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, …
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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’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, …
In Texas, HOAs Can No Longer Unreasonably Restrict Homeowners From Installing Rooftop PV Systems
For many people, buying a house in a homeowners’ association (HOA) is a good way to protect their property value. However, in order to preserve property value, HOAs can also place wide-ranging restrictions on homeowners who want to make upgrades and renovations to their houses. Case in point: installing rooftop solar panels. Solar panel access …
Trinasolar’s CSR 2019-2020 Series No. 2: Caring for the Planet
Previously, in our series highlighting Trina Solar’s Corporate Social Responsibility Report 2019-2020, we focused on Trina’s trek toward its internal sustainable development goals. In this second installment of the series, we’ll take a look at Trina’s commitment to caring for the planet beyond the company’s internal operations. This means ensuring sustainable purchasing and supply chains, …
Residential Installer Looking to Learn More About 210mm Solar Technology? We’ve Got An eBook for That
In the highly competitive solar industry, we original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) have to constantly innovate what we make to work better for our installer customers. It’s all about boosting efficiency, improving power gains and cutting levelized cost of energy (LCOE). One such recent innovation has seen OEMs increasing the solar wafer sizes to 210mm, something we …
Why 210mm Solar Delivers the Low LCOE and Scalability Needed for the Clean Energy Revolution
For years, manufacturers have increased wafer sizes for PV modules as the industry debated how big wafers should be. We see that debate coming to an end, with the opportunity to standardize around the 210mm wafer size. The industry is heading to settlement in the “how big” debate that will last at least several years. …
Trinasolar’s CSR 2019-2020 Series: Trina’s Trek Toward Its Sustainable Development Goals
At Trina Solar, we take environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues quite seriously. To show our commitment to this endeavor, we recently released the Trina Solar Corporate Social Responsibility Report 2019-2020. This comprehensive report covers a range of topics, including corporate governance, sustainability efforts, employee well-being and several others. To make this content more manageable …
Trinasolar Publishes White Paper on Global Inverters Matching for Vertex Series Modules
CHANGZHOU, China, Sept. 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Trina Solar has published a white paper on inverter matching for its Vertex series PV modules. This document represents the first intelligent inverters matching database in the global photovoltaic industry. The inverters covered in the paper are fully adaptive to all modules in the 210 Vertex series, focusing on the Vertex 550W, 600W and 670W …
