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Roadmap to cost reduction

Interview: Technological innovation plays a key role in bringing down the cost of solar through better efficiencies, both in production and the modules themselves. pv magazine spoke with Pierre Verlinden, Chief Scientist at Trina Solar’s State Key Lab and Vice President of the company, about the latest developments in their research.

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Michael Fuhs

06 Feb 2017

Trina Solar’s chief scientist and VP, Pierre Verlinden will retire from his role at the Chinese solar company on February 12. | Image: Trina Solar

pv magazine: You are chief Scientist and vice chair of the State Key Lab at Trina Solar. How many people are working in your research lab and how is it organized?Pierre Verlinden: It is composed of roughly 150 engineers, scientists and researchers, plus about 200 additional operators and technicians. We don’t just do research, we …

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