Photovoltaic

First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR) recently acquired the European solar tech firm, Evolar AB, to further augment its research & development abilities in thin film photovoltaics (PV). First Solar has to remit an acquisition price of $38 million. Subject to the achievement of certain technical...

China's "surprising decision" to suspend construction of new solar farms and slash subsidies prompted Bank of America Merrill Lynch to downgrade U.S.-based solar company First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR). The Analyst BofA's Julien Dumoulin-Smith downgraded First Solar rating...