First Solar Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Thu, 27 Nov 2014 09:44:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 Topaz Goes Online as The New World’s Largest Solar Plant https://www.greenoptimistic.com/topaz-goes-online-new-worlds-largest-solar-plant-20141127/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/topaz-goes-online-new-worlds-largest-solar-plant-20141127/#respond Thu, 27 Nov 2014 09:44:24 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=50378 The new holder of the prestigious title “Largest Online Solar Plant in The World” has been announced. Topaz, the giant solar facility, began operation in California, nearly one year ahead of schedule. Manufactured by First Solar, owned by MidAmerican Energy Holdings, Topaz is made up of 9 million solar panels that cover the impressive 9.5 […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/topaz-goes-online-new-worlds-largest-solar-plant-20141127/feed/ 0 50378 Apple Secretive About FirstSolar Facility Purchase https://www.greenoptimistic.com/apple-secretive-solar-facility-purchase-20131129/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/apple-secretive-solar-facility-purchase-20131129/#respond Sat, 30 Nov 2013 04:44:04 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=44032 First Solar’s solar module manufacturing facility in Mesa, Arizona has just been purchased by Apple for $113.6 million. The factory, which has the largest rooftop solar array in Arizona, never had a chance to begin making solar modules. During the Solar PV cost drop that happened a while back, the thin-film solar market was adversely […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/apple-secretive-solar-facility-purchase-20131129/feed/ 0 44032 Thin Film Solar Efficiency Record Set by First Solar https://www.greenoptimistic.com/thin-film-solar-efficiency-record-set-by-first-solar-20130228/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/thin-film-solar-efficiency-record-set-by-first-solar-20130228/#respond Thu, 28 Feb 2013 03:32:05 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=34168 First Solar, an innovator in solar energy, has just set a new world record for solar cell conversion efficiency. The company set the record with its cadmium-telluride (CdTE) thin film solar cell. CdTE solar cells can be produced quicker and cheaper than conventional solar cells. First Solar hopes this will eventually decrease the cost of […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/thin-film-solar-efficiency-record-set-by-first-solar-20130228/feed/ 0 34168 New Study Indicates Sunlight Could Power All Our Energy Needs https://www.greenoptimistic.com/solar-power-earth-energy-needs-20130125/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/solar-power-earth-energy-needs-20130125/#respond Fri, 25 Jan 2013 17:08:59 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=32035 The chief concern with renewable energy has always been the argument that renewable sources would never be able to power all of the energy needs of the world. A new report, however, has revealed that in a number of regions in the world, solar power alone could satisfy all their energy needs. Using seven case […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/solar-power-earth-energy-needs-20130125/feed/ 0 32035 The Greenough River Solar Farm: Ten Times Larger Than Australia's Largest https://www.greenoptimistic.com/greenough-river-solar-farm-20110902/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/greenough-river-solar-farm-20110902/#respond Fri, 02 Sep 2011 16:42:48 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=20345 GE Energy Financial Services, in collaboration with US thin-film producer First Solar and state-owned firm Verve Energy announced their new plans for Australia’s “green energy” future.  As the companies claim, a new giant solar project is under way. The solar farm that the companies want to build is ten times larger than any yet built […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/greenough-river-solar-farm-20110902/feed/ 0 20345 New Technologies To Improve The World's Next Largest Photovoltaic Plant https://www.greenoptimistic.com/agua-caliente-solar-plant-20110808/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/agua-caliente-solar-plant-20110808/#respond Mon, 08 Aug 2011 18:53:43 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=20044 The United States is one step closer to building a giant solar power project that will bring 400 new green jobs to Arizona. Dubbed Agua Caliente, the new 290-megawatt solar facility will be based on two new technologies that are expected to improve the predictability and reliability of the energy produced by solar power plants […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/agua-caliente-solar-plant-20110808/feed/ 0 20044 Oerlikon Solar to Produce Silicon Thin Film Modules at $0.70 Cents Per Watt https://www.greenoptimistic.com/oerlikon-solar-silicon-thin-film-20101018/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/oerlikon-solar-silicon-thin-film-20101018/#respond Mon, 18 Oct 2010 19:30:28 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=11275 According to Oerlikon Solar, the new equipment will help in mass-producing low cost thin film silicon solar modules. This will be possible because of the thinner silicon layer requirements, reducing material costs.

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/oerlikon-solar-silicon-thin-film-20101018/feed/ 0 11275 Sarnia Solar – Impressive 80 MW Solar Power Project Unveiled In Canada https://www.greenoptimistic.com/sarnia-solar-photovoltaic-project-20101012/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/sarnia-solar-photovoltaic-project-20101012/#respond Tue, 12 Oct 2010 17:05:40 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=11097 The facility, dubbed Sarnia Solar, is made up of 1.3 million solar panels that are set on a surface of 950 acres and deliver an annual 120,000 MWh. The Sarnia Solar Project integrates solar panels "designed to create the smallest carbon footprint of any PV technology available."

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/sarnia-solar-photovoltaic-project-20101012/feed/ 0 11097 80MW Sarnia Solar Project to Power About 12,800 Homes https://www.greenoptimistic.com/80mw-sarnia-solar-project-to-power-about-12800-homes-20091214/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/80mw-sarnia-solar-project-to-power-about-12800-homes-20091214/#respond Mon, 14 Dec 2009 19:30:32 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=5762 Last week, First Solar Inc. and Enbridge Inc. announced an agreement to expand the Sarnia Solar Project in Canada from its current generation capacity of 20 megawatts to 80 megawatts (MW), costing about CDN $300 million.

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/80mw-sarnia-solar-project-to-power-about-12800-homes-20091214/feed/ 0 5762 Two-New Massive Solar Plants to Be Built in The Californian Desert https://www.greenoptimistic.com/two-new-massive-solar-plants-to-be-built-in-the-californian-desert-20090824/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/two-new-massive-solar-plants-to-be-built-in-the-californian-desert-20090824/#respond Mon, 24 Aug 2009 20:12:44 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=4310 Southern California Edison (SCE) has announced that it is partnering in two large-scale solar installations in Southern California.

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