First Solar reaches 4 GW manufacturing milestone

Munich, Germany - First Solar announced that it has manufactured 4 GW of thin-film photovoltaic solar modules since beginning commercial production in 2002.

The company also announced that its second factory at Frankfurt an der Oder, Germany, has begun producing solar modules one month ahead of schedule. The four new production lines are still expected to ramp to full production during the third quarter of 2011, bringing annual capacity at the two Frankfurt factories to more than 500 megawatts. First Solar also has manufacturing sites in Perrysburg, Ohio and Kulim, Malaysia, as well as new plants under construction in Mesa, Arizona and Vietnam. It recently completed the production ramp of its two newest plants in Malaysia.

Source: IWR Online, 09 Jun 2011