Comments on: First Solar Cranks Out a Good Gigawatt of Thin Film Solar

By: Eco Periodicals » Blog Archive » How PV Manufacturers Are Driving Down Costs

Thu, 25 Mar 2010 07:56:41 +0000

[...] Solar (NSDQ: FSLR) has had the most prominent success so far, producing more than 1 gigawatt of cadmium-telluride panels and reaching an industry-low manufacturing cost of US $0.93 per watt in [...]

By: Chasing First Solar: Why Oerlikon, Applied Materials Think They Can Catch Up

Chasing First Solar: Why Oerlikon, Applied Materials Think They Can Catch Up — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 16:31:42 +0000

[...] the down economy, First Solar has fared well. In March, the company said it had surpassed 1 gigawatt of solar production, and this month said it had reached an average conversion efficiency of 10.7 [...]

By: Cost Cutting Key for Continued First Solar Success

Cost Cutting Key for Continued First Solar Success — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 23:32:23 +0000

[...] the cost cutting. Even though First Solar can produce its thin-film solar panels for less than $1 per watt, manufacturing costs for many of its competitors have been plunging in recent months because of the [...]

By: DOE Picks 13 Solar Firms for Stimulus Cash, Seeks New Proposals

DOE Picks 13 Solar Firms for Stimulus Cash, Seeks New Proposals — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 22:01:28 +0000

[...] the future. First Solar has been the most successful thin-film manufacturer so far, manufacturing 1 gigawatt of cadmium-telluride films as of March. One pre-incubator winner, Bolingbrook, Ill.-based EPIR Technologies, plans to use its award to [...]

By: What Downturn? Thin-Film Behemoth First Solar Charges Ahead [Earth2Tech] | BYOHosting.com Blogs

Thu, 30 Apr 2009 03:20:54 +0000

[...] the solar market during the first three months of the year, First Solar was a constant bright spot. Last month, First Solar said it had hit the milestone of having produced 1 GW of thin-film solar modules since it started [...]

By: What Downturn: Thin Film Behemoth First Solar Charges Ahead

What Downturn: Thin Film Behemoth First Solar Charges Ahead — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 23:33:08 +0000

[...] solar market for the first three months of the year, First Solar has been a constant bright spot. Last month First Solar said it had hit the milestone of having produced 1 GW of thin-film solar modules since it started [...]

By: fileshare » March 21-22, 2009

fileshare » March 21-22, 2009 — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 10:04:54 +0000

[...] First Solar Cranks Out a Good Gigawatt of Thin Film Solar (Earth2Tech) [...]

By: Dave

Dave — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 08:55:33 +0000

just like to say hello & thanks for the info

By: inAm

inAm — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 01:43:23 +0000

We definitely need solar power ! thats the next big thing.

By: Solar Power Update for March 22, 2009 « Askthefm’s Weblog

Solar Power Update for March 22, 2009 « Askthefm’s Weblog — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 01:17:00 +0000

[...] Earth2Tech (http://earth2tech.com/2009/03/20/first-solar-cranks-out-a-good-gigawatt-of-thin-film-solar/) we hear how First Solar has cranked production up another notch to a mile stone of 1 gigwat of [...]

By: Roger

Roger — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 08:41:43 +0000

Hopefully as the company continues to expand its operations, the price will continue to fall. If they can make solar less than the price of grid electricity, it won't just be greenies that will want it.

By: SolarlaneZ solar panel systems search engine

SolarlaneZ solar panel systems search engine — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 16:05:47 +0000

Grid parity has been reached in the lab, but not yet at the point of sale. Prices to consumers has been dropping rapidly – two years ago, when I first got interested in solar technology retail price was about 10KUS$ per Kw, now it’s ~6KUS$ per Kw.
I still believe that in order to enable further R&D in the field, incentive plans should make solar even cheaper than current grid prices.
No doubt, solar is here!