Walmart says thin (solar) is in
Thin-film solar currently accounts for just about 20 percent of the solar market. The most technologically advanced versions have had a difficult time grabbing market share due to competition with low-cost Chinese crystalline silicon manufacturers and a recession that has dried up investor funding.
Solar panelsWalmart installed thin-film solar cells on this store in Mountain View, Calif. The company plans to put similar panels on 20-30 more stores. When Walmart announced on Monday that it would install 15 megawatts' worth of solar arrays on as many as 30 of its stores in California and Arizona, it set out to shape the solar market in more ways than one.
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