First Solar Inc - Company Profile
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First Solar Inc (First Solar) is a provider of solar photovoltaic (PV) systems. It designs, manufactures and sells PV solar modules. The company produces solar systems using cadmium telluride (CdTe) technology. First Solar also offers solar PV power systems, and operational and maintenance services to system owners. Its proprietary, vertically integrated process converts glass sheets into solar panels. The company serves utilities, commercial and industrial companies, independent power producers, and other system owners in Asia Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and North America. The company has solar module manufacturing facilities in the US, Malaysia, and Vietnam. First Solar is headquartered in Tempe, Arizona, the US.
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Products and Services
Products | Services |
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Solar Systems | Project Development |
Solar Modules | EPC Services |
Energy Storage Solutions | Operation and Maintenance |
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History
History section provides information on new products, mergers, acquisitions, expansions, approvals, and many more key events.
Year | Event | Description |
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2024 | Contracts/Agreements | In April, the company entered into an agreement with the Center for Solar Energy and Hydrogen Research Baden-Wurttemberg to develop thin-film photovoltaics. |
2024 | Contracts/Agreements | In February, the company entered into an agreement with SolAmerica Energy to provide 205 megawatts (MW)DC of Series 6 Plus and Series 7 thin film solar modules. |
2024 | Contracts/Agreements | In January, First Solar entered into a 15-year, captive Power Purchase Agreement with Cleantech Solar, under this agreement, Cleantech Solar will undertake the construction of 150 megawatts of photovoltaic solar and 16.8 MW of wind-generating assets in Tamil Nadu, India. |
Competitor Comparison
Key Parameters | First Solar Inc | JinkoSolar Holding Co Ltd | Trina Solar Co Ltd | Canadian Solar Inc | GCL Technology Holdings Ltd |
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Headquarters | United States of America | China | China | Canada | Hong Kong |
City | Tempe | Shangrao | Changzhou | Guelph | Hong Kong |
State/Province | Arizona | Jiangxi | Jiangsu | Ontario | - |
No. of Employees | 6,700 | 46,511 | 23,077 | 18,423 | 12,446 |
Entity Type | Public | Public | Public | Public | Public |
Key Financial Charts
Sales Growth
Net Income Growth
Executives
Name | Position | Board | Since | Age |
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Mark R. Widmar | Director; Chief Executive Officer | Executive Board | 2016 | 57 |
Alexander R. Bradley | Chief Financial Officer | Senior Management | 2016 | 41 |
Markus Gloeckler | Chief Technology Officer | Senior Management | 2020 | 49 |
Kuntal Kumar Verma | Chief Manufacturing Engineering Officer | Senior Management | 2022 | 50 |
Caroline Stockdale | Chief People and Communications Officer | Senior Management | 2020 | 59 |
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