First Solar

Two of the United States' largest solar projects, the Arlington Valley Solar Energy II farm and Topaz Solar Farm, have achieved significant milestones in recent days.

First Solar, Inc. (Nasdaq: FSLR), the world's largest maker of thin-film solar panels has seen its value fall to an all-time low today.  At 4:00 PM EST, the company's shares were down 6.78%, trading at $19.25 on the Nasdaq.

Enbridge, the increasingly embattled Canadian energy company, has purchased First Solar's 50-megawatt Silver State North photovoltaic project in Nevada.

First Solar, the world's largest thin-film solar manufacturer, has purchased a 100% stake in a 20-megawatt development in Maryland.

GE Financial Services and JP Morgan have teamed up to invest $225 million in a wind farm in Texas.

On Tuesday, the U.S Department of Interior (DOI) approved two utility-scale renewable energy projects to be built on public lands.

First Solar Inc. said Wednesday that MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company has agreed to purchase the Topaz Solar Farm.

Electricity giant, NRG Energy recently announced an agreement to have First Solar (Nasdaq:FSLR) build, operate, and maintain a new 66 MW Alpine Solar Project in Lancaster, California. 

GE Energy Financial Services, a subsidiary of General Electric Company (NYSE: GE), has partnered with India's Greenko Group plc to invest in a new Greenko venture that will bring more wind power to India.

With the solar photovoltaic (PV) industry in a downturn on the heels of the worst recession in U.S. history, and the price of PV module parts plummeting, it’s good to read some positive news for a change.