In a major win for moving the country forward on its trek toward decarbonization, President Biden recently signed into law the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. This bipartisan legislation includes more than $65 billion in investments for clean energy transmission and grid updates – the largest such investment in American history. The money will go …
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5 Smart Ways Residential Solar Installers Can Cut Soft Costs
The U.S. residential solar market remains white hot, with Q2 2021 installations up 2% over the previous quarter and up 46% from Q2 2020, according to the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA). Industry forecasts remain bright for 2022 and beyond. With more than 10,000 solar installers vying for a larger share of this surging market, …
BloombergNEF Summit: Trinasolar’s 100% bankability and Vertex modules fully proved by international authorities
SHANGHAI, Dec. 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — On November 30, 2021, Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BloombergNEF) held the 2021 BloombergNEF Shanghai Summit. Trina Solar Chairman Gao Jifan discussed innovations in energy technologies and the development path for the PV industry with international organizations and PV manufacturers. At the summit, BloombergNEF, world’s leading independent PV testing lab …
4 Current PV Supply Chain & Logistics Risks and How EPC & Developer Firms Can Mitigate Them
2021 has seen several disruptions to the solar industry’s international supply chain. A disparity between supply and demand, rising costs of raw materials, and new government policies and regulations have all contributed in varying ways to create new uncertainties and challenges. These disruptions have exposed EPC and developer firms to risks that threaten logistics and …
Trinasolar publishes white paper on tracker compatability
CHANGZHOU, China, November 22, 2021 — Trina Solar published its White Paper on Tracker Compatibility for Trina Solar 210 Vertex Modules, covering 14 world-leading tracker manufacturers that account for more than 90% of the global shipments, including top brands such as Arctech Solar, ARRAY Nextracker, PV Hardware and TrinaTracker. All trackers are compatible with Trina’s 210mm Vertex …
Trinasolar’s 2019-2020 CSR Series No. 3: Building a Sustainable Future
Welcome back to our series breaking down Trinasolar’s 2019-2020 Corporate Social Responsibility Report. In our previous entries in this series, we discussed Trina’s trek toward its sustainable development goals and how the company cares for the planet. In this third installment, we’ll discuss Trinasolar’s efforts in building a sustainable future by expanding beyond solar power, …
What Makes TrinaPro’s TrinaTracker An Important Asset on the Road to Lowest LCOE?
Utility-scale solar remains one of the main drivers for building a clean, renewable energy economy. Quarter after quarter of record-breaking capacity additions and continuously decreasing price point will contribute to maintaining this trend. Obtaining the lowest levelized cost of energy (LCOE) for utility-scale PV installations will require EPCs and developers to ensure they have every …
Trinasolar’s high value Vertex 670W modules shipped to 70MW fishery PV project
CHANGZHOU, China, October 29th, 2021 — In late September, the first batch of 30MW Trina Solar 210 Vertex 670W modules was shipped to the Nandagang Fishery Photovoltaic Project in the city of Cangzhou, in Hebei, northern China. More modules are being delivered this month. (Image: Trina Solar) The Fishery Photovoltaic Project has a total …
With DoE Announcing Ambitious New Community Solar Goals, EPCs and Developers Need A Smart C&I Solution
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recently set a new goal for the National Community Solar Partnership (NCSP) that calls on community solar systems to power the equivalent of 5 million households by 2025. The NCSP is an active coalition of community members, developers, utilities, financial institutions, governments and other solar stakeholders with a mission …
TrinaTracker presents innovative solutions to increase tracker reliability while reducing O&M costs
October 25th, 2021 – TrinaTracker, a leading tracker manufacturer and business unit of Trina Solar Co., Ltd. (SHA:688599), explained the implementation of innovative solutions to increase tracker system lifecycle reliability and reduce operating and maintenance costs in a webinar titled “Tracker Development Solutions that Increase Reliability and Reduce Operation and Maintenance Costs”. The webinar introduced and …
