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First Solar Set To Install 1.1 GW Of Solar In 2013!

by Zach August 19, 2013
written by Zach August 19, 2013
First Solar Set To Install 1.1 GW Of Solar In 2013!
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First Solar thin-film solar photovoltaic modules in a ground-mounted solar power plant. (Photo: Business Wire)

First Solar has plowed through the solar business difficulties of the past few years. And it is looking to push through strong to the other side. As one checkpoint along the way, it looks like First Solar is set to be to first solar developer to install over 1 GW (1,000 MW) of solar power within one calendar year.

IHS solar revealed last week that First Solar is likely to install about 1.1 GW of solar in 2013.

First Solar started out simply as a thin-film solar module manufacturer. However, it eventually slid into a developer role as well, a role that seems to be serving the company quite well. In 2012, it installed about 516 MW of solar power projects. Globally, it was actually the #1 solar developer and the #2 solar module manufacturer in 2012. Hitting 1.1 GW this year would mean a more than doubling of annual installation capacity.

“First Solar’s successful strategy of acquiring, installing and divesting projects will keep the company among the world’s leading solar system integrators over the next years,” said Josefin Berg, senior analyst for downstream solar research at IHS Solar.

PV Magazine adds: “First Solar has also been moving into emerging solar markets and IHS Solar notes its acquisition in January of Solar Chile, which delivered it a 1.5 GW pipeline in the South American country.

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is the director of CleanTechnica, the most popular cleantech-focused website in the world, and Planetsave, a world-leading green and science news site. He has been covering green news of various sorts since 2008, and he has been especially focused on solar energy, electric vehicles, and wind energy since 2009. Aside from his work on CleanTechnica and Planetsave, he's the founder and director of Solar Love, EV Obsession, and Bikocity. To connect with Zach on some of your favorite social networks, go to ZacharyShahan.com and click on the relevant buttons.

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