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NEW YORK — First Solar Inc. said Tuesday it has received initial approval from the Chinese government to build what may become the largest solar- power field in the world.
First Solar, which makes more solar cells than any other company, said it struck a tentative 10-year deal to build in the vast desert north of the Great Wall. The project would eventually blanket 25 square miles of Inner Mongolia — slightly larger than the size of Manhattan — with a sea of black, light-absorbing glass.
The 2-gigawatt solar field would dwarf anything in operation in the U.S. or Europe.
