CleanTechnica » trina solar http://cleantechnica.com Clean Tech News & Views: Solar Energy News. Wind Energy News. EV News. & More. Tue, 30 Dec 2014 18:48:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.1 Trina Solar Gets Carbon Footprint Verification For Its Solar PV Modules http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/29/trina-solar-gets-carbon-footprint-verification-solar-pv-modules/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/29/trina-solar-gets-carbon-footprint-verification-solar-pv-modules/#comments Sat, 29 Nov 2014 09:11:25 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=75597 Trina Solar continues to put emphasis on environmental aspects of its solar photovoltaic modules, as it recently got the carbon footprint of its solar module manufacturing verified for a second time. The British Standards Institution (BSI) verified the carbon dioxide emissions emitted during the manufacturing of solar photovoltaic modules by Trina Solar. According to a

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/29/trina-solar-gets-carbon-footprint-verification-solar-pv-modules/feed/ 4 Q3 Earnings: Trina Solar Passes 1 GW Quarterly Shipments, Cuts 130 MW Inner Mongolia Project http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/25/trina-solar-cuts-130-mw-mongolia-project-q3-earnings/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/25/trina-solar-cuts-130-mw-mongolia-project-q3-earnings/#comments Tue, 25 Nov 2014 12:14:17 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=75404 Trina Solar announced its third quarter earnings on Monday, with increased revenue but also a drop in guidance for fourth quarter shipments due to the cancellation of a 130 MW solar project in Inner Mongolia. The company’s revenue increased 18.8% this quarter, rising from $519,425 to $616,844 over the quarter on shipments of 1,063.8 MW, compared to 943.3 MW

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/25/trina-solar-cuts-130-mw-mongolia-project-q3-earnings/feed/ 3 Trina Solar Has Achieved New Conversion Efficiency Records For P-Type & N-Type Silicon Solar Cells http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/22/trina-solar-achieved-new-conversion-efficiency-records-p-type-n-type-silicon-solar-cells/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/22/trina-solar-achieved-new-conversion-efficiency-records-p-type-n-type-silicon-solar-cells/#comments Sat, 22 Nov 2014 16:55:50 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=75294 New conversion efficiency world records for high-efficiency p-type and n-type silicon solar cells were recently set by researchers at Trina Solar’s State Key Laboratory of PV Science and Technology of China, according to recent reports. The new p-type mono-crystalline silicon solar cell conversion efficiency record of 21.40% was set via an industrial Cz wafer (156×156

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/22/trina-solar-achieved-new-conversion-efficiency-records-p-type-n-type-silicon-solar-cells/feed/ 4 Solar Industry Leaders on SVTC’s 2014 Solar Scorecard http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/11/industry-leaders-svtcs-2014-solar-scorecard/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/11/industry-leaders-svtcs-2014-solar-scorecard/#comments Tue, 11 Nov 2014 10:00:03 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=74720 Solar industry leaders share their thoughts on the current Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition Solar Scorecard, which ranks transparency on toxins use

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/11/industry-leaders-svtcs-2014-solar-scorecard/feed/ 0 Europe’s Largest Solar PV Plant To Come Up In France http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/07/europes-largest-solar-pv-plant-come-france/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/07/europes-largest-solar-pv-plant-come-france/#comments Fri, 07 Nov 2014 09:26:01 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=74593 While Germany, Italy, and even Spain (for some time) have nurtured their solar markets, France has fallen a little behind in the solar race. Compared to 37.5 GW of solar capacity installed in Germany, France only has 5 GW to date. Currently, solar meets less than 1% of electricity demand in France (which, actually, puts it in the

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/07/europes-largest-solar-pv-plant-come-france/feed/ 32 Solar Manufacturers Doing More Business In-House http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/06/solar-manufacturers-business-house/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/06/solar-manufacturers-business-house/#comments Thu, 06 Nov 2014 12:19:49 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=74571 More and more, the top solar PV module suppliers are expanding their numbers by shipping to subsidiary businesses tasked with PV systems deployment. This is especially the case for the top 20 solar PV suppliers in the industry, including Chinese heavyweights such as Trina Solar, Yingli Green Energy, Jinko Solar, and JA Solar. They join

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/06/solar-manufacturers-business-house/feed/ 1 Trina Solar Sets P-Type Monocrystalline PV Module Efficiency World Record http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/29/trina-solars-sets-new-p-type-monocrystalline-pv-module-efficiency-world-record/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/29/trina-solars-sets-new-p-type-monocrystalline-pv-module-efficiency-world-record/#comments Wed, 29 Oct 2014 05:00:13 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=74096 A new P-type monocrystalline silicon PV module conversion efficiency world record was recently set by Trina Solar — by one of the company’s high-efficiency “Honey” solar modules. The module — developed by the company’s State Key Lab of PV Science and Technology — is composed of sixty 156mm x 156mm high-efficiency Honey monocrystalline silicon cells, and

