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newly-established China Photovoltaic Industry Association (CPIA).
In December 2015, Mr Gao was elected as the Co-Chairman of the
Global Solar Council.
At the G20 Hangzhou Summit in 2016, Trina Solar actively
participated in both the G20 and B20 dialogues. Mr Gao presented
a proposal on behalf of the Global Solar Council to the 20 national
leaders, which advocated for the attention and support needed for the
development of solar energy and PV industry.
The Trina Solar State Key /aboratory of PV Science and Technology
is one of the fi rst state key laboratories based in companies and
accredited by the Ministry of Science and Technology.
Trina Solar has attracted a strong technology innovation team that
is made up of excellent fellows and experts from both home and abroad.
The Company cooperates with outstanding R ' centers, certifi cation
authorities and testing organizations around the world. The company has
fi led more than 1000 patents, far ahead of its Chinese peers, and leads
the way in setting international standards. Trina Solar has developed into
a leading solar industry innovator and industry standard setter.
The Trina Solar State Key /aboratory of PV Science and Technology
was also written into a World
Economic Forum case study on
the cooperation between global
solar companies and various
public sectors that promotes
innovation. The laboratory so far
has broken 16 world records in
PV cell and module effi ciency
and output.
Trina Solar is actively
stepping up its pace of
globalisation and the
development of its senior
leadership team. Over the last
few years, the Company has
been able to attract and retain
an international team of senior
managers and researchers from
more than 30 nations and regions.
The Company established its regional headquarters in Zurich, San
Jose, and Singapore, as well as opened offi ces in Tokyo, Madrid, Milan,
Sydney, Beijing, and Shanghai.
Trina’s PV products have been distributed to more than 70 countries
around the world. In 2016, the Company continued to expand strategically
its global manufacturing bases in some of the emerging economies. Its
newly operated manufacturing bases in Thailand, Malaysia and Vietnam
have been drawing a much closer relationship between the Company and
its international customers.
Guided by Trina’s core corporate values of “Customer-Centric,
Open-Mindedness, Dedication, and Excellence”, the Company strives to
lead global PV industry and build a lasting business that seeks to bring
cleaner, greener and sustainable energy to people all over the world.

TRINA SOLAR INTRODUCTION

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ounded in 1997, Trina Solar Ltd. (“Trina Solar”), one
of the earliest Chinese solar companies listed on the
NYSE, is the leading total solution provider for solar
energy around the world.
Up to now, Trina Solar has delivered more than
30 GW of solar modules worldwide, contributing to more than 10%
of the global market share, which makes Trina the world’s largest
solar module supplier. It is estimated that Trina could have helped
reduce approximately 30 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions
each year.
Equipped with a strong capacity of R&D, Trina Solar has
developed and launched a full range of solar solutions, including
smart modules, smart systems, energy storage and smart O&M. In
its downstream business, Trina Solar provides project development,
fi nancing, design, construction, O M, as well as one-stop system
integration solutions for customers.
Currently, the Company has connected nearly 2 GW of solar
projects to grids around the world. As the largest photovoltaic (PV)
modules supplier and the leading PV total solutions provider, Trina
Solar aims to be the pioneer of smart energy and energy Internet
solutions’ provider.
Trina Solar pays great attention to invest in environment,
health, and safety. The Company has been ranked as the top 3 PV
module manufacture around the world, because of its great product
quality and safety. With its outstanding performance on protecting
the environment and labour rights, Trina Solar was granted the
Gold Recognition Level in the Corporate Social Responsibility
performance survey
conducted by EcoVadis, an
independent rating agency
in Europe in 2017.
The Company has
set up localised teams,
including a team of
installers, distributors and
partners, in Asia-Pacifi c,
Europe and North America.
Trina’s employees worked
hard to build the Company
into a role model of
sustainable company in the
PV industry worldwide.
Trina Solar’s premium
PV modules provide clean
and reliable solar energy to
residential, commercial, industrial projects, as well as to large-scale
public facilities around the world.
In 2017, Trina Solar was rated Top Bankable Module Supplier
by Bloomberg New Energy Finance. In a survey involving 50 major
PV module brands around the world, all respondents believed that
Trina’s modules were bankable. The brand of Trina Solar has been
well recognised in the global market.
In recognition to the company’s tremendous contributions
in advancing PV-generated electricity towards grid-parity and in
promoting the adoption of solar energy, Trina Solar was selected as
the fi rst solar industrial worldwide in the *lobal *rowth Company
Community of the World Economic Forum in 2010.
In 2014, Jifan Gao, Chairman and Chief Executive
Offi cer of Trina Solar, was elected as the fi rst Chairman of the
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