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Solar Rises in Malaysia During Trade Wars Over Panels
2014-12-12 07:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: Tucked away in this former tin-mining town, past the small farms of banana trees and oil palms, is one of the solar industrys best-kept secrets. The six factories here with cavernous rooms up to one-third of a mile long constitute the production backbone of First Solar. Working alongside minivan-size robots adapted from car assembly plants and other industries, 3,700 employees produce five-sixths of the American companys solar panels. Workers in Ohio make the rest. The list of manufacturers is...
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