Overview
Lobbying Costs
350,000€
Financial year: Dec 2019 - Nov 2020
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
1.75 Fte (3)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
0
High-level Commission meetings
2
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
First Solar GmbH
EU Transparency Register
675804943841-40 First registered on 12 Aug 2021
Goals / Remit
First Solar is a leading global provider of comprehensive photovoltaic (PV) solar
systems using advanced module and system technology. Through determined
innovation, we deliver solar energy that is an economically attractive alternative
to fossil-fuel sourced electricity. From module sales through turnkey power plant
development and operations and maintenance, First Solar is a world-class partner for
reliable, clean energy generation.Main EU files targeted
Green Deal & Fit for 55 Package
Industrial policy as it applies to PV manufacturing
EU trade policy
EcoDesign & other product policy applying to EEE
Green public Procurement
EU chemicals & waste policy
Sustainable financeAddress
Head Office
350 W Washington St #600
Tempe, AZ 85281
UNITED STATESEU Office
ave des arts 56
Brussels 91650
BELGIUM -
People
Total lobbyists declared
3
Employment time Lobbyists 75% 2 25% 1 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
1.75
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time
0 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 12 Aug 2021
Name Start date End Date Mr Pascal TIRTIAUX 14 Oct 2023 11 Oct 2024 Ms Anja LANGE 28 Apr 2023 26 Apr 2024 Ms Leah Charpentier 24 Feb 2023 27 Apr 2023 Ms Leah Charpentier 26 Oct 2021 26 Oct 2022 Alexander MAJER 21 Oct 2021 27 May 2022 Complementary Information
None declared
Person in charge of EU relations
Data not provided by Register Secretariat due to GDPR
Person with legal responsibility
Data not provided by Register Secretariat due to GDPR
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Categories
Category
II - In-house lobbyists and trade/business/professional associations
Subcategory
Companies & groups
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Networking
Affiliation
SolarPower Europe
PVThin
AmCham EU
ETIP PVMember organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Closed financial year
Dec 2019 - Nov 2020
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
350,000€
Other financial info
None declared
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
none
Groups (European Parliament)
Competitive European Industry: long-term and sustainable investment#Climate change, biodiversity and sustainable development
Communication activities
N/A
Other activities
None declared
- Meetings
Meetings
2 meetings found. Download meetings
The list below only covers meetings held since November 2014 with commissioners, their cabinet members or directors-general at the European Commission; other lobby meetings with lower-level staff may have taken place, but the European Commission doesn't proactively publish information about these meetings. For more information about which commissioner is responsible for which portfolio, check out this link: https://commissioners.ec.europa.eu/index_en All information below comes from European Commission web pages.
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Date 31 Jan 2024 Location Webex Subject Solar industry Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis Attending - Caroline Boeshertz (Cabinet member)
- Nicolo Brignoli (Cabinet member)
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Date 09 Jun 2022 Location online Subject Issues within Competition portfolio. Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager Portfolio Europe Fit for Digital Age Attending - Lucia Bonova (Cabinet member)
- Meetings