TOLEDO, OH — (Marketwire) — 12/05/11 — Xunlight Corporation (“Xunlight”), an industry leader in the design, development and manufacture of flexible and lightweight thin-film silicon solar modules, announced today that it has completed a 220 KW demonstration project utilizing its flexible solar panels, in partnership with Trina Solar Limited (NYSE: TSL) (“Trina Solar”), a leading vertically integrated manufacturer of solar photovoltaic (PV) products.
In this project, Xunlight, through its subsidiary in Kunshan, China, supplied Trina Solar with approximately 220 KW of the Company-s lightweight and flexible thin film silicon solar modules. These modules were assembled in Xunlight-s Kunshan facility using triple-junction thin film solar cells manufactured in its 25 MW roll-to-roll solar cell production line in Toledo, Ohio. A total of 750 Xunlight XR36 291 Watt modules were supplied to Trina Solar-s System Engineering Service Team to apply on carports and bicycle shelters under the “Golden Sun” demonstration project. This is Xunlight-s first major project in China.
“Working with a Tier 1 solar company of Trina Solar-s stature in our very first project in China has been a rewarding experience,” said Dr. Xunming Deng, Xunlight President and CEO. “Our team is very impressed with Trina Solar-s quality control system.”
“Flexible solar module has its advantages in the application of specific light structure environment. As part of the open testing platform of the China State Key Lab for PV Science & Technology at Trina Solar, we are applying and testing various types of solar technology. The cooperation with Xunlight is mutually beneficial,” said Dr. Haiyan Sun, Head of Asia Pacific, Middle East, and Africa Region with Trina Solar.
Xunlight Corporation develops, manufactures, and markets lightweight and flexible photovoltaic modules that convert sunlight into electricity. Xunlight is currently supplying its PV modules to a broad range of customers in Europe, North America, and Asia and is one of the few PV manufacturers in the world that supply flexible, lightweight and durable PV products. These modules, produced in Xunlight-s 25MW roll-to-roll production line, are certified to UL 1703 and IEC 61646/EN 61730 standards. The company is headquartered in Toledo, Ohio and has a production facility in Kunshan, China. For additional information, visit .
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 that have developed a vertically integrated business model from the production of monocrystalline and multicrystalline 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 .
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Aarohi Vijh, Ph.D.
Vice President, Product Development
Xunlight Corporation
Ph: +1-419-469-8650
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Zel (Zuoyi) Liu
Vice President, Asia Business Development
Xunlight Corporation
Ph: +86 138 1783 6307
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