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MegadealsSubsidy Tracker Individual Entry
Company: First Solar, Inc.
Parent Company:
First Solar
Subsidy Source: federal
State in Which Facility Is Located: Ohio
City: Perrysberg
Project Description: First Solar will expand its manufacturing facility to produce fully completed thin-film solar modules. The solar modules are manufactured using a thin film of cadmium telluride (CdTe) as a semi-conductor material, which converts sunlight to electricity more efficiently than traditional crystalline silicon semi-conductor material.
Year: 2010
Major Industry of Parent: utilities and power generation
Specific Industry of Parent: solar energy materials
Subsidy Value: $16,320,000
Program Name: Advanced Energy Manufacturing Tax Credit (48C Program)
Awarding Agency: Department of Energy
Type of Subsidy: federal allocated tax credit
Source of Data: Attachment to January 8, 2010 Energy Department press release:
(click here)
Notes: Year is year credit approval was announced.
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