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US solar module manufacturer First Solar has inaugurated its 3.5GW vertically integrated manufacturing facility in the state of Louisiana, the company’s fifth factory in the US.

The US Geological Survey (USGS) has released the 2025 List of Critical Minerals, which includes silicon and tellurium.

US solar module manufacturer First Solar saw sales and net profits increase in Q2 2025, as it forecasts a strong performance under the Trump administration’s industrial and trade policy changes.

The credits are Section 45X Advanced Manufacturing Production tax credits generated from selling its modules from US manufacturing bases.

The firms say their tech can “confidently” meet domestic content bonus requirements under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA)

In the final days of 2024, PV Tech is looking back at the stories that dominated the headlines in each quarter of the year.

The DOC's CVD ruling is a short-term win for certain manufacturers and a possible setback for many others in the US value chain.

US cadmium telluride (CdTe) thin-film manufacturer First Solar has inaugurated a 3.5GW facility in Alabama, US.

First Solar has highlighted the political and policy uncertainties in the US during its second quarter earning call.

US solar manufacturer First Solar has opened its new research and development (R&D) centre in Ohio after almost two years of construction.