The PV manufacturer will expand its US marketing and customer support team as it sets out to reach its 2011 shipment target of up to 150MW.

Solarfun chief executive Peter Xie says: "The US and China markets will be among the most important growth markets for years to come.

"We are committed to capture an increasing share and are building momentum in the United States as we expect to ship 30 to 50MW to the United States in the second half of 2010.

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