Trina Solar, a leading integrated manufacturer of solar photovoltaic products from the production of ingots, wafers and cells to the assembly of PV modules, today announced the planned establishment of a warehouse operation in The Port of Oakland, California.
The warehouse is strategically located in California, which in 2008 had a total of 530MW of the estimated 800MW of grid tied PV capacity(1) in the United States.
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With planned service to begin in June of 2009, the warehouse is expected to strengthen Trina Solar’s distribution network in North America by allowing us to respond more swiftly to customer delivery requests.
“We are pleased to announce the establishment of our first warehouse in North America, which will help to accommodate the growing demand for our products, pursue new relationships and better serve our customers,” said Arturo Herrero, Trina Solar’s Vice President of Sales & Marketing. “In addition, we view the outlook for PV installations in the United States as positive given the national promotion of a green economy to secure energy independence and create green jobs.”
(1) Solar Energy Industries Association, ‘US Solar Industry Year in Review 2008’
About Trina Solar Limited
Trina Solar Limited (NYSE: TSL – News), through its wholly-owned subsidiary Changzhou Trina Solar Energy Co. Ltd., is a well recognized manufacturer of high quality modules and has a long history as a solar PV pioneer since it was founded in 1997 as a system installation company. Trina Solar is currently one of the few PV manufacturers that has developed a vertically integrated business model from the production of monocrystalline and multicrystalline ingots, wafers and cells to the assembly of high quality modules. This integrated value chain helps to ensure that high quality products can be delivered to its end customers around the globe, including a number of European countries, such as Germany, Spain and Italy. Trina Solar’s solar modules provide reliable and environmentally-friendly electric power for residential, commercial, industrial and other applications worldwide. Trina Solar successfully completed its initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange in December 2006 and its ADSs are traded under the ticker symbol TSL. For further information, please visit Trina Solar’s website at http://www.trinasolar.com
Contact:
Trina Solar Ltd.
Vanessa Membrive
Responsable de Comunicación
Av. Diagonal 640, planta 6 A
08017 Barcelona SPAIN
Tel. +34 93 228 78 06
E-mail: vanessa.membrive@trinasolar.com
