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Tuesday, June 26, 2012

First Solar Installs 10 Millionth Power Plant PV Module

First Solar, Inc. (FSLR) today announced its Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) team has installed its 10 millionth solar photovoltaic (PV) module in a utility-scale solar power project. The installation took place at the 550 megawattAC (MW) Desert Sunlight Solar Farm solar project that the company is constructing for NextEra Energy Resources and GE Energy Financial Services. First Solar is the largest PV solar power plant construction firm, and was recently recognized by Engineering News-Record as the fifth largest construction firm in the power sector.

 The Desert Sunlight project is part of First Solar's 2.7 gigawattAC (GW) utility-scale solar project pipeline in North America, which will support 7,000 supply chain and construction jobs over the next several years. Desert Sunlight, located near the community of Desert Center in Riverside County, Calif., is creating an average of 400 construction jobs.

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Monday, June 25, 2012

80 Percent Renewables at Mid-Century?

Scientists from major U.S. research institutions have brought out the Renewable Electricity Futures Study, pronouncing the very real the possibility of 80 percent renewable energy by 2050. The study looked straight at the elephant in the room:

At such high levels, “the unique characteristics of some renewable resources, specifically geographical distribution and variability and uncertainty in output, pose challenges to the operability of the U.S. electric system…”
That, of course, raises questions of whether “the U.S. power system can supply electricity to meet customer demand with high levels of renewable electricity...”

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posted by Ertai at 9:40 AM | 1 comment(s)