Trinasolar Announces New Efficiency Record of 23.5% for Large-Area Interdigitated Back Contact Silicon Solar Cell

CHANGZHOU, China, April 26, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Trina Solar Limited (NYSE: TSL) (“Trina Solar” or the “Company”), a global leader in photovoltaic (PV) modules, solutions and services, today announced that its State Key Laboratory of PV Science and Technology of China has set a new world record of 23.5% for a high-efficiency silicon solar cell …

Renewable energy breaks global record [Video]

A new report from the United Nations found renewable energy reached a milestone last year. For the first time ever, clean energy sources accounted for the majority of new global electricity-generating capacity.  The UN report found investments in solar, wind and other renewable energy sources totaled $286 billion last year, nearly twice the amount that …

Trinasolar Partners with GE Energy Financial Services to Deliver Clean Energy to Miyagi Prefecture in Japan

CHANGZHOU, China, April 25, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Trina Solar Limited (NYSE: TSL) (“Trina Solar” or the “Company”), a global leader in photovoltaic (“PV”) modules, solutions, and services, today announced that it has partnered with GE Energy Financial Services (“GE EFS”) to invest in a 14 MW (megawatt) DC (direct current) utility-scale solar project (the “Project”) …

Trinasolar Files its Annual Report on Form 20-F for 2015

CHANGZHOU, China, April 19, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Trina Solar Limited (NYSE:TSL) (“Trina Solar” or “the Company”), a global leader in photovoltaic (“PV”) modules, solutions, and services, today announced the filing of its annual report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The annual report on Form 20-F …

US solar sees record growth in 2015 [Infographic]

The U.S. solar industry saw record capacity growth, as well as economic and environmental gains in 2015. The U.S. solar industry saw record growth in 2015. According to data compiled by the Solar Energy Industries Association, 7,260 megawatts of new solar generating capacity came online last year. That brought the U.S. total to 27.4 gigawatts of installed …

Trina named world’s most bankable solar panel manufacturer [Video]

A new survey from Bloomberg New Energy Finance has named Trina Solar the most bankable solar panel manufacturer in the world. The Bloomberg survey polled solar industry stakeholders including lenders, engineers and power producers. Trina was the only company considered bankable by 100 percent of respondents. The study also found Trina panels were used in …

Solar industry on upswing despite low price of traditional energy sources

The energy industry is currently undergoing a major revolution as solar power continues to move into areas previously reserved solely for traditional energy sources. This shift toward clean energy production comes even as the price of traditional sources declines, indicating a growing demand for renewable energy sources that extends beyond merely economic factors, although cost …

Trinasolar partners with Greentech Media for webinar on optimizing panel performance

Trina Solar and design software company Aurora Solar are partnering with Greentech Media, a leading green technology news outlet, for a webinar on selectively deploying optimizersusing solar modeling software to increase the energy yield from a solar PV system. The hour-long webcast will cover how selectively deployed module-level power electronics can improve the performance of a …

Trinasolar Supplies 40 MW of Solar Modules to Tegnatia in Turkey

CHANGZHOU, China, April 6, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Trina Solar Limited (NYSE: TSL) (“Trina Solar” or the “Company”), a global leader in photovoltaic (“PV”) modules, solutions, and services, today announced that it has signed an agreement to supply 40 MW of solar modules to Tegnatia, one of Turkey’s leading Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contractors. This …

Minnesota solar energy generation primed for growth [Video]

In 2007, the Minnesota state legislature passed one of the most ambitious Renewable Energy Standards. The bill, dubbed The Next Generation Energy Act, mandates 25 percent of the state’s electricity come from renewable sources by 2025. Experts anticipate solar energy generation to grow 15-fold in 2016. Many projects are in development or already in construction, …