First Solar

First Solar manufactures cadmium telluride (CdTe)-based photovoltaic (PV) modules, which produce electricity with a thin CdTe film on glass.{{cite web |last=Kanellos |first=Michael |url=http://news.cnet.com/8301-11128_3-9812081-54.html |title=Fast-growing First Solar announces deals and plants | Green Tech – CNET News |publisher=News.cnet.com |date=November 6, 2007 |access-date=March 23, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120813083000/http://news.cnet.com/8301-11128_3-9812081-54.html |archive-date=August 13, 2012 |url-status=dead }}

In 2013, the company produced CdTe-panels with an efficiency of about 14 percent at a reported cost of 59 cents per watt.{{cite news|url= http://cleantechnica.com/2013/11/07/first-solar-reports-largest-quarterly-decline-cdte-module-cost-per-watt-since-2007/ |website= cleantechnica.com |title= First Solar Reports Largest Quarterly Decline In CdTe Module Cost Per-Watt Since 2007 |date= 7 November 2013}} In August 2019, researchers from NREL and First Solar published a Nature Energy article demonstrating a way to achieve 20.8% solar cell efficiency.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nrel.gov/news/program/2019/nrel-first-solar-collaboration-improves-thin-film-solar-cells.html|title=NREL, First Solar Collaboration Improves Thin-Film Solar Cells {{!}} News {{!}} NREL|website=www.nrel.gov|access-date=2020-01-17}}{{Cite journal|last1=Metzger|first1=W. K.|last2=Grover|first2=S.|last3=Lu|first3=D.|last4=Colegrove|first4=E.|last5=Moseley|first5=J.|last6=Perkins|first6=C. L.|last7=Li|first7=X.|last8=Mallick|first8=R.|last9=Zhang|first9=W.|last10=Malik|first10=R.|last11=Kephart|first11=J.|date=2019-08-19|title=Exceeding 20% efficiency with in situ group V doping in polycrystalline CdTe solar cells|url=https://www.nature.com/articles/s41560-019-0446-7|journal=Nature Energy|language=en|volume=4|issue=10|pages=837–845|doi=10.1038/s41560-019-0446-7|bibcode=2019NatEn...4..837M |s2cid=201101743|issn=2058-7546}}

In 1984, inventor and entrepreneur Harold McMaster founded Glasstech Solar. After trying amorphous silicon, he shifted to CdTe and founded Solar Cells, Inc. (SCI) in 1990.{{cite web|url=http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080429/COLUMNIST02/804290323|title=McMaster to join hall of fame|date=2008-04-29|website=toledoblade.com|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080607200116/http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20080429%2FCOLUMNIST02%2F804290323|archive-date=June 7, 2008|access-date=2008-06-07}} In February 1999, SCI was acquired by True North Partners, which then formed First Solar, LLC.{{Cite web|url=https://marketrealist.com/2017/10/first-solar-a-key-player-in-the-global-solar-power-industry/|title=First Solar: A Key Player in the Global Solar Power Industry|date=2017-10-02|website=Market Realist|language=en-US|access-date=2020-01-17}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy00osti/27149.pdf|title=Annual Technical Report 1998-1999|date=October 1999|website=NREL|access-date=17 January 2020}}

At the end of 2009, First Solar had surpassed an energy power production rate of 1 GW{{cite web|url=http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2010/05/first-solar-top-modules-supplier-in-2009|title=First Solar Top Module Supplier, Ships 1-GW|date=May 6, 2010|publisher=Renewableenergyworld.com|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150418091256/https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2010/05/first-solar-top-modules-supplier-in-2009|archive-date=2015-04-18|access-date=2019-08-17}} and was the largest producer of PV cells in the world.{{cite web|url=http://www.isuppli.com/photovoltaics/news/pages/first-solar-to-produce-twice-as-much-as-leading-crystalline-solar-module-suppliers-in-2009.aspx|title=First Solar to Produce Twice as Much as Leading Crystalline Solar Module Suppliers in 2009|date=September 4, 2009|publisher=Isuppli.com|access-date=March 23, 2012}}

