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First Solar Celebrates 20th Anniversary, Sets 25GW Milestone for Thin Film Solar

As company reaches 20th anniversary, it the only American solar manufacturing company to achieve this milestone.

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Editor, Ink World Magazine

First Solar, Inc. is celebrating two decades since its founding in 1999 and 25 gigawatts (GW)DC of photovoltaic (PV) modules shipped, making it the only American solar manufacturing company to achieve this milestone. “Today, First Solar powers communities, infrastructure, and decarbonization ambitions with the world’s cleanest PV solar technology; technology that forms the backbone of utility-scale solar fleets in some of the largest markets around the globe,” said Mark Widmar, CEO, First Sol...

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