Although
the
move
comes
as
no
surprise,
it
nevertheless
underscores
the
potentially
terminal
decline
facing
Europe’s
PV
manufacturing
sector
–
and
comes
less
than
a
week
after
First
Solar
announced
its
decision
to
close
its
German
plants.
REC
says
it
will
shut
its
final
650MW
multicrystalline
wafer
plant
at
Heroya,
Norway,
during
the
second
quarter,
with
460
employees
to
be
affected.
The
company
closed
its
plant
at
Glomfjord,
Norway,
last
month,
further
shifting
its
focus
to
its
factories
in
Singapore
and
the
US.
Chief
executive
Ole
Enger
notes
that
the…
