FIRST SOLAR, INC.
Total received in grants · trailing 12 months
$13M
$0for every U.S. household÷ 131M U.S. households
In perspective
0.0%of all $162.9B in tracked grants
2separate grants, trailing 12 months
FIRST SOLAR, INC. has received $13M across 2 federal grants of $1M or more on record.
Data as of July 24, 2026. Source: USAspending.gov, prime contract awards $1M+. Federal spending data lags and has known gaps. This is not a real-time or complete record.
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| Agency | Description | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Energy | EFFICIENCY AND ENERGY IMPROVEMENT OF CDTE-BASED TANDEM SOLAR MODULES PROVIDE A CLEAR AND CONCISE (HIGH-LEVEL) STATEMENT OF THE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES OF THE PROJECT AS WELL AS THE EXPECTED OUTCOMES. IF THE AWARD IS TO BE STRUCTURED IN BUDGET PERIODS, INCLUDE THE OBJECTIVE(S) FOR EACH BUDGET PERIOD. | $8,008,544 |
| Department of Energy | THE PRINCIPAL PROJECT GOAL IS THE DEMONSTRATION OF A HIGH-PERFORMING 4-TERMINAL FAPBI3-PEROVSKITE/CI(G)S TANDEM MODULE OF AT LEAST 27% EFFICIENCY, PASSING THE OUTLINED DURABILITY SPECIFICATIONS BASED ON THE IEC 61215 MODULE QUALITY TEST (MQT) 10, 11, 13 AND ISOS-L-2, DEMONSTRATING AT LEAST 26% POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCY (PCE) AFTER 6 MONTHS OF OUTDOOR TESTING, AND DEMONSTRATING PEROVSKITE TOP-MODULES AT PCE = 20.5% WITH AN APERTURE AREA EXCEEDING 500 CM2 THAT PASS MQT 21 AND ISOS-L-2 TESTING. THE PROJECT WILL BE CARRIED OUT AMONG THREE INTERNAL FIRST SOLAR R&D SITES AS WELL AS TWO LEADING ACADEMIC PARTNERS IN PEROVSKITE DEVELOPMENT AND CHARACTERIZATION. THE GOALS AND THE TIMELINE OF THE SETO PROJECT ALIGN WELL WITH FIRST SOLAR’S INTERNAL PLAN. WITH A COMBINED EMPHASIS ON EFFICIENCY, RELIABILITY, AND SCALING UP, THIS SETO PROGRAM POSES TREMENDOUS TECHNICAL CHALLENGES, BUT IF SUCCESSFUL, WILL PROVIDE A PATHWAY FOR A COMMERCIALLY VIABLE, BEYOND 25% PCE, THIN-FILM ONLY PV TECHNOLOGY. | $5,197,154 |