 MWac / 1200 MWh storage system (BESS) in its Sun Streams complex based in Mar...

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  • July 26, 2023

    First Solar secures order for 279 MW solar project in Alabama

    The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) has placed an order to First Solar for the delivery of solar panels for the construction and development of the 279 MW DC solar photovoltaic project which wil...

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  • June 07, 2023

    Intersect Power commissions 415 MWp/320 MWac solar PV project in Texas

    Intersect Power has completed construction of the 415 MWdc (320 MWac) Radian Solar project located in Brown County, Texas, USA. First Solar modules were used for the solar farm which can provide enoug...

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  • May 03, 2023

    Swift Current closes financing for 266 MWdc solar PV project in Texas

    Swift Current Energy has secured financing for its Tres Bahias Solar project in Southeast Texas, USA, with ING Capital serving as sole lead arranger, bookrunner, and green loan structuring agent. Morg...

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  • April 13, 2023

    Lightsource bp reaches financial close for 250 MW solar PV project in Mississippi

    Lightsource bp has closed a US$327 million financing package and initiated construction on the 250 MW AC/313 MW DC Driver Solar project near Osceola in Mississippi County, Arkansas, USA. The solar far...

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  • February 10, 2023

    Lightsource bp starts commercial operation of 293 MWdc Sun Mountain solar project in Colorado

    Lightsource bp, in partnership with Xcel Energy and McCarthy Building Companies, has started the commercial operation of the 293 MWdc Sun Mountain solar photovoltaic project located in Puebl...

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  • November 16, 2022

    Longroad Energy to start construction of 152 MWdc solar PV project in USA

    Longroad Energy Holdings LLC has completed the financing and begun construction on its 152 MWdc Three Corners solar project in Maine, USA.  

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  • October 24, 2022

    National Grid Renewables starts construction, signs PPA for 150 MW solar & energy storage project in Texas

    National Grid Renewables has started the construction at its Copperhead Solar & Storage Project, a 150 MW solar photovoltaic (PV) farm and 100 MWh storage project in Falls County, Texas, USA. The...

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