SunPower Corporation Overview
Headquarters: California, US
Founded: 1985
Workforce: Approximately 7,306
Company Working: SunPower Corporation is engaged in the business of crystalline silicon solar photovoltaic cells and solar panels. SunPower Corporation is also involved in research and development, and supply of solar power solutions, globally. The company operates in three main segments, namely residential, commercial, and power plants. For over three decades, SunPower Corporation solar panels generated around 18,000,000-megawatt hour (MWh) of solar power, globally and holds more than 750 patents for solar technology.
SunPower Corporation offers commercial rooftop and ground-mounted solar power systems, residential mounting systems, and power plant systems, as well as utility-scale photovoltaic power plants. In addition to that, the company offers operations and maintenance services and outage restoration services. The company has prevalence in countries such as the US, Japan, and the UK and in Philippines.
In 2011, SunPower Corporation became a subsidiary of global oil and gas giant, Total Energies Nouvelles Activités, USA, which bought the majority stake in the company to become a major player in the solar power industry. Also, SunPower has subsidiaries such as SunPower Malaysia Manufacturing Sdn. Bhd, SunPower Philippines Manufacturing Limited, and SunPower Technology Ltd. It competes with companies such as Trina Solar, Canadian Solar Inc., JA Solar Holdings, Yingli Solar, and Abengoa Solar.



