T1 Energy building (t1energy.com), Trina Solar logo (Wikimedia Commons), Xi Jinping (Kevin Frayer/Getty Images) T1 Energy, a startup solar panel maker that says it is "bringing solar technology and know-how back to America," is making a push to retain eligibility for some of the most generous U.S. tax benefits even as the Trump administration prepares to crack down on "green energy" businesses' ties to China.