Solar giants step up US expansion plans

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First Solar to build two manufacturing facilities, as Solar Millennium talks up plan for world's largest solar farm

Solar manufacturer First Solar confirmed yesterday that it plans to build two new manufacturing plants in the US and Vietnam to help meet increasing demand for thin-film photovoltaic (PV) modules...

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