Overview
WARNING: As this organisation lists one or more EP accredited lobbyists, it may not be probable that its lobbying costs are lower than €10,000.
Lobbying Costs
9,999€
Financial year: Jan 2014 - Dec 2014
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
5 Fte (5)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
0
High-level Commission meetings
1
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
First Solar, Inc (FSLR)
EU Transparency Register
05233891201-35 First registered on 20 Feb 2009
Goals / Remit
With more than 10 gigawatts (GW) installed worldwide, First Solar is the leading global provider of PV energy solutions. We deliver solar energy that is cost competitive with fossil fuels. With professional expertise in everything solar, we have developed, financed, engineered, constructed, and currently operate the largest grid-connected PV power plants on the planet.
We offer the most bankable solar energy solutions in the world. With the strongest financial stability in the industry and unparalleled use of our technology in debt-financed projects, our bankable energy solutions provide access to capital and low-cost financing to leading utilities and energy investors.
We invest more in R&D than any of our competitors. Our determined innovation results in advanced technologies throughout the power plant that lower the levelized cost of electricity (LCOE), increase energy yield, and provide stable and reliable grid integration over the plant's life.
With our wide range of technologies and services, we maximize value and minimize risk for our customers and partners. By integrating technologies and expertise across the solar value chain, we deliver more reliable, dependable, and cost-effective solutions for our customers.Main EU files targeted
Renewable Energies
Climate Change
Renewable Energies
Resource Efficiency
Solar Energy
Waste Collection and recycling
Chemicals legislation
Energy generation and transmission (Grids)
Mediterranean Solar PlanAddress
Head Office
West Washington Street, 350
Tempe, Arizona 85281
UNITED STATESEU Office
rue de la Science 14B
Brussels 1040
BELGIUM -
People
Total lobbyists declared
5
Employment time Lobbyists 100% 5 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
5
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time
0 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 03 Feb 2016
Name Start date End Date Ms Leah Charpentier 11 Dec 2019 11 Dec 2020 Ms Jessica O FLYNN 06 Apr 2019 04 Apr 2020 Ms Leah Charpentier 09 Nov 2018 09 Nov 2019 Ms 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 Ms 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
Mr Christopher Burghardt (Vice President Business Development Europe, Middle East & Africa)
Person with legal responsibility
Mr Christopher Burghardt (Managing Director)
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Categories
Category
II - In-house lobbyists and trade/business/professional associations
Subcategory
Companies & groups
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Networking
Affiliation
European Photovoltaic Industry Association
EUFORES
American Chamber of Commerce to the EU
Transatlantic Policy NetworkMember organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Closed financial year
Jan 2014 - Dec 2014
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
9,999€
Other financial info
None declared
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
None
ACC
None
Groups (European Parliament)
None
Communication activities
None
Other activities
First Solar is interested and actively partcipates 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)
Mediterranean Solar Plan- 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.
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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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