The company is headquartered in Tempe, Arizona and has manufacturing facilities in Perrysburg, Ohio, Kulim, Malaysia, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam and Chennai, India.{{cite news| url=http://www.azcentral.com/community/mesa/articles/2011/03/17/20110317mesa-first-solar-factory-jobs0317.html | work=Arizona Republic | first=Gary | last=Nelson | title=First Solar plans major manufacturing plant in SE Mesa | date=March 18, 2011}}

In July 2010, First Solar formed a utility systems business group to address the large-scale PV systems solutions market. Utility systems are now the company's core business focus, with a strategy to focus on markets that do not require subsidies to support the solar generation business.{{cite news| url=http://gigaom.com/cleantech/first-solar-slashes-forecast-staff-plans-to-flee-subsidized-markets/ | work=GigaOM | title=First Solar slashes forecast, staff & plans to flee subsidized markets | date=December 14, 2011}}

On April 17, 2012, First Solar announced it would restructure operations worldwide. This restructuring process included phasing out operations in Frankfurt (Oder), Germany and idling four production lines in Kulim, Malaysia.{{cite web|title=First Solar Restructures Operations to Align With Sustainable Market Opportunities|url=http://investor.firstsolar.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=664717|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120620165409/https://investor.firstsolar.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=664717|archive-date=2012-06-20|access-date=2019-08-17}} 30% of First Solar's workforce was laid off as a result of these actions, which were blamed on market volatility and reduced demand.{{cite news|title=First Solar to cut 2,000 jobs and close factory in Germany|url=http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-first-solar-layoffs-20120418,0,2533030.story|access-date=April 18, 2012 | work=Los Angeles Times|first=Tiffany|last=Hsu|date=April 18, 2012}} Mark Widmar, the CFO of First Solar, said, "We need to resize our business to a level of demand that is highly reliable and predictable."{{cite web|title=First Solar to Write off $150 Million as it Pulls Out of German Market|url=http://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/First-Solar-to-Write-off-150-Million-as-it-Pulls-Out-of-German-Market.html|access-date=April 18, 2012}}

On July 1, 2016, Mark Widmar was appointed CEO of First Solar. Previously he had been chief financial officer. Company founder and former CEO Mike Ahearn remains chairman of the board.

In 2022, under the Inflation Reduction Act, First Solar became the biggest beneficiary of $1 trillion in environmental spending. First Solar executives and lobbyists met at least four times in late 2022 and 2023 with administration officials who oversaw the measure’s environmental provisions. Democratic donors had invested heavily in the company prior to the act being signed into law.{{cite web |title=A signature Biden law aimed to boost renewable energy. It also helped a solar company reap billions |url=https://www.ap.org/news-highlights/spotlights/2024/a-signature-biden-law-aimed-to-boost-renewable-energy-it-also-helped-a-solar-company-reap-billions/ |website=ap.org}}

In May 2023, First Solar acquired Evolar, a European company that provided perovskite technology. The deal was valued at $38M USD.{{Cite web |last=Editor |first=Manshi Mamtora, CFA, SA News |date=2023-05-12 |title=First Solar acquires European thin film company, Evolar (NASDAQ:FSLR) {{!}} Seeking Alpha |url=https://seekingalpha.com/news/3970653-first-solar-acquire-european-thin-film-company-evolar |access-date=2023-05-15 |website=seekingalpha.com |language=en}}

In 2024, First Solar communicated an audit had discovered use of forced labor in a Malaysian factory that produces parts for the company.{{cite web |title=First Solar audit reveals forced labor at Malaysia factory |url=https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/first-solar-says-audit-found-unethical-labor-practices-malaysia-factory-2023-08-15/ |website=Reuters}}