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/29/trina-solars-sets-new-p-type-monocrystalline-pv-module-efficiency-world-record/feed/ 4 Minister Obuchi Quits, + Japan Feed-In Tariff & Energy Update (In Depth) http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/22/minister-obuchi-quits-japan-feed-tariff-energy-update-depth/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/22/minister-obuchi-quits-japan-feed-tariff-energy-update-depth/#comments Wed, 22 Oct 2014 07:55:22 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=73508 March 2011—when the Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami devastated four reactors and endangered two others at Fukushima 1—forced a radical rethinking of Japan’s energy picture that continues today with a Japan feed-in tariff program. In the latest round, the utilities are pushing back against the feed-in tariffs and the fruitful development of solar power. To review,

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/22/minister-obuchi-quits-japan-feed-tariff-energy-update-depth/feed/ 9 Chinese Solar PV Module Suppliers Dominate Market Again http://cleantechnica.com/2014/08/26/chinese-solar-pv-module-suppliers-dominate-market/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/08/26/chinese-solar-pv-module-suppliers-dominate-market/#comments Tue, 26 Aug 2014 15:30:09 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=71093 Chinese solar photovoltaic (PV) module suppliers have found themselves in the proverbial-hot water over the last year, running afoul of recently implemented US trade regulations and policies and similar policies in a number of European countries. Backed by China’s massive manufacturing capabilities, export quantities have driven down home-grown manufacturing costs, forcing a number of countries

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/08/26/chinese-solar-pv-module-suppliers-dominate-market/feed/ 0 200 MW Of Trina Solar Modules For Zonergy China Projects http://cleantechnica.com/2014/07/15/200-mw-trina-solar-modules-zonergy-china-projects/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/07/15/200-mw-trina-solar-modules-zonergy-china-projects/#comments Tue, 15 Jul 2014 19:00:29 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=69384 Zonergy has chosen solar modules by Trina Energy to install in its projects around China

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/07/15/200-mw-trina-solar-modules-zonergy-china-projects/feed/ 0 China Photovoltaic Industry Association Gets Its 1st President http://cleantechnica.com/2014/07/06/china-photovoltaic-industry-association-gets-first-president/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/07/06/china-photovoltaic-industry-association-gets-first-president/#comments Sun, 06 Jul 2014 22:00:07 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=69121 Solar Love The China Photovoltaic Industry Association (CPIA) just elected its first president, and it’s a name many in the industry are already familiar with — Jifan Gao, the chief executive of Trina Solar. Image Credit: Jifan Gao, by World Economic Forum (CC BY-NC-SA license) For those who haven’t heard of the CPIA and are

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/07/06/china-photovoltaic-industry-association-gets-first-president/feed/ 0 Trina Solar Guiding 1 GW Of Shipments In Q2 2014! First Solar PV Supplier To Hit The Milestone? http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/30/trina-solar-guiding-1-gw-shipments-q2-2014-first-solar-pv-supplier-hit-milestone/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/30/trina-solar-guiding-1-gw-shipments-q2-2014-first-solar-pv-supplier-hit-milestone/#comments Fri, 30 May 2014 20:15:51 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=67605 According to Trina Solar’s most recently released financials, the solar PV module supplier is on track to guide between 950 MW and 1,010 MW worth of shipments this quarter (Q2 2014). This means that the company has a good shot at hitting the 1 GW milestone for the first time — which would make it

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/30/trina-solar-guiding-1-gw-shipments-q2-2014-first-solar-pv-supplier-hit-milestone/feed/ 0 Top 15 Solar Module Suppliers Of 2013, Via IHS http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/15/top-15-pv-module-suppliers-2013-via-ihs/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/15/top-15-pv-module-suppliers-2013-via-ihs/#comments Thu, 15 May 2014 11:10:06 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=66830 Editor’s Note: Aside from the notes in the article below, a few other interesting things jumped out to me. 1) Despite going bankrupt and being delisted from the NYSE, Suntech managed to still make it into the top 15 in 2013! That’s somewhat impressive. 2) The only solar module supplier in the top 10 not

