Japan Energy Crisis Shows Need for Diverse Fuels, SunPower Says

Japan’s nuclear crisis underscores the need for a diverse fuel supply, according to executives at SunPower Corp., the second-largest U.S. solar-module maker.

“Of course these macro events affect public policy,” Thomas Werner, SunPower’s chief executive officer, said today in an interview at Bloomberg’s Washington office. Werner is among Silicon Valley executives meeting members of Congress and the administration this week to push an immigration overhaul, extension of a tax credit for research and development and more spending on energy programs.