First Solar, Inc.
Country: USA
Industry: Electric Power
Markets: Utility-scale renewable developers, EPC contractors, independent power producers, grid-scale solar operators
Locations: United States, Arizona, Tempe, 350 West Washington Street, Suite 600, Tempe, AZ 85288
Registration: United States, Arizona, Tempe, 350 West Washington Street, Suite 600, Tempe, AZ 85288
Year Established: 1999
Main Products/Services: Thin-film photovoltaic modules, utility-scale solar modules, cadmium telluride photovoltaic technology, solar project engineering support, photovoltaic recycling services
Description:
First Solar, Inc. is an American photovoltaic manufacturer specializing in cadmium telluride (CdTe) thin-film solar module technology for utility-scale renewable energy applications. The company is one of the world’s largest non-silicon photovoltaic manufacturers and focuses primarily on grid-scale solar infrastructure projects. First Solar develops Series 6 and Series 7 thin-film photovoltaic platforms engineered for improved temperature performance, reduced carbon footprint, and optimized energy yield in large-scale renewable installations. The organization additionally operates an integrated photovoltaic recycling program designed to recover semiconductor and glass materials from end-of-life solar modules. During 2025–2026 First Solar continued expansion of domestic U.S. photovoltaic manufacturing capacity while investing in advanced thin-film and perovskite tandem photovoltaic technologies intended to improve utility-scale renewable energy economics and supply chain localization.