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/15/top-15-pv-module-suppliers-2013-via-ihs/feed/ 0 New High-Efficiency Honey Ultra Solar Module Developed By Trina Solar http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/15/new-high-efficiency-honey-ultra-solar-module-developed-trina-solar/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/15/new-high-efficiency-honey-ultra-solar-module-developed-trina-solar/#comments Tue, 15 Apr 2014 13:50:46 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=65312 A new, record-breaking, high-efficiency solar module has been developed by Trina Solar Limited, according to a recent press release from the noted solar technology company. The Honey Ultra monocrystalline solar module (as it’s been dubbed) achieved a new world record for p-type monocrystalline silicon modules, hitting 326.3W — an accomplishment that has been independently verified

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/15/new-high-efficiency-honey-ultra-solar-module-developed-trina-solar/feed/ 5 Yingli Holds Onto #1, Trina Solar Climbs To #2 In Solar http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/09/yingli-holds-onto-1-trina-solar-climbs-2-solar/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/09/yingli-holds-onto-1-trina-solar-climbs-2-solar/#comments Wed, 09 Apr 2014 12:50:18 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=65090 Originally published on Solar Love. With nearly 10% of the solar module market in 2013, Yingli Green Energy (YGE)* retained the #1 spot in the market. To be more exact, 9.4% of solar module capacity sold in 2013 came from Yingli. #2 was Trina Solar, which accounted for 8.2%; #3 was Sharp (thanks to a

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/09/yingli-holds-onto-1-trina-solar-climbs-2-solar/feed/ 2 Trina Solar: 3.6–3.8 GW Of PV Modules Shipping In 2014 http://cleantechnica.com/2014/03/11/trina-solar-3-6-3-8-gw-pv-modules-shipping-2014/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/03/11/trina-solar-3-6-3-8-gw-pv-modules-shipping-2014/#comments Tue, 11 Mar 2014 05:10:23 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=63628 Trina Solar recently announced that it will shipping an incredible 3.6 GW to 3.8 GW worth of solar PV modules in 2014. That’s impressive growth — up from 2.58 GW in 2013, and 1.59 GW in 2012. Manufacturing capacity is expected to keep up with the increased shipments — ingot/wafer production is expected to rise

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/03/11/trina-solar-3-6-3-8-gw-pv-modules-shipping-2014/feed/ 2 ANU, Trina Solar Develop 24.4% Efficient Solar Cell http://cleantechnica.com/2014/03/06/anu-trina-solar-develop-24-4-efficient-solar-cell/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/03/06/anu-trina-solar-develop-24-4-efficient-solar-cell/#comments Thu, 06 Mar 2014 08:40:48 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=63527 Originally published on RenewEconomy. By Sophie Vorrath. The Australian National University has cemented its and Australia’s role as a key player in global solar energy innovation with the unveiling of a new high-efficiency solar cell, developed through a joint venture with Chinese solar PV giant Trina Solar. The product of two years’ research at the

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/03/06/anu-trina-solar-develop-24-4-efficient-solar-cell/feed/ 5 PV Solar’s Path To 2 Cents Per KWh http://cleantechnica.com/2014/02/01/pv-solars-path-2-cents-per-kwh/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/02/01/pv-solars-path-2-cents-per-kwh/#comments Sat, 01 Feb 2014 11:40:47 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=62069 Originally published on RenewEconomy. Today’s Graph of the Day is a follow-up to our article on Thursday on Trina Solar, and its forecasts for the coming  years for the solar PV industry. One aspect we touched on was the levellised cost of electricity. Trina’s goal is to bring the cost of solar PV down to around 6c/kWh, which it

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/02/01/pv-solars-path-2-cents-per-kwh/feed/ 16 Yingli And Trina Account For 15% Of Solar PV In Q4’13 http://cleantechnica.com/2014/01/29/yingli-trina-account-15-solar-pv-q413/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/01/29/yingli-trina-account-15-solar-pv-q413/#comments Wed, 29 Jan 2014 14:40:37 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=61936 The first few months of every year will always find analysts looking back over the previous year, determining who were the market leaders and losers. Many reports and analyses have already shown that China emerged as a solar PV market leader during 2013, and NPD Solarbuzz has released their latest Module Tracker Quarterly report which shows that

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/01/29/yingli-trina-account-15-solar-pv-q413/feed/ 0 First Solar & Sharp The Lone Non-Chinese Solar Module Leaders http://cleantechnica.com/2013/09/06/first-solar-sharp-the-lone-non-chinese-solar-module-leaders/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/09/06/first-solar-sharp-the-lone-non-chinese-solar-module-leaders/#comments Fri, 06 Sep 2013 05:30:23 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=56105 It’s no secret, Chinese solar module manufacturers have come along and dominated the solar module market. In 2012, according to IHS, six out of the top ten solar module manufacturers were Chinese companies, including #1 Yingli Green Energy. Now, a recent Solarbuzz report found that Chinese solar module manufacturers led shipments of solar modules in

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