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GE goes with CdTe

Thin film: In its 2011 solar study, released in November, Bank Sarasin noted that thin film manufacturers backed by large, financially strong corporations have the potential to address the major issues facing the sector and take a place amongst the worlds leading PV companies. GE, it appears, fits this mold: in October, it announced its move into the thin film cadmium telluride (CdTe) marketplace, with a new Colorado manufacturing facility.

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Jonathan Gifford

09 Jan 2012

Group mentality can be a powerful thing. One moves, another follows and before long the inertia of the group becomes very difficult to stop. Furthermore, true leaders often inspire the direction a group takes. As such, when the powerful or prominent make a decision, it’s worth sitting up and taking notice. That seems to be …

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