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The US’s largest solar panel maker breaks ground on a 3.5 GW factory

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First Solar, the largest solar panel maker in the US, today announced that it has broken ground on its $1.1 billion factory in Louisiana. more… The post The US’s largest solar panel maker breaks ground on a 3.5 GW factory appeared first on Electrek.

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The US’s largest solar panel maker is making a big impact on the US economy – in numbers

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First Solar added $2.75 First Solar (Nasdaq: FSLR) today released an economic study revealing the substantial impact of its US solar manufacturing operations. By then, the company plans to ramp up its production to a whopping 14 gigawatts (GW) of solar capacity across Alabama, Louisiana, and Ohio.

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SAF company DG Fuels closes investments with two Japanese companies

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billion, 180 million gallon per year SAF facility in Louisiana to occur in early 2024. The Louisiana SAF facility will be the template for multiple other such facilities to be built across North America, Europe and Asia. The relatively modest balance of the maximum $30-million capital raise is expected to fund in the next few months.

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Air France KLM signs 210M gallon SAF offtake agreement with DG Fuels

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DG Fuels (DGF), a provider of cellulosic drop-in sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), signed a multi-year SAF offtake agreement with Air France KLM for up to 60,408 metric tons (21 million gallons) per year from DGF’s initial plant to be located in Louisiana.

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Energy Vault to provide 1.6 GWh of gravity energy storage to support DG Fuels SAF projects

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gigawatt hours (GWh) of gravity energy storage to support DG Fuels across multiple projects, with the first project slated for 500 megawatt hours (MWh) in Louisiana. DG Fuels expects to complete its Louisiana SAF project by mid-2022. The Louisiana facility is the company’s first major project.

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The US’s largest solar panel maker is taking over a Peloton factory

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First Solar (Nasdaq: FSLR) has acquired a former Peloton factory in Ohio and has plans to turn it into a distribution center. The US’s largest solar panel maker says it will repurpose Peloton Output Park’s 1.2 First Solar is investing over $2 billion in new factories in Alabama and Louisiana. Get started here. –ad*

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The US’s largest solar panel maker opens a 3.3 GW factory in India

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First Solar, the largest solar panel maker in the US, today announced that it has broken ground on India’s first fully vertically integrated solar plant. It will produce First Solar’s Series 7 solar panels that are developed at its US R&D centers and optimized for the Indian market. Get started here. –ad*

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