First Solar Commissions Western Hemisphere's Largest Solar R&D Center, Facility Part Of ~Half-Billion Dollar Investment In U.S. Thin Film R&D Infrastructure

7/18/24 8:32:06 AM ET

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Facility part of approximately half-billion dollar investment in US thin film R&D infrastructure
Investment expected to reinforce America's strategic leadership in thin film PV
Announces new thin film world record with 23.1% efficient CdTe cells

First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ:FSLR) today commissioned a new research and development (R&D) innovation center in Lake Township, Ohio, believed to be the largest facility of its kind in the Western Hemisphere. The Jim Nolan Center for Solar Innovation is dedicated to the late James "Jim" F. Nolan, a former member of First Solar's Board of Directors and the architect of the company's cadmium telluride (CdTe) semiconductor platform.

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First Solar Commissions Western Hemisphere's Largest Solar R&D Center, Facility Part Of ~Half-Billion Dollar Investment In U.S. Thin Film R&D Infrastructure

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