Trina Solar

Trina Solar Co., Ltd., stylized as Trinasolar, is a Chinese photovoltaics company founded in 1997.

History

The company was founded in 1997 by Jifan Gao.[3]

In June 2020, Trina Solar listed on the STAR Market of Shanghai Stock Exchange.[4]

A 2023 report by Sheffield Hallam University stated that Trina Solar had very high exposure to production in Xinjiang involving forced Uyghur labor.[5] In August 2023, the U.S. Department of Commerce ruled that Trina Solar circumvented tariffs on Chinese-made goods.[6]

In November 2024, Trina Solar sold its plant in Texas to T1 Energy a week after it opened amid government scrutiny of Chinese companies that benefited from the Inflation Reduction Act.[7][8]

References

  1. Official website Trina Solar Co., Ltd., retrieved 17 February 2023^
  2. Trina Solar Full Year 2024 Earnings: Misses Expectations Webull, retrieved 2025-09-11^
  3. The "second generation of light" has entered the peak period of succession, and Gao Haichun, who was born in the 90s, became the co-chairman of the photovoltaic giant Yicai Global, Shanghai Media Group, retrieved 2025-08-04^
  4. TRINA SOLAR HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED AS A TOP BANKABLE MODULE SUPPLIER FOR 5 CONSECUTIVE YEARS Afsia^
  5. Joshua Nevett. Solar panels used by British Army linked to claims of forced labour in China BBC News, 2023-12-02, retrieved 2023-12-04^
  6. DOC Issues Morgan Lewis, retrieved 7 March 2024^
  7. Mark Chediak. Trina Solar to Sell Plant in Texas to Freyr Battery Bloomberg News, November 6, 2024, retrieved November 11, 2024^
  8. Charles Creitz. CCP-linked firms quietly hold stakes in US solar companies fueling Dems' green push Fox News, 2025-11-25, retrieved 2025-11-30^