First Solar
First Solar's mission is to create enduring value by enabling a world powered by clean, affordable solar electricity.Principal Business
First Solar manufactures photovoltaic (PV) modules with an advanced thin film semiconductor process that greatly reduces raw material and manufacturing costs. By enabling clean renewable electricity at lower costs, First Solar aims to provide the world with an economic alternative to conventional electricity, reducing related fossil fuel dependence, greenhouse gas emissions and peak time grid constraints. First Solar's key competitive differentiators include its cost-per-watt advantage, scalable production process, favorable system performance, large scale commercial project focus, and pre-funded collection & recycling program.
PV activities
First Solar has achieved the lowest manufacturing cost per watt in the industry. First Solar scaled module manufacturing capacity to more than 200MW in 2007 and projects module manufacturing capacity to be more than 910 MW by the end of 2009. The Company entered into long term supply contracts with leading solar project developers and alternative energy power plant operators representing more than three Gigawatts of PV modules from 2006 through 2012. First Solar is headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona, USA and has module manufacturing operations in the USA, Germany and Malaysia. First Solar has a European sales office in Mainz, Germany and has satellite offices in Madrid, Berlin, Brussels and Amsterdam.
| Address: | Rheinstrasse 4N 55116 Mainz |
| Website: | http://www.firstsolar.com |
| Phone: | +49 (0) 6131 1443-0 |
| Fax: | +49 (0) 6131 1443-500 |