The Leader in Sustainable Solar Energy

First Solar provides the industry’s leading eco-efficient PV solutions which generate more energy at a competitive cost with the smallest environmental impact. We’re committed to sustainable PV manufacturing, responsible construction practices and minimizing the environmental impacts of our products across their life cycle, from raw material sourcing through end-of-life recycling.

Lowest Environmental Impact in the Solar Industry

Smallest Carbon Footprint

Our mission is to create enduring value by enabling a world powered by clean, affordable solar electricity. First Solar technology displaces 89-98 percent of greenhouse gas emissions when replacing energy yielded by conventional generation. Our thin film PV technology has approximately half the carbon footprint of conventional crystalline silicon PV modules.

Fastest Energy Payback

Energy payback time is the amount of time a system must operate to recover the energy required to produce it. No solar technology recoups this energy output faster than First Solar.

Lowest Water Use

First Solar understands that water scarcity is a problem affecting millions. That’s why we’ve reduced our manufacturing water consumption per-watt-produced by nearly 30 percent since 2009. Unlike conventional energy sources and concentrated solar power (CSP), First Solar modules do not require water to generate electricity during operation.

使用済太陽電池モジュールの適正処理に資する情報提供について

一般社団法人太陽光発電協会が定める「使用済太陽電池モジュールの適正処理に資する情報提供ガイドライン」に則り、当該ガイドラインに指定された対象化学物質(鉛・カドミウム・ヒ素・セレン)の含有情報を以下に表示する。

 

モジュール型式 含有率基準値(0.1wt%)を超える対象物質 対象部位(※)
Series 4 該当なし 全対象部位共通
Series 6 該当なし 全対象部位共通
※対象部位は①フレーム、②ネジ、③ケーブル、④ラミネート部(端子箱を含む、①・②・③以外部分)

「日本気候リーダーズ・パートナーシップ(JCLP)」へ加盟

FirstSolarJapan合同会社は、20201223日、全世界において2050年までに温室効果ガス排出量ゼロとする目標を支持し、持続可能な脱炭素社会の実現を目指す企業グループである「日本気候リーダーズ・パートナーシップ(JCLP)」に加盟いたしました。

弊社は持続可能な社会の実現をミッションの一つに据えており、2020年にはRE100に加盟し2028年までのRE100達成にコミットする等、世界の脱炭素化に向けた活動に積極的に取り組んでおります。JCLPへの加盟により、パリ協定と整合する脱炭素社会の実現を後押しする意思と行動を社会に示し、自社の脱炭素化の実践を通じて、国際的及び地域の持続可能な発展に寄与して参りますので、引き続きよろしくお願い致します。

A Clear Social Impact Across the Globe

First Solar partners with non-governmental organizations (NGOs) through our Global Charitable Giving Program to provide green education programs, financial contributions, training and expertise, as well as module donations aimed at providing access to clean energy and drinking water.*

Local Giving

First Solar sites around the world are allocating funds specifically for small, area-specific charitable donations. For more information on local giving, please contact us.

Industry Leading Economic Impact

First Solar remains one of the world’s most bankable solar companies with the strongest balance sheet in the industry. We are creating enduring economic value by focusing on providing PV solar energy solutions to key geographic markets that we believe have a compelling need for mass-scale PV electricity, including markets throughout the Americas, Asia, the Middle East and Africa.

*The First Solar Charitable Fund is administered through the Toledo Community Foundation, our fiscal agent for charitable giving and other philanthropic activities.