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Global cadmium telluride solar module manufacturing capacity could reach 100 GW by 2030

In a perspective paper in Joule, a group of U.S. researchers described technology and supply chain efforts required to reach worldwide annual cadmium telluride (CdTe) solar PV capacity of 100 GW by ...

Tesla’s Solar Expansion Tests First Solar’s Pricing Power And Project Outlook

Tesla has outlined plans to build a large scale, vertically integrated solar PV module manufacturing operation. Analysts have reacted by reassessing competitive risks for First Solar, with several ...

First Solar drops 13% on risk of Tesla’s solar push

Shares of First Solar are down more than 13% on Thursday on the prospect of Tesla building large-scale solar manufacturing ...
Seeking Alpha

National Grid Renewables Orders 1.6 GW of First Solar Modules

TEMPE, Ariz., Dec. 15, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- First Solar (FSLR), Inc. (Nasdaq: FSLR) has entered into an agreement to supply 1.6 gigawatts (GW) DC of its high-performance, responsibly produced ...
PV Tech

First Solar inaugurates ‘AI-powered’ 3.5GW Louisiana factory

The US$1.1 billion facility in Iberia Parish, Louisiana, produced its first modules in July 2025. Image: First Solar US solar module manufacturer First Solar has inaugurated its 3.5GW vertically ...
pv magazine USA

First Solar wins key round in TOPCon patent dispute

The federal patent office rejected separate challenges from JinkoSolar, Canadian Solar and Mundra Solar to invalidate intellectual property that First Solar claims is fundamental to the manufacturing ...

First Solar sinks as BMO downgrades, saying Tesla's potential plans may hit sentiment

First Solar sinks as BMO downgrades, saying potential competitive threats from additional domestic solar manufacturing from ...