First Solar, Inc

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Overview

Lobbying Costs

350,000€

Financial year: Jan 2019 - Dec 2019

Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)

2.25 Fte (3)

Lobbyists with EP accreditation

0

High-level Commission meetings

1

Lobbying Costs over the years

  • Info

    First Solar, Inc   (FSLR)

    EU Transparency Register

    05233891201-35 First registered on 20 Feb 2009

    Goals / Remit

    First Solar is a leading global provider of PV solar energy solutions with 25GW sold in more than 35 countries. We design, manufacture and sell PV solar modules with an advanced thin film semiconductor technology. We provide operations and maintenance (O&M) services; we also provide global recycling services to power plant owners that use the solar modules we manufacture. Our power plant offerings decarbonize and diversify the global energy portfolio and reduce the impact of fuel-price volatility. From raw material sourcing through end-of-life module recycling, First Solar’s solar PV modules and systems protect and enhance the environment. MFirst Solar’s 5GW of installed capacity in Europe produces enough electricity to power more than 1.5 million average homes and displaces nearly 1 million metric tons of CO2 per year. www.firstsolar.com

    Main EU files targeted

    Renewable Energy policies incl RED II
    EU Climate Law
    Climate Change
    Resource Efficiency
    Solar Energy
    Waste legislation incl recycling
    Chemicals legislation
    Electricity generation and transmission (Grids)
    Product Environmental Footprint
    Eco-label
    Eco-Design
    Circular economy
    Sustainable product policy
    EU Industrial Policy
    Smart sector integration
    Sustainable Finance

    Address

    Head Office
    West Washington Street, 350
    Tempe, Arizona 85281
    UNITED STATES
    EU Office
    rue de la Science 14B
    Brussels 1040
    BELGIUM
  • People

    Total lobbyists declared

    3

    Employment timeLobbyists
    100%2
    25%1

    Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)

    2.25

    Lobbyists with EP accreditation

    All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time

    0 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 06 Dec 2024

    Name Start date End Date
    Leah CHARPENTIER 11 Dec 2019 11 Dec 2020
    Ms Jessica O FLYNN 06 Apr 2019 04 Apr 2020
    Leah CHARPENTIER 09 Nov 2018 09 Nov 2019
    Leah CHARPENTIER 20 Nov 2017 09 Nov 2018
    Mr Nicolas CHARMEIL 10 Oct 2017 21 Sep 2018
    Ms Nathalie MORAUX 16 Nov 2016 22 Feb 2017
    Leah CHARPENTIER 08 Nov 2016 05 Nov 2017
    Mr Christopher BURGHARDT 30 Mar 2016 06 Nov 2016
    Mr Andreas WADE 15 Mar 2016 12 Mar 2017
    Mr Christopher BURGHARDT 20 Dec 2011 08 Feb 2013
    Mrs Maelle PELISSON 20 Dec 2011 08 Feb 2013

    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

  • Categories

    Category

    II - In-house lobbyists and trade/business/professional associations

    Subcategory

    Companies & groups

  • Networking

    Affiliation

    SolarPower Europe
    American Chamber of Commerce to the EU
    PVthin International Thin Film Solar Industry Association
    International Cadmium Association (ICdA)

    Member organisations

    None declared

  • Financial Data

    Closed financial year

    Jan 2019 - Dec 2019

    Lobbying costs for closed financial year

    350,000€

    Other financial info

    None declared

  • EU Structures

    Groups (European Commission)

    none

    Groups (European Parliament)

    Member of the EU PV Technology Platform

    Communication activities

    Supported several position papers of the European SolarPower Europe on technical and economic evolution of the European Electricity markets towards further deployment of clean energy generation technologies.

    Supported the Product Environmental Footprint Pilot Project "PV Electricity Generation" as part of the PEF Pilot phase of the European Commission.

    Supported development of industry standards on recycling of photovoltaic panels.

    Supporting the work of ETIP PV on EcoDesign, Ecolabel, Energy labelling and GPP for PV

    Other activities

    First Solar is interested and actively participates in discussions on the following topic categories and specific subjects:
    Climate Change
    Renewable Energies
    Resource Efficiency
    Solar Energy
    Waste Collection and recycling
    Chemicals legislation
    Energy generation and transmission (Grids)
    Product Environmental Footprint
    Eco-label, Ecodesign

  • Meetings

    Meetings

    1 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.

    1 July 2024: We have noted that some meetings are appearing in duplicate, ie. some meetings seem to be listed twice. This seems to be because the Commission changes some element of a meeting data after the meeting has first been listed, which causes LobbyFacts to register it as a new meeting. We are investigating further.

    • Date 31 May 2021 Location Video Conferencing
      Subject The importance of transatlantic R&D and innovation collaboration; The strains the industry is under when it comes to competitions from Asia; The state of the EU’s current policy agenda and how it may impact the solar industry in Europe.
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Kadri Simson
      Portfolio Energy
      Attending
      • Laure Chapuis-Kombos (Cabinet member)
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