Trina Solar

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Trina Solar
Native name
天合光能股份有限公司
Company typePublic
SSE: 688599
ISIN CNE100003ZR0
Industry Photovoltaics
Founded1997
Headquarters,
Key people
Jifan Gao (CEO)
RevenueUS$11.272 billion [1]  (2024)
Number of employees
30,000+ (2023) [2]
Website www.trinasolar.com OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

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

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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. "Trina Solar Full Year 2024 Earnings: Misses Expectations". Webull. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
  2. "Official website". Trina Solar Co., Ltd. Archived from the original on 4 April 2021. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  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 4 August 2025.
  4. "TRINA SOLAR HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED AS A TOP BANKABLE MODULE SUPPLIER FOR 5 CONSECUTIVE YEARS". Afsia.
  5. 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.
  6. "DOC Issues". Morgan Lewis. Archived from the original on 7 March 2024. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  7. Chediak, Mark (6 November 2024). "Trina Solar to Sell Plant in Texas to Freyr Battery". Bloomberg News . Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  8. Creitz, Charles (25 November 2025). "CCP-linked firms quietly hold stakes in US solar companies fueling Dems' green push". Fox News . Retrieved 30 November 2025.