In 2009, First Solar became the first solar panel manufacturing company to lower its manufacturing cost to $1 per watt.{{cite news |author=Alex Hutchinson |date=February 26, 2009 |title=Solar Panel Drops to $1 per Watt: Is this a Milestone or the Bottom for Silicon-Based Panels? |url=http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/energy/solar-wind/4306443 |access-date=2019-08-17 |work=Popular Mechanics}} As of 2022, First Solar was considered the fourth-largest solar company on American stock exchanges by 12-month trailing revenue{{Cite web |title=10 Biggest Solar Companies |url=https://www.investopedia.com/10-biggest-solar-companies-5077655 |access-date=2023-06-14 |website=Investopedia |language=en}} and in 2012 was ranked sixth in Fast Company's list of the world's 50 most innovative companies.{{cite news |author=Anya Kamenetz |date=February 17, 2010 |title=Most Innovative Companies |url=http://www.fastcompany.com/mic/2010/profile/first-solar |access-date=July 26, 2011 |work=Fast Company}}In 2011, it ranked first on Forbes's list of America's 25 fastest-growing technology companies.{{cite news |author=John J. Ray |date=February 16, 2011 |title=America's 25 Fastest-Growing Tech Companies |url=https://www.forbes.com/2011/02/16/apple-google-data-technology-fast-tech.html |access-date=July 26, 2011 |work=Forbes}} It is listed on the Photovoltaik Global 30 Index since the beginning of this stock index in 2009. The company was also listed as No. 1 in Solar Power World magazine's 2012 and 2013 rankings of solar contractors.[http://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/top-250-solar-contractors/ Solar Power World]

Historically, First Solar sold its products to solar project developers, system integrators, and independent power producers. Early sales were primarily in Germany because of strong incentives for solar enacted in the German Renewable Energy Sources Act (EEG) of 2000 (cp. Solar power in Germany).{{Citation needed|date=July 2011}} Declines and uncertainty in feed-in-tariff subsidies for solar power in European markets, including Germany, France, Italy and Spain,{{cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/gwire/2010/03/31/31greenwire-slashed-subsidies-send-shivers-through-europea-32255.html | work=The New York Times | title=Slashed Subsidies Send Shivers Through European Solar Industry | date=March 31, 2010}} prompted major PV manufacturers, such as First Solar, to accelerate their expansion into other markets, including the U.S., India and China.{{cite web|url=http://www.solarfeeds.com/ecoseed/16743-first-solar-profit-drops-on-european-uncertainty-fslr-|title=First Solar Profit Drops on European Uncertainty |access-date=May 10, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110509034928/http://solarfeeds.com/ecoseed/16743-first-solar-profit-drops-on-european-uncertainty-fslr- |archive-date=May 9, 2011 }}

Beginning in December 2011, First Solar shifted away from existing markets that are heavily dependent on government subsidies and toward providing utility-scale PV systems in sustainable markets with immediate need.{{cite news| url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052970203518404577097540383138700 | work=The Wall Street Journal | title=First Solar Revamps Amid Weak Market | date=December 15, 2011 | first1=Cassandra | last1=Sweet | first2=Yuliya | last2=Chernova}} As a result, it began competing against conventional power generators,{{cite news| url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052970203518404577097540383138700 | work=The Wall Street Journal | title= First Solar Revamps Amid Weak Market | date=December 15, 2011 | first1=Cassandra | last1=Sweet | first2=Yuliya | last2=Chernova}} and has reduced its focus on the rooftop market.

On February 24, 2009, First Solar's cost per watt broke $1 reaching $0.98. 11.4 GW of solar modules were sold in 2023. Production costs of 18.8 Cent/Watt were forecast in February 2024, with average sales prices of 18.2 Cent/kWh for sales of around 16 GW in 2024.

First Solar sold $857 million in Inflation Reduction Act transferable tax credits generated from its U.S.-based manufacturing facilities in February 2025. The tax credits are from the sale of solar modules produced in 2024 at First Solar’s U.S. manufacturing facilities, including three factories in Ohio and a new Alabama facility.{{Cite web |last=Metea |first=Rachel |date=2025-02-24 |title=First Solar cashes in on sale of Inflation Reduction Act tax credits |url=https://pv-magazine-usa.com/2025/02/24/first-solar-cashes-in-on-sale-of-inflation-reduction-act-tax-credits/ |access-date=2025-03-24 |website=pv magazine USA |language=en-US}}

