Solar Cells Info

PHOENIX, Apr 20, 2007
Source: FirstSolar press release
http://investor.firstsolar.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=238798

First Solar, Inc. (Nasdaq:FSLR) announced that the Company had a ground breaking ceremony today on a new four-line solar module manufacturing plant in Kedah, Malaysia. Announced in Jan. 2007, the new plant will have an expected minimum annual nameplate capacity of 100MW.  The manufacturing plant will be located in Kulim Hi Tech Park located in Kedah, Malaysia and when fully ramped will employ approximately 500 people. Today’s groundbreaking puts First Solar on track to complete plant construction by late 2007, with full volume production expected by the end of 2008.
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Muscle and Speed: The Californian Solar Energy Market
Rotterdam, 26 April 2007
source:
http://www.solarplaza.com/content/pagina/SolarPlazaCalifornia/44978

With the creative energy of Silicon Valley, Mr. Arnold Schwarzenegger as governor and more than 3.2 billion dollars to spend, the solar industry in California and Silicon Valley is ready for a renewable energy boost. The flexibility of the Silicon Valley mindset – creating new and better products every day – the muscle power of Arnold Schwarzenegger, the abundant venture capital and the renewable fuel of government support could result in a booming solar industry!
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