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First Solar Announces New US Manufacturing Plant

Production facility will triple company’s US capacity, add 500 new jobs in Ohio.

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Editor, Ink World Magazine

First Solar, Inc. announced plans to build a new solar module manufacturing facility near its existing Perrysburg, OH flagship plant. The 1.2 gigawatt factory is expected to create 500 new jobs in northwestern Ohio, and will produce the company’s advanced technology Series 6 thin film photovoltaic (PV) module.   The expansion plan calls for a 1 million square foot facility located in Lake Township, OH, a short distance from First Solar’s Perrysburg site, with construction expected to begin in ...

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