Richard A Kessler FORT WORTH. Karl-Erik Stromsta. london GE plans to build a 400MW thin-film PV module factory in the US as part of an investment in the solar sector that will exceed $600m.. The plant marks a huge ramp-up for the company's ambitions in the sector and throws down the gauntlet to PV cell powerhouse First Solar.

GE draws parallels with the ten-year growth of its wind turbine business.

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