The
new
plant
marks
a
massive
ramp-up
for
GE's
ambitions
in
the
sector
and
throws
down
the
gauntlet
to
rival
First
Solar.
The
company
drew
parallels
with
the
10-year
growth
of
its
wind
turbine
business
when
announcing
a
huge
investment
in
solar
production
and
technology.
The
US
industrial
giant
has
also
completed
the
acquisition
of
thin
film
specialist
PrimeStar
Solar,
and
says
the
new
manufacturing
facility
will
produce
its
"record-setting"
modules.
It
unveiled
orders
of
more
than
100MW
for
thin
film
products.
These
include
60MW
of
panels
with
NextEra
Energy
and
a…