In 2019, the company was expected to pass annual shipments of panels for 5,400 MWp. Production started in Perrysburg, Ohio, expanded in 2010.{{cite web |url=http://sunpluggers.com/news/first-solar-planning-new-us-plant-would-add-600-manufacturing-jobs-01025 |title=Archived copy |access-date=2010-12-08 |url-status=dead |archive-url=http://arquivo.pt/wayback/20160516040556/http://sunpluggers.com/news/first-solar-planning-new-us-plant-would-add-600-manufacturing-jobs-01025 |archive-date=May 16, 2016 |df=mdy-all }} Between 2007 and 2012, production grew in additional plants in Frankfurt (Oder) in Germany, in Kulim Hi-Tech Park in Malaysia and in France. Other locations considered for expansions before 2012 were Vietnam{{cite news| url=http://www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/news/2011/11/03/first-solar-continues-with-mesa.html | work=Phoenix Business Journal | author=Patrick O'Grady | title=First Solar continues with Mesa facility, delays Vietnam production | date=November 3, 2011}} and Mesa, AZ.{{cite news |last1=Hayley Ringle |title=See inside Apple's $2 billion data center in Mesa |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/news/2018/08/15/see-inside-apples-2-billion-data-center-in-mesa.html?ana=yahoo&yptr=yahoo |access-date=15 August 2018 |work=Phoenix Biz Journal |date=15 August 2018 |quote=First Solar (Nasdaq: FSLR) built the facility for $300 million but never put it into production. Apple bought the facility in 2013 for $100 million}} The 2023 Sustainability Report published in August 2023 highlights findings related to Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) metrics, including modern slavery and forced labor findings. Report findings shared with media support the company's proactive efforts and due diligence to address human right violations within the solar power supply chain as they are discovered.{{Cite web |title=Know the Facts: First Solar On-Site Social Audits. |url=https://www.firstsolar.com/-/media/First-Solar/Knowledge-Center/Blogs/Social-Audits/FS_SocialAudits.ashx#:~:text=First%20Solar%20has%20zero%20tolerance%20for%20forced%20labor,labor%20practices%20in%20its%20operations%20and%20value%20chain.}} First Solar's products have been released by U.S. Customs and Border Protection and comply with the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act.{{cite web |title=US Queries Solar Supply Import Chains Amid China Crackdown |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-02-26/us-customs-questions-solar-importers-about-supply-chains-amid-crackdown-on-china?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTcwODk4MDg2MSwiZXhwIjoxNzA5NTg1NjYxLCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJTOUJMNVhEV1gyUFMwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiIxNDY1QTNCRURDNjI0NTczOTQzMjQ5MTlGNUEwMTg1MSJ9.01RILegsdCM9JdH_u-XG4EUIIzORvCY1bOngSGtmocM&embedded-checkout=true&leadSource=uverify%20wall |website=Bloomberg}}

First Solar sold $857 million in Inflation Reduction Act transferable tax credits generated from its U.S.-based manufacturing facilities. The tax credits are from the sale of solar modules produced in 2024 at First Solar’s U.S. manufacturing facilities, including three factories in Ohio and a new Alabama facility.

While First Solar witnessed record sales of over $3.37 billion in 2012, its restructuring efforts impacted the bottom line, leading to a net loss of $96.3 million – or $1.11 per share – for the year.{{cite news |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/firstsolar-results-idUSL1N0BQCVX20130226 |title=First Solar fails to give '13 outlook, shares fall |date=February 26, 2013 |work=Reuters |author=Nichola Groom }}{{cite news |url=http://www.solarserver.com/solar-magazine/solar-news/current/2013/kw09/first-solar-reports-record-sales-in-4q-2012-unveils-187-efficient-solar-pv-cell.html |title=First Solar Reports Record Sales in 4Q 2012, unveils 18.7% efficient solar PV cell |publisher=Solar Server Magazine |date=February 27, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130411213303/http://www.solarserver.com/solar-magazine/solar-news/current/2013/kw09/first-solar-reports-record-sales-in-4q-2012-unveils-187-efficient-solar-pv-cell.html |archive-date=April 11, 2013 |df=mdy-all }}

