CHANGZHOU, China, April 14 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Trina Solar Limited (NYSE: TSL) ("Trina Solar" or the "Company"), 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 completion of a 4.7MW photovoltaic facility developed by ErgyCapital at the end of February, 2009.
Trina Solar was the sole supplier of PV modules to ErgyCapital used on the rooftop installation, which was carried out in the town of Serravalle Scrivia in the Piedmont region of Italy. The project is currently Italy's largest photovoltaic facility and single roof-mounted solar system, involving approximately 38,000 square meters of solar panels. The system is expected to generate approximately 5 GW/hour of electricity per year and will benefit the environment by reducing up to 2,500 tons of CO2 emissions.
"We are excited to partner with ErgyCapital on the completion of the largest single rooftop installation project in Italy. This roof-mounted PV system is an excellent example of the many projects that we look forward to working on with ErgyCapital in the future," stated Arturo Herrero, Trina Solar's Vice President of Sales & Marketing. "We are pleased to work with established Italian investment companies such as ErgyCapital that specialize in renewable energy as we continue to develop our well recognized brand in Italy by providing efficient and clean solar energy in the years ahead."
The project's profile is available at the company's website at http://www.trinasolar.com/project_commercial.php .
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 it was founded in 1997 as a system installation company. Trina Solar is one of the few PV manufacturers that has 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.
About ErgyCapital
ErgyCapital S.p.A, through its wholly owned subsidiary of ERGYCA Power Srl, is an investment company specialized in the fields of renewable energies and energy saving products. Established in 2007 and listed on the Italian Stock Exchange, the Company's objective is to take advantage of the opportunities offered by the fast growing green energy business, both in Italy and Europe. For further information, please visit their website at http://www.ergycapital.com
For more information, please contact:
Trina Solar Limited
Terry Wang, CFO
Tel: +86-519-8548-2008 (Changzhou)
Thomas Young, Director of Investor Relations
Tel: +86-519-8548-2008 (Changzhou)
Email: ir@trinasolar.com
CCG Investor Relations
Crocker Coulson, President
Tel: +1-646-213-1915
Email: crocker.coulson@ccgir.com
Richard Micchelli, Financial Writer
Tel: +1-646-454-4516
Email: richard.micchelli@ccgir.com