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First Solar 2011 awarded Safety Partner of the Year
CLP Resources honoured cadmium telluride manufacturer First Solar for the company’s commitment to safety, extraordinary safety record and safety partnership efforts
CLP recognised eighteen customers across the country as its 2011 Safety Partners from among the thousands it worked with last year and First Solar ranked number 1 nationally.
The award took into account hours worked, hours between incidents, overall safety performance of CLP’s employees on the customer’s jobsite, and safety culture.
“Having a workforce that is knowledgeable and safe is imperative, and something we take very seriously,” said Eric Feinberg, vice president of strategic markets at CLP. “First Solar joins us in our commitment to safe workplaces and has consistently proven that safety is one of their highest priorities. We’re proud to do business with a company so dedicated to the safety of all its employees.”
“’Safety First’ tops the list of First Solar’s core values, so we’re proud to be recognised for what we have achieved,” said Jim Lamon, senior vice president of engineering, procurement and construction at First Solar. “We are fanatics about safety, so it’s great to work with firms like CLP that share our uncompromising commitment to safety in
Nakhon Ratchasima Solar Farm
“As a global solar independent power producer whose management has an extensive track record of more than fifteen years in Asia,” said Sonnedix Chairman Franck Constant. “We are confident that this project, our first to become operational in Thailand, will serve as a strong base for our strategy of developing and building utility-size world-class solar farms and large rooftop solar power plants. It is our view that solar PV should be a mainstream power source in Thailand.”
“The completion of the Nakhon Ratchasima Solar Farm is a considerable achievement and supports our commitment, shared with the Thai government, of reducing fossil fuel dependence and greenhouse
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CLP Resources, Inc. is celebrating its 25th year as one of the nation’s leading suppliers of reliable skilled trades people to commercial, industrial and institutional building contractors. Headquartered in Reno, CLP is a wholly-owned subsidiary of TrueBlue, Inc.
First Solar and Sonnedix complete 7.5 MW CdTe solar farm in Thailand
The plant, based on First Solar’s cadmium telluride modules, will meet the annual electricity needs of more than 5,100 homes
Sonnedix Group and First Solar have announced the completion of the Nakhon Ratchasima Solar Farm in the Khorat region of north eastern Thailand
The 7.5 MW (DC) solar power plant-one of the biggest to-date in Thailand was built by Sonnedix with support of Assyce Fotovoltaica and Ch. Karnchang Group using around 95,000 of First Solar’s innovative CdTe thin-film solar modules.
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