A Decade Of Wind, Solar, & Nuclear In China Shows Clear Scalability Winners
China’s natural experiment in deploying low-carbon energy generation shows that wind and solar are the clear winners.
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DNV Rolls Out Bifacial Solar Testbed In California
DNV has begun installing what it calls the largest bifacial solar panel test facility in the world, at Davis, California, with the goal of benchmarking brand variations in the market to facilitate widespread adoption. The $250,000 project recently won a $200,000 grant from the US Department of Energy.
Trina Solar Successfully Goes Private
The world’s second largest solar PV manufacturer, Trina Solar, has announced the completion of its move to de-list itself and go private, less than a year after the company announced the $1.1 billion move.
Trina Solar Investors Overwhelmingly Vote In Favor Of Privatization
Trina Solar, the world’s leading solar PV manufacturer, has reported the results of a shareholder vote on whether to accept the privatization offer made by the company’s own Chairman and Chief Executive.
Trina Solar To Go Private In $1.1 Billion Departure From NYSE
Trina Solar, the world’s leading solar PV manufacturer, announced this week that it will go private and remove itself from the New York Stock Exchange in a transaction worth approximately $1.1 billion. In December of 2015, we reported that Trina Solar’s board had received a buyout proposal from the company’s … [continued]
Solar Scorecard Shows Marked Improvement In Industry CSR
Originally published on the ECOreport The Silicon Valley Toxic Coalition (SVTC) has been grading the solar industry since 2009, and aside from SolarWorld, “which always had an interest in corporate social responsibility,” there was very little disclosure when they started. A lot has changed since then and the newly released sixth … [continued]
Trina Solar Sets Second Straight Quarter Of Record Results
Leading global solar PV manufacturer Trina Solar published its second quarterly earnings Tuesday, highlighting its second straight quarter of record results. The Chinese-based manufacturer is a global leader in PV modules, solutions, and services, and finished the second quarter of 2015 with total module shipments worth 1,231.6 MW — 20% … [continued]
Trina Follows Solar Cell Efficiency Record With A Bang
Another punch in the gut for fossil fuels: Trina follows up its solar cell efficiency record with a new solar power output record for Honey Plus modules.
Trina Solar Sets P-Type Monocrystalline PV Module Efficiency World Record
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 … [continued]
Yingli Solar On The Top Spot For Its Production & Shipment
Originally published on Lenz Blog. GTM Research has released some figures for last years’ solar panel market. Thanks to this Tweet by Kees van der Leun for the link. They show Yingli on the top spot for both production at 2.622 GW, beating second rank Trina by 0.062 GW, and for shipments at 3.234 … [continued]
