Clean, Sustainable, Energy Independence

Worldwide demand for energy increases each day. By the year 2025, demand is projected to double from existing levels. Satisfying this global need for energy through traditional fossil fuel methods is predicted to produce irreversible environmental damage.

No natural resource is as abundant as the sun. By harnessing this resource, solar energy provides a sustainable, renewable, and clean source of energy. It conserves natural resources by considerably reducing fossil fuel dependence and greenhouse gas emissions. Using solar energy, along with other renewable sources, is a sustainable solution to meeting the long-term energy requirements of a global society.

Environmental Mission

First Solar is committed to providing superior environmental benefits while ensuring the health and safety of our associates, customers and the communities in which we operate. We are accomplishing this by:


	Providing a cost effective solar energy solution that displaces conventional fossil fuel technologies.

	Practicing the environmental philosophies of extended producer responsibility and product life cycle management, where we take into account the environmental impact of our products from raw material sourcing through collection and recycling.

	Striving for continuous improvement in our environmental, health and safety management systems, and in the environmental quality of our products, processes, and services.



	Our Mission
	To create enduring value by enabling a world powered by clean, affordable solar electricity.



	Recycling Program

	First Solar established the industry's first comprehensive, prefunded module collection and recycling program to encourage the recovery and reuse of materials.

	Recycling Program



	Life Cycle

	First Solar takes into account the entire life cycle of our operations from raw material sourcing through end-of-life collection and recycling.

	Life Cycle Management