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On Wednesday, SunPower, a solar panel manufacturer based in San Jose, Calif., accused a leading renewable energy developer of stealing trade secrets.
In a federal lawsuit filed in California, SunPower claims that SunEdison, a solar developer based in St. Louis, MO, obtained access to proprietary business information from former SunPower employees who joined SunEdison between 2011 and 2014.
The information allegedly purloined by SunEdison included “distribution channel strategy information, market research, sales roadmaps and other highly confidential documents,” according to Bloomberg.
The lawsuit is indicative of the rapidly escalating intensity of competitive shaping the solar power industry.
