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First Solar designs and manufactures solar photovoltaic panels, modules, and systems for use in utility-scale development projects. The company's solar modules use cadmium telluride to convert sunlight into electricity. This is commonly called thin-film technology. First Solar is the world’s largest thin-film solar module manufacturer. It has production lines in Vietnam, Malaysia, the United States, and India.

The rise in global land and sea temperatures, the melting of Arctic Sea ice, and the frequency of extreme weather events provide evidence that climate change is underway. United in concern over greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) stemming from fossil fuel power plants and car and truck tailpipes, 194 member states of the United Nations signed the Paris Agreement in 2015. This legally binding international treaty on climate change seeks to limit global warming to well-below two, preferably 1.5 degrees Celsius, compared to pre-industrial levels. Concerns over the health of the planet and its inhabitants and a reluctance to be reliant on overseas fuel sources prompted governments around the globe to develop and deploy clean, renewable sources of energy. In the U.S., the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022 called for the investment of $391 billion in programs and incentives related to energy security and climate change, including over $120 billion for renewable energy and grid energy storage, tax credits for wind power, solar power, clean energy manufacturing, electric vehicle incentives, and other energy efficiency measures. We expect the IRA to kick clean energy into a higher gear. Already, wind power as a percentage of U.S. electricity generation has grown from less than 1% in 1990 to 10% by 2022. The global solar power market is also large and growing. It generated $235 billion in 2022 revenues, and is projected to rise at a compound annual growth rate of 7% to $293 billion in 2029. For more insights and ideas into the Clean Energy sector, see our latest Industry Review & Outlook for Clean Energy.

First Solar designs, develops, manufactures and markets a line of thin-film semiconductor photovoltaic (PV) cells and modules that convert sunlight into electricity. The company's products, based on cadmium telluride technology, are used to provide environmentally friendly electric power. The company also sells PV solar systems, and provides operations and maintenance services. Founded in 1999, the company has about 5,500 employees.