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Applied, which has diversified in recent years into equipment for making solar panels, has backed away from a portion of the market that is based on what the industry calls thin-film technology.

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Already, First Solar has the lowest costs in the industry, producing so-called thin-film solar panels for 73 cents a watt.

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Already, First Solar has the lowest costs in the industry, producing so-called thin-film solar panels for 73 cents a watt.

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A bit further out on the horizon are solar-photovoltaic, silicon-wafer, and thin-film technologies, all chasing what could become a $1 trillion market for solar energy.

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In April, GE said it was investing roughly $600 million to acquire solar-technology firm PrimeStar Solar Inc. and build a U.S. factory that will produce 400 megawatts of thin-film solar panels a year.

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Energy Conversion's solar-technology business makes thin-film laminates that convert sunlight to energy.

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But there have been a few big announcements lately, including General Electric Co.'s plan to build a $300 million solar thin-film plant in Aurora, which is expected to create about 350 jobs, each paying at least $50,000 a year.

A Green Course Stephanie Simon 2011

The study then goes on to provide hope in the form of calculations on how many lives can be saved by investing in thin-film solar to complement generators in forward bases.

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In 2007, GE purchased a minority stake in solar start-up PrimeStar Solar, which had thin-film solar panel technology.

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The National Renewable Energy Laboratory, part of the U.S. Energy Department, has given a 12.8% efficiency rating to the thin-film solar panels produced by PrimeStar, a record for the technology.

GE to Build Solar-Panel Plant in Colorado, Hire 355 People Kate Linebaugh 2011