First Solar: Sustainable Solar Energy Solutions

Its time to turn toward the power of the sun and tap into solar energy

As the earth’s population continues to grow at a rapid pace, so does energy demand.  Can you imagine that in just 15 years, demand will double from today’s levels?  Not only is continued reliance on fossil fuels unsustainable from the standpoint of greenhouse gas emissions and its impact on the environment, but we will simply run out of coal, oil and gas in the future.

Sustainable solar energy solutions are available today.  Solar power is sustainable and renewable.  It emits zero greenhouse gases.  It is abundant for the taking – if we simply work to harness its unlimited energy.

How can we employ new energy generation strategies to transition the global population to using renewable, sustainable energy resources?

With the leadership of corporations like First Solar, a manufacturer of large photovoltaic (PV) panels that are used for utility-scale solar plants.

First Solar employs sustainable solar solutions

As described on its website:

First Solar, Inc. is changing the way the world is powered by creating clean, affordable, and sustainable solar energy solutions. First Solar manufactures solar modules with an advanced semiconductor technology and provides comprehensive photovoltaic system solutions.

First Solar is a publicly-held U.S. Corporation, and the world’s largest manufacturer of thin-film solar cells.  Its environmental mission is as important to its success as its customer base.  The company regularly reviews and analyzes the impact of its business operations.

Wikipedia describes the market history of First Solar:

The company sells its products to solar project developers, system integrators, and public utilities. Sales have been primarily in Germany because of strong incentives for solar enacted in the German Renewable Energy Sources Act (EEG) of 2000 (cp. Solar power in Germany). With the extension of the Investment Tax Credit in the United States, sales in the U.S. are expected to increase, as evidenced by First Solar’s October 2008 partnership with SolarCity. In a five-year deal, First Solar has agreed to supply 100 megawatts of solar modules to SolarCity, the largest residential installer in the United States according to SolarCity CEO Lyndon Rive.

Sustainable solar energy solutions from First Solar include the following components:

• Displacement of fossil-fuel based energy with cost-effective solar energy solutions
• Eco-friendly material sourcing for its products and recycling
• Consistently evaluating methods of improving the environmental quality of the company’s products, processes and services

With sustainable practices and products, First Solar is definitely a company to watch, and perhaps even in which to invest!

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