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2023 is on track to be a “record year” for solar PV installations in the US; through August, 8.4GW of utility-scale solar was installed, 50% more than the equivalent point in 2022. In those deployments, some trends have emerged.

US solar manufacturer Toledo Solar has settled its lawsuit with cadmium-telluride (CadTel) thin film solar manufacturer First Solar for an undisclosed amount.

US thin-film cadmium telluride (CadTel) solar PV manufacturer First Solar has broken ground on a new, 3.5GW fully integrated manufacturing plant in Iberia Parish, Louisiana.

Adequate training and employing people with different skills are some areas US solar companies are working on, as these are crucial to driving the solar industry to succeed.

OMCO Solar has opened its sixth manufacturing facility in the US, and will provide backrails for First Solar’s new Series 7 modules.

Longroad Energy has extended a module supply agreement with First Solar, and now expects to acquire an additional 2GW of First Solar modules.

As solar power projects mature, panels increasingly lose efficiency. What do operators do with solar panels once they have reached the end of their lifespan? Will Norman finds out.

UbiQD and First Solar have signed an agreement to develop the former’s fluorescent quantum dot technology for use in solar modules.

US thin-film solar PV manufacturer First Solar has disclosed unethical labour practices at its factory in Malaysia.

Thin-film solar PV manufacturer First Solar has confirmed the Louisiana location of its fifth US manufacturing facility, a 3.5GW, US$1.1 billion dollar Cadmium Telluride (CadTel) module production factory.