Ben Santarris
Solar and chip titan back in groove overhauling SunPower
T.J. Rogers, the founder of now-defunct Cypress Semiconductor, is forging global strategic alliances and hunting acquisition targets to restore the SunPower brand to solar-business greatness.
Proposed US rule changes could alter solar supply chains
Proposed changes to US Foreign Entities of Concern rules could disqualify projects from tax credits if they fail to meet new eligibility standards.
Watershed moment for Texas solar
As Texas suddenly finds itself a leader in both solar deployment and manufacturing, debate in the state legislature and US Congress could shape how much the Lone Star State once again will shape the nation’s energy trajectory.
U.S. Commerce Department slaps unexpectedly high tariffs on solar imports
Coalition trade lawyer says the U.S. Department of Commerce’s final tariffs on solar cells and modules from Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam are among the highest rates he’s ever seen.
Two U.S. solar production projects out of commission
SPI’s panel-manufacturing plant in California has suddenly ceased operation and its cell-production site in South Carolina never got off the ground.
U.S. government raises tariffs on imports from Chinese solar producers operating in Vietnam
The U.S. Department of Commerce dramatically increased tariffs on imports from Chinese solar producers operating in Vietnam after the agency concluded that China is subsidizing raw materials for its companies to use in their Vietnamese factories.
