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  • Applied, which has diversified in recent years into equipment for making solar panels, has backed away from a portion of the market that is based on what the industry calls thin-film technology.

    Applied Materials Rides Surge in Chip Production Don Clark 2011

  • Already, First Solar has the lowest costs in the industry, producing so-called thin-film solar panels for 73 cents a watt.

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  • Already, First Solar has the lowest costs in the industry, producing so-called thin-film solar panels for 73 cents a watt.

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  • A bit further out on the horizon are solar-photovoltaic, silicon-wafer, and thin-film technologies, all chasing what could become a $1 trillion market for solar energy.

    The Elusive Green Economy 2009

  • In April, GE said it was investing roughly $600 million to acquire solar-technology firm PrimeStar Solar Inc. and build a U.S. factory that will produce 400 megawatts of thin-film solar panels a year.

    GE Announces Investment in Solar-Thermal Company eSolar Cassandra Sweet of Dow Jones Newswires 2011

  • Energy Conversion's solar-technology business makes thin-film laminates that convert sunlight to energy.

    Energy Conversion Devices Files for Chapter 11 Patrick Fitzgerald 2012

  • But there have been a few big announcements lately, including General Electric Co.'s plan to build a $300 million solar thin-film plant in Aurora, which is expected to create about 350 jobs, each paying at least $50,000 a year.

    A Green Course Stephanie Simon 2011

  • The study then goes on to provide hope in the form of calculations on how many lives can be saved by investing in thin-film solar to complement generators in forward bases.

    Andrew Winston: The Military Understands Why Getting Off Oil Pays, Why Don't We? Andrew Winston 2010

  • In 2007, GE purchased a minority stake in solar start-up PrimeStar Solar, which had thin-film solar panel technology.

    GE to Build Solar-Panel Plant in Colorado, Hire 355 People Kate Linebaugh 2011

  • The National Renewable Energy Laboratory, part of the U.S. Energy Department, has given a 12.8% efficiency rating to the thin-film solar panels produced by PrimeStar, a record for the technology.

    GE to Build Solar-Panel Plant in Colorado, Hire 355 People Kate Linebaugh 2011

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