Trina Solar received its first official documents from China's Ministry of Science and Technology to establish a State Key Laboratory to develop PV technologies within the Changzhou Trina PV Industrial Park.
The laboratory will be established as a national platform for driving PV technologies in China, with its mandate including research into PV related materials, cell and module technologies and system level performance. Moreover, it will also serve as a platform to bring together technical capabilities from the company's strategic partners, including customers and key PV component suppliers as well as universities and research institutions…
Commercial terms have yet to be finalized, though.
[source: Trina Solar]
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