The solar industry is wrapping up its most successful year ever. Solar is now the fastest growing energy industry in the U.S., employing nearly 100,000 Americans and generating billions of dollars of economic growth for our economy.
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Solar module maker First Solar has announced plans to build two new four-line manufacturing plants that will boost the company’s annual manufacturing capacity by nearly 500MW to help meet strong demand for its thin-film PV modules.
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LOS ANGELES — Solar Power International, — Power-One Inc. , a leading provider of renewable energy and energy-efficient power conversion and power management solutions, has announced it has now received certification in accordance with the German Federal Association for Energy and Water technical directive ‘Power Generation Equipment Connected to the Medium-Voltage Power Grid’.
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