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First Solar to Accelerate American Thin Film PV Innovation

Plans $270 million investment in new 1.3 million square-foot dedicated R&D innovation center in Perryville, OH.

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Editor, Ink World Magazine

First Solar, Inc. announced that it plans to invest approximately $270 million in a dedicated research and development (R&D) innovation center in Perrysburg, OH. The new facility is believed to be the first of its scale in the United States and is expected to accelerate American leadership in the development and production of advanced thin film photovoltaics (PV). The new R&D center will be located near First Solar’s existing Perrysburg manufacturing facility, covering an area of appr...

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