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First Solar Keeps on Selling Off Solar Projects — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:01:10 +0000

[...] Blythe project, located on land about 200 miles east of Los Angeles that First Solar picked up through its acquisition of Ted Turner’s Turner Renewable Energy in 2007, will provide electricity to the utility Southern [...]

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Nanosolar Boosts Funds to Massive Half Billion Dollars « Earth2Tech — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 17:17:48 +0000

[...] sign solar power contracts that included thin film solar — PG&E with OptiSolar and Southern California Edison with First Solar — we asked Roscheisen if Nanosolar has been bidding on solar power projects in the United [...]

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First Solar Building 10MW Solar Plant for Sempra « Earth2Tech — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:06:21 +0000

[...] company will design and build the plant and Sempra Generation will own and operate it. First Solar is also building a 7.5 megawatt solar plant, with the potential to scale up to 21 megawatts, in Blythe, California, [...]

By: California Utility Taps First Solar for Massive Solar Rooftop Project « Earth2Tech

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 15:31:49 +0000

[...] Written by Katie Fehrenbacher No Comments Posted July 16th, 2008 at 8:30 am in Energy Last Friday California approved a contract between utility Southern California Edison and thin-film solar maker First Solar to [...]

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Sun, 13 Jul 2008 14:51:29 +0000

[...] California Approves First Thin-Film Solar Project for Utility Written by Katie Fehrenbacher The California Public Utilities Commission has approved what it says is the first utility-scale thin-film solar project to be built in California, in a contract between utility Southern California Edison and thin-film solar maker First Solar. The contract is for a 7.5 megawatt solar facility, with the potential to scale up to 21 megawatts, that will be built in Blythe, California, which is right on the border of California and Arizona. According to an advice letter for the contract, the project is expected to start operating in October 2009, and Southern California Edison will buy the clean power in a 20-year deal. When First Solar purchased Ted Turners Turner Renewable Energy, for $34.3 million in December, First Solar bought access to this Blythe project. According to the advice letter, Turners personnel will be involved in the development, installation and financing of the project, and the group has already gained control of a large portion of the land. Because the project is supposed to go online in 2009, Southern California Edison says the project is especially important in reaching the States goal of 20% renewables by 2010. Specifically Southern California Edison said in the advice letter that without the approval of the FSE Contract it will be difficult for SCE to reach this goal. Well, good thing it passed then. Stock market darling First Solar uses the thin-film technology cadmium telluride to produce its thin photovoltaic panels and has been building utility-scale thin-film solar facilities in Germany, Spain, and the U.S. Some of the companys larger utility-scale projects include a 40 megawatt project in Brandis, Germany; a 5 megawatt facility in Bullas, Spain, and a 6 megawatt project in Rote Jahne, Germany. __________________ Voting for Obama is like putting a gun to your head and hoping he calls for its confiscation before you can pull the trigger – AZXD This election is really about … The Best Democracy Money Can Buy … And Obama will attempt to prove it to all of us. – AZXD Oh good grief. AZXD …. you never fail to amaze me at what you will do to stir the pot. – KEVWYO I stirred nothing. Talk to your candidate and tell him I said he could go F himself. – AZXD [...]