Note:
This
story
was
first
published
in
Recharge
newspaper
before
the
departure
of
Rob
Gillette
as
First
Solar
chief
executive.
Global
thin-film
leader
First
Solar
has
welcomed
GE’s
entry
into
the
cadmium-telluride
(CdTe)
market,
but
has
this
to
say
about
its
rival’s
bold
efficiency
claims:
“prove
it”.
Last
week,
GE
said
it
will
build
a
400MW
CdTe
plant
in
Colorado,
as
part
of
its
aims
to
become
one
of
PV’s
biggest
players.
First
Solar
chief
executive
Rob
Gillette
says
it
is
good
to
have
another
“credible”
group
in
the
business.
“The
fact…
