Trina Solar Co., Ltd. (Chinese: 天合光能股份有限公司) is a Chinese photovoltaics company founded in 1997.
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Native name | 天合光能股份有限公司 |
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| Company type | Public |
| SSE: 688599 | |
| Industry | Photovoltaics |
| Founded | 1997 |
| Headquarters | Changzhou, Jiangsu, China |
Key people | Jifan Gao (CEO) |
Number of employees | 30,000+ (2023)[1] |
| Website | www |
History
editIn 2018, Trina Solar launched Energy IoT brand, established the Trina Energy IoT Industrial Development Alliance together with leading companies and research institutes in China and elsewhere and founded the New Energy IoT Industrial Innovation Center.
In June 2020, Trina Solar listed on the STAR Market of Shanghai Stock Exchange.[2]
A 2023 report by Sheffield Hallam University stated that Trina Solar had very high exposure to production in Xinjiang involving forced Uyghur labor.[3] In August 2023, the U.S. Department of Commerce ruled that Trina Solar circumvented tariffs on Chinese-made goods.[4]
In November 2024, Trina Solar sold its plant in Texas a week after it opened amid government scrutiny of Chinese companies that benefited from the Inflation Reduction Act.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Official website". Trina Solar Co., Ltd. Archived from the original on 4 April 2021. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
- ^ "TRINA SOLAR HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED AS A TOP BANKABLE MODULE SUPPLIER FOR 5 CONSECUTIVE YEARS". Afsia.
- ^ Nevett, Joshua (2 December 2023). "Solar panels used by British Army linked to claims of forced labour in China". BBC News. Archived from the original on 4 December 2023. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
- ^ "DOC Issues". Morgan Lewis. Archived from the original on 7 March 2024. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
- ^ Chediak, Mark (6 November 2024). "Trina Solar to Sell Plant in Texas to Freyr Battery". Bloomberg News. Retrieved 11 November 2024.