Designing and procuring all the right components for a utility-scale solar project is a complicated process. But simply opting for the first choice or the least expensive option for components can severely undercut the project’s long-term energy production and value. Instead of settling for the easiest choice, PV power plant owners, EPCs and developers must …
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With Microgrids Poised for Major Growth, Here’s What IPPs and EPC and Developer Firms Must Know
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 …
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. Trinasolar 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 PVEL, …
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 — Trinasolar published its White Paper on Tracker Compatibility for Trinasolar 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 550W–670W modules. …
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 …
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 …
3 Key Ways Utility Solar Can Strengthen the U.S. Grid – and How TrinaPro Can Help
One of the most urgent challenges in the current U.S. energy system involves improving and strengthening the power grid. Originally built to last 50 years, major parts of this vast system are now close to 100 years old, making age- and weather-related outages increasingly common. Fortunately, utility-scale solar offers many ways to help improve the durability …
Trinasolar & CounterpointeSRE, Large-Scale Solar Financier, Announce Partnership
Trinasolar is excited to announce our new partnership with Counterpointe Sustainable Real Estate (CounterpointeSRE), which provides capital to sustainable and energy-efficient infrastructure in commercial and multifamily buildings. This firm has been heavily involved in financing carbon pollution cuts at a large scale, including serving the solar PV industry at a national level. Since 2013, CounterpointeSRE …
