First Solar In Project Talks With Utilities US: April 4, 2008 NEW YORK - First Solar Inc, maker of thin-film photovoltaic solar equipment, is in talks with US utilities to build renewable energy projects, Chairman and Chief Executive Michael Ahearn said Thursday. "We are having multiple discussions, and what we are trying to get to this year is some initial relationships and some pilot projects," Ahearn told Reuters in an interview.