SunPower Corp.

In what is being described as symptomatic of the “cutthroat” world of solar energy, San Jose-based SunPower Corp. (Nasdaq: SPWRA) sued SolarCity on Monday, Feb. 13, for reportedly accepting what it knew were stolen documents.

SunPower Corp. has completed its acquisition of Tenesol SA, a subsidiary of Total SA, for $165.4 million.

With the solar photovoltaic (PV) industry in a downturn on the heels of the worst recession in U.S. history, and the price of PV module parts plummeting, it’s good to read some positive news for a change.

Solar manufacturer and developer SunPower Corp.'s (NASDAQ: SPWRA) stocks were up 5 percent in early morning trading Monday after the company announced that France's Akuo Energy had agreed to purchase 75,000 of its solar panels.

California-based SunPower is expanding its operations into Mexico in an effort to better serve the North American market, the company has announced.

Installing rooftop solar panels is about to become much easier for homeowners in several states.  SunPower Corp. and Citi have announced a new $105 million fund for residential solar lease projects.

The University of California at Davis (UC Davis) plans to build America’s biggest zero net energy community and have it ready for initial occupancy adjacent to its core campus by this fall.

SunPower Corporation (Nasdaq: SPWRA) has released its latest solar panel, the E20 series, which it says is the industry's first commercially available panel to achieve a total efficiency of 20% or more.

Solar developer SunPower Corporation (Nasdaq: SPWRA) and Xcel Energy Inc.

SunPower Corporation (Nasdaq: SPWRA) has signed an agreement to supply 48 megawatts of high-efficiency solar modules to the Toshiba Corporation (OTC: TOSBF.PK) over the next year.