First Solar reaches "dollar per watt milestone"

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Thin-film solar manufacturer claims to have produced modules at cost of 98 cents a watt

Thin-film solar cell manufacturer First Solar yesterday announced it has broken the $1 (70p) per watt cost barrier that is widely accepted as the point at which solar panels become cost competitive with...

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