Trina Solar has already received the first official documents from China's Ministry of Science and Technology to establish the solar PV development lab within the Changzhou Trina PV Industrial Park.

The laboratory will be established as a national platform for driving solar PV technologies in China.

Its mandate includes research into solar PV related materials, cell and module technologies and system level performance, Trina Solar says.

It will also serve as a platform to bring together technical capabilities from the Trina Solar’s strategic partners including customers and solar PV component suppliers, as well as universities and research institutions.