Trina Solar: New Milestone for the Swiss Market

ZURICH, Aug. 30, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Trina Solar Limited (NYSE: TSL) ("Trina Solar" or the "Company"), a leading integrated manufacturer of solar photovoltaic (PV) products from the production of ingots, wafers and cells to the assembly of PV modules, today announced the completion of the first large-scale rooftop PV system in Switzerland to use the Company's high-performance Honey modules. The system, deployed on the roofs of Sagewerke Christen AG's production and storage buildings in Luthern in the canton of Lucerne, has an installed capacity of 900kWp and produces up to 6,000kWh of solar energy per day. This makes the company the first self-sufficient and carbon neutral sawmill in Switzerland.

The 6,000 square meter PV array is made up of 3,576 multicrystalline PC05A Honey solar panels rated at 260 Wp each. The modules themselves are integrated into the roof and thus provide weather protection for the building; ready-made aluminium plates ensure a waterproof connection between the individual modules. Since July, the system has been delivering not only sufficient electricity for the sawmill, but also the equivalent of the electricity requirements of 300 households - a combined total of 900,000kWh per year. Sagewerke Christen AG owner, Bruno Christen said, "With the new solar power plant and our two existing wood co-generation plants, we save more than 3,000 tons of CO2 every year. That is twice as much as the emissions from our two sawmills in Luthern and Willisau."

The project in Luthern was developed by Kusnacht-based SunTechnics Fabrisolar AG. "We teamed up with Trina Solar because their modules have an excellent degree of efficiency," says SunTechnics CEO Felix Maag.  "The Swiss market has very particular requirements. Apart from high module output, qualities such as top performance in low-light conditions and a high snow load are key. Trina Solar products really stand out when it comes to meeting these requirements."  During snow load testing, Trina Solar exposes its products to 10,800 pascal of pressure, while IEC standards merely require 2,400 pascal. The special surface texturing of Honey cells ensures optimized light absorption even at low levels of daylight.

Trina Solar's European headquarters is in Wallisellen, Zurich. Ben Hill, Head of Europe at Trina Solar, said:  "We are very pleased about this successful project for Sagewerke Christen AG in collaboration with SunTechnics. Conditions in the Swiss solar market are quite demanding, and their decision to work with Trina Solar confirms the high quality of our modules and their suitability for the local conditions."

About Trina Solar Limited

Trina Solar Limited (NYSE: TSL) is a leading 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 one of the few PV manufacturers to have developed a vertically integrated business model that extends 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 Sagewerke Christen AG

Sagewerke Christen AG was established in 1847, and its sawmills in Luthern and Willisau produce softwood timber for timber builders, joiners, roofers, window and door manufacturers, molding manufacturers, and for the construction industry. The company's core business includes the packaging industry, for which it produces boxes, bespoke pallets, and individual logistics solutions. Both sawmills are FSC- and ISO-certified. The company has around 20 full-time employees.

About SunTechnics Fabrisolar AG

For more than 30 years, SunTechnics has been an industry leader in the planning, construction, and maintenance of solar power plants throughout Switzerland. SunTechnics Fabrisolar AG specialises in the conception and construction of large-scale and special power plants, as well as isolated systems.

Safe Harbor Statement

This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements other than statements of historical fact in this announcement are forward-looking statements, including but not limited to, the Company's ability to raise additional capital to finance the Company's activities; the effectiveness, profitability and marketability of its products; the future trading of the securities of the Company; the Company's ability to operate as a public company; the period of time for which the Company's current liquidity will enable the Company to fund its operations; general economic and business conditions; demand in various markets for solar products; the volatility of the Company's operating results and financial condition; the Company's ability to attract or retain qualified senior management personnel and research and development staff; and other risks detailed in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties and are based on current expectations, assumptions, estimates and projections about the Company and the industry in which the Company operates. The Company undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent occurring events or circumstances, or changes in its expectations, except as may be required by law. Although the Company believes that the expectations expressed in these forward looking statements are reasonable, it cannot assure you that such expectations will turn out to be correct, and the Company cautions investors that actual results may differ materially from the anticipated results.

SOURCE Trina Solar Limited

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