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First Solar

First Solar
Company nameFirst Solar, Inc.
Company typePublic (Nasdaq - FSLR)
Founded1999 (as First Solar Holdings, LLC)
HeadquartersTempe, Arizona
Key peopleRobert J. Gillette, CEO
Michael J. Ahearn, Chairman of Supervisory Board
Revenue(+) US$ 2.56 Billion (FY 2010)
Operating income(+) US$ 748.9 Million (FY 2010)
Net income(+) US$ 664.2 Million (FY 2010)
Total assets(+) US$ 4.38 Billion (FY 2010)
Total equity(+) US$ 3.45 Billion (FY 2010)
Employees(+) 4,700 (2010)

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First Solar, Inc. is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of thin film photovoltaic (PV) modules, or solar panels, which can convert sunlight to electricity at competitive prices. Using cadmium telluride (CdTe) as a semiconductor instead of the more common crystalline silicon, First Solar’s modules are economical and productive in a variety of temperature and light conditions.

First Solar was the first module maker to lower its manufacturing cost below the $1-per-watt threshold, bringing generation cost into the range of power produced by conventional means. Thin film solar modules have the smallest carbon footprint and fastest energy payback time of current PV technologies.

Originally founded by Harold McMaster as Solar Cells, Inc., First Solar was purchased by True North Partners, LLC, in 1999 and rebranded as First Solar, Inc. After an initial public offering in 2006, First Solar became a publicly-traded company on the NASDAQ and later became the first pure play renewable energy company to be listed on the S&P 500.

In September 2009, First Solar appointed Robert J. Gillette as Chief Executive Officer, succeeding Mike Ahearn. Mr. Gillette joined First Solar from Honeywell Aerospace, where he served as CEO and president.

In 2010, First Solar ranked 7th in Fortune’s 2010 ranking of the 100 Fastest Growing Companies and 6th in Fast Company’s ranking of the World’s 50 most innovative companies. In 2011, it ranked 1st on Forbes’s list of America’s 25 fastest-growing technology companies.

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Production history :
Country 2005 Capacity 2006 Capacity 2007 Capacity 2008 Capacity 2009 Capacity 2010 Capacity 2011 Capacity 2012 Capacity
Line capacity 25 MW 33 MW 44 MW 48 MW 53.4 MW 62.6 MW 64.1 MW (est) 64.1 MW (est)
USA 25 MW 99 MW 132 MW 143 MW 160 MW 250 MW 256 MW 512 MW
Germany   -   - 176 MW 191 MW 214 MW 250 MW 512 MW 512 MW
Malaysia   -   -   - 382 MW 854 MW 1002 MW 1538 MW 1538 MW
Vietnam   -   -   -   -   -   -   - 256 MW
Total Capacity 25 MW 100 MW 308 MW 716 MW 1228 MW 1502 MW 2308 MW 2820 MW

Solar power in the United States

Solar power by stateArizona * California * Hawaii * Nevada * New Jersey * New Mexico * Oregon
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Residential solar power1BOG * Community solar farm * PACE Financing

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