PV manufacture: synergy without dependence

SOLAR PV WAS BORN OF ELECTRONIC PARENTAGE, SO IT IS NOT SURPRISING THAT THE TWO CAMPS HAVE MUCH IN COMMON. BECAUSE OF THIS, SOLAR PV HAS INHERITED A MANUFACTURING ROUTE AND INFRASTRUCTURE ORIGINALLY FASHIONED FOR ELECTRONICS. BUT SOME IN THE PV INDUSTRY ARGUE THAT THIS HERITAGE CAN BE AS MUCH A HINDRANCE AS A HELP, DISCOVERS GEORGE MARSH.