The
acqusition
of
Solar
Chile
gives
its
new
American
owner
a
range
of
early-to-mid-stage
projects
in
northern
Chile,
including
the
Atacama
Desert
region,
which
First
Solar
says
boasts
the
highest
irradiance
in
the
world.
First
Solar
bought
the
developer
from
Fundación
Chile,
a
public-private
incubator
for
technology-led
companies
run
by
the
Chilean
government
and
mining
group
BHP
Billiton.
Jim
Hughes,
First
Solar’s
CEO,
says:
"We
have
been
very
impressed
by
the
quality
of
the
Solar
Chile
team
and
the
projects
they
are
developing,
and
we
believe
that
together
we
will
bring…
