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First Solar Presents First Functional Series 6 Module

Production-scale throughput marks major milestone in factory retooling.

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Editor, Ink World Magazine

First Solar, Inc. unveiled the first functional Series 6 thin film photovoltaic module off the company’s Perrysburg, OH new production line.   Presented during a meeting with investment analysts at the Perrysburg facility, the large area cadmium telluride (CdTe) glass-on-glass module was part of the first batch of material run completely through the recently activated line. This marks a major milestone in a factory retooling that began just under one year ago, and included approximately $177 m...

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