Since the launch of Trina Solar’s 600W+ series, world-renowned design institutes and international third-party organizations have evaluated and studied the BOS and LCOE advantages of Vertex modules. Most recently, Black & Veatch, a global independent services provider to solar projects, completed a CAPEX and LCOE assessment comparing the new generation of ultra-high-power 210mm wafer size …
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The Way to the Best LCOE (VII): Future Energy for Now, Vertex 660W Modules Save LCOE for UAE and Australia Projects
Trina Solar and UL have announced the latest study report on the CAPEX and LCOE of the modules 210-660W and 182-540W with different wafer sizes. The report is based on a simulated PV system with a DC capacity of 125MW at two different project locations UAE and Australia. The study is performed by UL (Underwriters Laboratories), a …
Trina Solar Chairman Gao Jifan: Better Solar, Better World
With the launch of its 670W+ ultra-high-power modules in March 2021, Trina Solar led the industry into the 600W+ era and unleashed the full value of 210mm technology, bringing with it a sharp boost in PV efficiency and a decrease in LCOE. Cumulative global shipments of Trina Solar’s 210mm modules now exceed 16GW. So how …
Trina Solar 210 Vertex and TrinaTracker Power One of the Largest Behind-The-Meter Renewable Projects in Australia
McCain Foods Australia, a multi-national leader in the frozen food industry, has launched one of the largest behind-the-meter renewable projects in Australia. The 7 MW solar farm at McCain’s facilities in Ballarat, Victoria, comprises a 17,000 panel ground mount and carpark solar array. It uses Trina Solar’s ultra-high power Vertex bifacial modules, which incorporate 210mm …
Vertex Modules in 200MW National Field Test Project: Trina Solar’s 210mm Ultra-High Power Defies Snow and Ice
China Central Television has reported that the country’s first experimental test platform for solar power and energy storage has been built in Daqing, Heilongjiang province, northeast China by Huanghe Hydropower Development Co., Ltd. of the State Power Investment Corporation. It went into operation on November 19 with about 200MW for phase I development. Trina Solar, an industry leader …
An Exclusive Conversation with Todd Li, President of Trina Solar Asia Pacific
Todd Li, President, Trina Solar Asia Pacific How did your journey in the PV industry begin? How has your experience been? I joined Trina Solar in 2013 as a sales manager for Thailand which is a large and growing market for solar energy. The solar industry is growing in importance around the world because solar …
Trina Solar Dominates Market in Australia with 670W Vertex Modules; Announces One of a Kind Training and Certification Center in Sydney
Trina Solar has, since its entry into Australia in 2011, captured the majority of the solar capacity of the market. Recently, at the All-Energy virtual conference, Trina Solar showcased a new 670W Vertex-series panel to the Australian market which is expected to be listed by the Clean Energy Council as compliant with Australian standards. The …
Trina Solar’s 210mm Vertex Modules Achieve Excellent Test Results in the PVEL Product Qualification Program
At the BloombergNEF Summit held in early December, PV Evolution Labs (PVEL), a world-renowned third-party reliability testing laboratory, shared excellent reliability and performance test results for Trina Solar’s 210mm Vertex modules. The selection of ultra-high power Vertex modules that were evaluated by PVEL represent specific bills of materials (BOMs) that were independently witnessed during production. In particular, the …
TrinaTracker Launches Trina Smart Cloud, a Comprehensive Intelligent Control Solution for Smart O&M
TrinaTracker, a leading tracker manufacturer and business unit of Trina Solar Co., Ltd. (SHA:688599), launches its patented “Trina Smart Cloud”, a unique intelligent monitoring and control tracking solution that leads to intelligent Operation and Maintenance (O&M) of the PV station. Trina Smart Cloud lowers the Levelized Cost of Energy (LCOE) since it minimizes power loss, …
Q&A With Trina Solar Chairman, Gao Jifan: Solar Energy Is a Powerful Strategy In Achieving Carbon Neutrality
Gao Jifan, 2018 Photographer: Jason Alden/Bloomberg What role does PV play in China’s path to achieving carbon neutrality? Gao: Solar energy is now one of the cheapest sources of renewable energy. By 2025, China’s total installed capacity of solar energy will increase to 450GW. The National Energy Administration of China says 282 GW of solar …
