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communication, infrared countermeasures, thermal imaging, and scene generation.”


Wavelengths ranging from 2 to 13 µm are available in the Aries products. The higher models in the series are also highly ruggedized. Standard performance includes operation within an ambient temperature range of 15 to 40 °C. However, they can also be specified to operate over a much wider range of operating temperatures, ranging from -40 to +70 °C.


Aries has also been tested for shake and vibration resistance. Optical fibre delivery is also available as an option. “Releasing an additional three models simultaneously for the Aries series is a good accomplishment for our team,” states Paul Larson, President of Daylight Solutions. “The flexibility of these models enable applications in multiple markets.”


quarter of 2011, bringing annual capacity at the two Frankfurt factories to more than 500 MW.


First Solar, which is one of the world’s leading producers of PV solar modules, also has manufacturing sites in Perrysburg, Ohio and Kulim, Malaysia, as well as new plants under construction in Mesa, Arizona and Vietnam. It recently completed the production ramp of its two newest plants in Malaysia.


First Solar CdTe PV modules receive UK MCS certification


The firm’s cadmium telluride series 3 modules comply with the MCS rigorous international standards to ensure that end-customers in the UK have assurance of excellent quality.


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First Solar reaches 4 GW manufacturing milestone


The firm’s has so far produced enough cadmium telluride solar modules to power almost 2 million households with electricity. The firm has also started manufacturing modules in Germany ahead of schedule.


First Solar says it has manufactured 4 GW of thin-film photovoltaic CdTe solar modules since beginning commercial production in 2002.


A 4GW generation capacity is enough solar electricity to power around two million households, displacing more than 2.5 million metric tons of CO2 emissions a year--the equivalent of taking 500,000 cars off the road.


The company also announced that its second factory at Frankfurt an der Oder, Germany, has begun producing solar modules one month ahead of schedule. The four new production lines are still expected to ramp to full production during the third


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First Solar has confirmed that its innovative, thin- film solar photovoltaic (PV) modules have received accreditation under the U.K. Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS), opening the door to the use of its modules in systems that benefit from the United Kingdom’s feed-in tariff.


The MCS accreditation is an internationally recognised quality assurance scheme which validates the quality and reliability of approved products that satisfy rigorous standards. Product certification involves type testing of products and an assessment of the manufacturing processes, materials, procedures, and staff training.


“The MCS is a key prerequisite to serving the U.K. market,” said TK Kallenbach, head of First Solar’s Components Business Group. “Installers and products that carry the MCS mark provide end- customers with assurance that their PV systems comply with rigorous international standards.”


The MCS accreditation applies to First Solar’s Series 3 CdTe modules FS-370 to FS-385.


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