The Expo site is located at waterfront area on both sides of the Huangpu River, between Nanpu Bridge and Lupu Bridge.
Along with well-known global renewable energy developer Enfinity, Trina Solar has provided 160 kW of PV panels to the Belgium-European Pavilion and the Theme Pavilion of the 2010 Shanghai World Expo.
The World Expo will take place in Shanghai, from May 1 to October 31 2010. The Expo site is located at waterfront area on both sides of the Huangpu River, between Nanpu Bridge and Lupu Bridge. The theme is « Better City, Better Life». Shanghai Expo will be the biggest World Expo ever with 220 confirmed participants and 70 million visitors expected.
The Belgian-European Pavilion will contain a 160 kW integrated solar system which comprises approximately 690 of Trina Solar’s modules and covers an area of 1,200 square meters. The system is expected to generate approximately 116,000 kilowatt hours of electricity and displace approximately 39 tons of coal consumption and 87 tons of carbon emissions per year.
We are delighted that Enfinity and the Belgian Government have selected Trina Solar to supply our high quality modules for their two prestigious pavilions and are using clean energy to reinforce the Shanghai Expo theme of ‘Better City, Better Life’,” said Mr. Jifan Gao, Trina Solar’s Chairman and CEO. “Adoption of solar PV is a perfect solution for inner city sustainable renewable energy which will make an increasing contribution to the quality of life in cities going forward.”
“Enfinity is happy to work together with Trina to provide solar PV solutions for the Belgian-European Pavilion,” said Mr. Van Neer, CEO at Enfinity Asia Pacific. “The Shanghai World Expo is an excellent opportunity for people from all over the world to be introduced to and learn more about the value of solar and renewable energy. This partnership with the Belgian-European Pavilion will bring for Enfinity an interesting worldwide exposure and it will help us in further develop our activities on the Asian continent.”
About Trina Solar Limited
Trina Solar Limited (NYSE: TSL) is a well recognized manufacturer of high quality modules and has a long history as a solar PV pioneer since its foundation in 1997 as a system installation company. Trina Solar is one of the few PV manufacturers that have developed a vertically integrated business model from the production of monocrystalline and multicrystalline silicon ingots, wafers and cells to the assembly of high quality modules. Trina Solar’s products provide reliable and environmentally-friendly electric power for a growing variety of end-user applications worldwide. For further information, please visit Trina Solar’s website at http://www.trinasolar.com.
About Enfinity
Enfinity is a fast-growing and ambitious company with international activities in renewable energy. Through its 4 business units Develop, Invest, Technics and Trade, Enfinity develops, finances, constructs and sells photovoltaic solar and wind energy plants. Besides its own project development, Enfinity sells integrated solar installations to companies and individuals and acts as an EPC contractor. Starting off in Belgium, Enfinity has projects and clients in various countries in Europe and has expanded into other continents, including North America and Asia. Today Enfinity is active in 20 countries. Enfinity has a market leader position in Europe and is a world top 10 player. Enfinity’s turnover amounts to 252 million euro in 2009. Today, Enfinity has over 250 employees. For further information visit www.enfinity.biz
For more information, please contact:
Trina Solar Limited
Terry Wang, CFO
Phone: + (86) 519-8548-2009 (Changzhou)
Thomas Young, Director of Investor Relations
Phone: + (86) 519-8548-2009 (Changzhou)
Email: ir@trinasolar.com
Enfinity Group
Jurgen Van Damme, Head of Marketing & Communication
Phone: +32 56 28 88 32
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