Featured in Harvest Potential – 10-2023

UP: Trina goes for satellite production as solar scales

China still dominates the solar world in terms of PV market size and production output but the future will be more about distributed production, said Helena Li, president of Trina Solar’s global solar product business. With vertically-integrated production well established in Southeast Asia, and a new module fab announced in the United States, Li says that the company is now embracing a satellite production model.

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Jonathan Gifford

11 Oct 2023

Helena Li (center) speaks with Jonathan Gifford, left, and Eckhart K. Gouras, second from right, at the RE+ trade show in Las Vegas. | Photo: TrinaSolar

pv magazine: In September, Trina announced plans to invest $200 million in a module assembly facility in Wilmer, Texas. The goal is for the facility to eventually produce 5 GW of modules per year. What was the motivation behind this move?Helena Li: We have been exploring and planning [on this project] for 1.5 years. The …

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