Alan Bernheimer

First Solar May Sell Cheapest Solar Power, Less Than Coal

First Solar Inc., the world’s largest maker of thin-film solar panels, may sell electricity at a lower rate than new coal plants earn, according to a regulatory filing from a project it purchased in New Mexico.

First Solar’s New Mexico Project May Get Less Than Coal

First Solar Inc., the world’s largest thin-film solar manufacturer, may receive the lowest rates ever for selling U.S. solar energy, less than power from new coal plants, for a project it acquired in New Mexico, according to a regulatory filing.

First Solar Buys Project Developer Solar Chile

First Solar Inc., the biggest maker of thin-film solar products, bought a Chilean developer planning 1,500 megawatts of photovoltaic power projects as the U.S. company seeks to expand into Latin America.

First Solar Plans to Reduce Panel Production at German Factory

First Solar Inc., the world’s biggest maker of thin-film solar panels, plans to reduce production at its factory in Germany as declining subsidies reduce European demand.

Buffett’s $2 Billion Solar Bet Receives ‘Attractive’ Power Rates

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc., which is buying a $2 billion solar project in California, may have picked the right time to invest in the industry.

First Solar Never So Cheap in Takeover Boon for Energy: Real M&A

For acquirers willing to wager on the future of solar power, First Solar Inc. has gotten $22 billion cheaper.

Sempra Buying Suntech Panels for 150-Megawatt Solar Project

Sempra Generation, the project development unit of Sempra Energy , will use solar panels from Suntech Power Holdings Co. for a 150-megawatt plant in Arizona.

Salazar Activates First Solar Power Project on U.S. Land

U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar activated today a 50-megawatt power plant that was developed by First Solar Inc. and is the the first on U.S. public land.

First Solar, NextEra Power-Purchase Deals to Get CPUC Approval

First Solar Inc. and NextEra Energy Inc. are expected to receive approval to sell solar and wind power from two projects in the western U.S. to California utilities.

India May Join U.S.-China Trade Spat to Prevent Solar ‘Disaster’

India may jump into an escalating U.S.-China trade fight over solar energy as local manufacturers lobby New Delhi for protection against imports from rivals including First Solar Inc. and Suntech Power Holdings Co.

"This was part of our 2012 guidance to scale back to 80 percent of our global production capacity."

- Alan Bernheimer on Feb 09, 2012

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