Historically, the low cost of First Solar's modules has been the key to its market performance. The use of cadmium telluride instead of silicon allowed it to achieve a significantly lower module cost ($0.67 per watt),{{cite news |title=First Solar profit falls, cuts 2011 forecast |author=Matt Daily and Nichola Groom |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-firstsolar-idUSTRE7736P020110804 |work=Reuters |date=August 4, 2011 }} {{cite news | url=http://files.shareholder.com/downloads/FSLR/2174051658x0x610471/4b1f6afd-9cde-45ef-93e6-0b75e9f9b6c4/Q3_12_Earnings_Presentation_final.pdf | work=First Solar | title=First Solar Q3 Earnings Presentation | date=November 1, 2012 | access-date=November 16, 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140110085342/http://files.shareholder.com/downloads/FSLR/2174051658x0x610471/4b1f6afd-9cde-45ef-93e6-0b75e9f9b6c4/Q3_12_Earnings_Presentation_final.pdf | archive-date=January 10, 2014 | url-status=dead }} compared to crystalline-silicon PV, which averaged $1.85 per watt in 2010.{{cite news |title=Suntech Abandons Thin Film, Wafer Experiments |author=Michael Kanellos |url=http://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/suntech-abandons-thin-film-experiments.-revenue-up-for-2q/ |work=GreenTechSolar |date=August 6, 2011}}

As the company shifts its focus away from module sales to utility-scale projects, it will need to become price competitive with non-solar power sources, a move which its executives say will require the company to reduce manufacturing costs and optimize efficiency.First Solar Investors Conference Call, December 15, 2011

First Solar had installed 1,505 MW of solar capacity as of 2012.[http://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/top-250-solar-contractors/ Solar Power World] As of 2019, First Solar has over 17GW deployed globally.{{Cite web|url=http://www.firstsolar.com/en/Resources/Projects|title=Projects|website=www.firstsolar.com|language=en|access-date=2019-07-11}} Below are some of First Solar's solar installations and development projects:

• 802 MW Copper Mountain Solar Facility near Boulder City, NV, constructed in 5 phases for Sempra Energy and Consolidated Edison.{{cite web|url=https://www.tdworld.com/renewables/article/20972117/commission-approves-largest-clean-energy-investment-in-nevada-history |title=Commission Approves Largest Clean Energy Investment in Nevada History |work=T&D World | date=January 8, 2019}}
• 550 MW Topaz Solar Farm in San Luis Obispo County, CA, acquired by MidAmerican Energy Holdings.{{cite web|url=http://www.elp.com/index/display/article-display.articles.electric-light-power.renewable-energy.solar.2012.February.MidAmerican_Renewables_buys_550_MW_Topaz_Solar_Farm_from_First_Solar.QP129867.dcmp=rss.page=1.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120731112619/http://www.elp.com/index/display/article-display.articles.electric-light-power.renewable-energy.solar.2012.February.MidAmerican_Renewables_buys_550_MW_Topaz_Solar_Farm_from_First_Solar.QP129867.dcmp=rss.page=1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 31, 2012 |title=MidAmerican Renewables buys 550 MW Topaz Solar Farm from First Solar – POWERGRID International/Electric Light & Power |publisher=Elp.com |access-date=March 23, 2012}}
• 550 MW Desert Sunlight Solar Farm in Riverside County, CA, acquired by NextEra Energy and GE Energy Financial Services.{{cite web|url=http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2011/OCT/FIRSTSOLAR_041011.html |title=Semiconductor Today |publisher=Semiconductor Today |date=October 4, 2011 |access-date=March 23, 2012}}
• 290 MW Agua Caliente Solar Project in Yuma County, AZ, constructed for NRG Energy and MidAmerican Renewables.{{cite web|url=http://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/First-Solars-250-MW-Agua-Caliente-is-the-Worlds-Largest-Solar-Plant/ |title=First Solar's 250 MW Agua Caliente is the World's Largest Solar Plant |work=Greentech Solar | date=September 10, 2012}}
• 230 MW Antelope Valley Solar Ranch in Los Angeles, CA, completed 2014 and acquired by Exelon Corp.{{cite web|url=http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2011/OCT/FIRSTSOLAR3_041011.html |title=Semiconductor Today |publisher=Semiconductor Today |date=October 4, 2011 |access-date=March 23, 2012}}
• 80 MW Sarnia Solar Farm in Ontario, Canada, completed, owned by Enbridge.{{cite news |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-enbridge-firstsolar-idUSTRE6934SM20101004 |work=Reuters |title=World's biggest solar project powers up in Canada |date=October 4, 2010}}
• 50 MW Silver State North Solar Project, in Boulder County, NV, completed, acquired by Enbridge.{{cite news |url=http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-05-07/salazar-activates-first-solar-power-project-on-u-dot-s-dot-land |work=BusinessWeek |title=Salazar Activates First Solar Power Project on U.S. Land |date=May 7, 2012 |access-date=March 13, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130102074401/http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-05-07/salazar-activates-first-solar-power-project-on-u-dot-s-dot-land |archive-date=January 2, 2013 |url-status=dead }}

• Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park in Saih Al-Dahal, UAE, includes a 13 MW_DC solar power plant built by First Solar for the Dubai Electricity & Water Authority (DEWA).{{cite web |url=http://pv.energytrend.com/news/F_S_Solar_20121018.html |publisher=pv.energytrend.com |title=First Solar to Build 13MW Solar Power Plant for Dubai Electricity & Water Authority |date=October 18, 2012 |access-date=March 13, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130520212300/http://pv.energytrend.com/news/F_S_Solar_20121018.html |archive-date=May 20, 2013 |url-status=dead }}
• Stadtwerke Trier (SWT) in Trier, Germany, is one of the world's largest thin-film solar plants. As of February 2009, it was estimated the facility would produce over 9 GWh per year, which would supply power to more than 2,400 homes each year. Additionally, it is estimated the facility will conserve 100,000 tons of {{CO2}} over 20 years.[http://social.thinfilmtoday.com/news/thin-film-solar-park-trier-connected-grid] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090623031813/http://social.thinfilmtoday.com/news/thin-film-solar-park-trier-connected-grid|date=June 23, 2009}}
• The Ramat Hovav solar field is the largest PV power plant built so far in Israel's solar power sector. Constructed by Belectric over a previous evaporation pond, it has a nominal capacity of 37.5 MW. The facility became fully operational in December 2014.{{cite web | url=http://www.tashtiot.co.il/2014/12/23/%D7%90%D7%A0%D7%A8%D7%92%D7%99%D7%94-%D7%A1%D7%95%D7%9C%D7%90%D7%A8%D7%99%D7%AA-520/| title=Ramat Hovav solar field began to supply power to the grid (in Hebrew)| date=24 December 2014 | access-date=28 December 2014}}
• Waldpolenz Solar Park near Leipzig, Germany, was built and developed by Juwi Group, and has a capacity of 40 MW. The facility became fully operational in 2008.
• In December 2009, the Lieberose Photovoltaic Park, Germany's biggest conversion land project (126 hectares) on a former military training area, was opened with an output of 53 MW. The solar park uses 700,000 solar modules.{{cite news|url=http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,643961,00.html |title=Leaders In Alternative Energy: Germany Turns On World's Biggest Solar Power Project – SPIEGEL ONLINE – News – International |work=Der Spiegel |date=August 20, 2009 |access-date=March 23, 2012}}
• For the Sports Stadium Bentegodi in Verona, Italy, First Solar supplied more than 13,000 thin film modules for a rooftop installation.{{cite web |url=http://www.solarserver.de/news/news-11387.html |title=juwi rüstet Stadion in Verona mit Photovoltaik-Anlage aus; bis 2012 PV-Anlagen mit insgesamt 2.500 Megawatt geplant |publisher=Solarserver.de |date=September 21, 2009 |access-date=March 23, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120225051815/http://www.solarserver.de/news/news-11387.html |archive-date=February 25, 2012 |df=mdy-all }}

• 10 MW Greenough River Solar Farm in Western Australia, completed for Verve Energy and GE Energy Financial Services.{{cite news |url=http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/business/carbon-economy/hip-hip-array-first-solar-farm-opens-in-wa-20121010-27ct5.html |work=Brisbane Times |title=Hip hip array! First solar farm opens in WA |date=October 10, 2012}}
• 159 MW AGL Energy projects, to be constructed in Nyngan and Broken Hill, New South Wales.{{cite news| url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-07-31/agl-first-solar-to-develop-australia-s-largest-solar-project.html | work=Bloomberg | title=AGL, First Solar to Build Australia's Largest Solar Project}} The 53 MW Broken Hill project was completed in 2015.{{Cite web|url=http://www.firstsolar.com/en-AU/Resources/Projects/Broken%20Hill|title=Projects|website=www.firstsolar.com|language=en|access-date=2019-08-17}}

• Thin film solar cell
• Cadmium telluride photovoltaics
• Copper indium gallium selenide (CIGS)
• Photovoltaic power stations
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• Solar power in Germany
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