When Georges Antoun came to Louisiana from Lebanon in the early 1980s, he needed money. The country was entering an oil crisis, and cities along the Gulf Coast — especially places like Lafayette that ...

First Solar’s fifth operating US manufacturing facility creates over 800 new manufacturing jobs Facility forecast to raise Iberia Parish’s GDP by 4.4% in first full year of operations at capacity ...

First Solar Inc. inaugurated its new $1.1 billion manufacturing facility in Iberia Parish, marking a major expansion of U.S.-based solar production. The plant, which employs more than 700 workers and ...

Production at the new facility will onshore the finishing of Series 6 modules initiated at the international factories. Image: First Solar. US thin-film module manufacturer First Solar has unveiled ...

Supported jobs expected to increase by almost 10,000 from 2025 to 2027 Jobs growth represents almost $1 billion increase in estimated labor income from $3 billion in 2025 to $4 billion in 2027 ...

infinityPV is breaking new ground with a video series that reveals the entire process of making perovskite solar cells, from bare substrate to finished, tested modules. For the first time, viewers can ...

Morgan Stanley says Tesla’s energy business could gain $20–$50 billion in value if Elon Musk succeeds in building 100 GW per year of U.S. solar cell manufacturing capacity. The 100-GW plan—far ...