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2 T1 Energy (TE): The “American Made” Charade Masking Chinese Supply and Control Built to Reap 45X Credits and Evade Tariffs at U.S. Taxpayers’ Expense “They [Trina] were looking for a U.S. flag to sell the plant to, which is what FREYR [T1] provided… Trina was going to be supplying cells… and then Trina would purchase the modules from T1… that was directly in the bullseye of FEOC non-compliance.” – Former T1 President “It’s a little bit smoke and mirrors because Trina is the sole provider of T1’s product. Trina is still operating as if it’s their factory, for all intents and purposes.” – Former Trina Director We are short T1 Energy (“TE”, “T1”, “the Company”), a failed EV battery SPAC that has rebranded itself an all- American solar module manufacturer while remaining operationally and economically subject to China-based Trina Solar, a foreign entity of concern (“FEOC”). Days ago, T1 was sued by RWE Clean Energy, its only offtake customer outside of Trina Solar and the group that CEO Barcelo explicitly named as “the focus of our commercial strategy.” RWE terminated its offtake agreement on December 19, 2025, then sued T1 alleging that the Company misrepresented its customer base, failed to provide module audits, failed to deliver compliant modules, and breached confidentiality provisions. T1 has not yet disclosed either the termination or the lawsuit. For months, T1 touted RWE, all while the relationship deteriorated. T1 then replaced RWE with Trina Solar, and called it a “new” offtake agreemen
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