Trina Solar Announces Ownership of TOPCon Technology Patents

Trina Solar Announces Ownership of TOPCon Technology Patents

Smart solar products and solutions company Trina Solar, announced its ownership of over 2000 patents, including a significant number of core TOPCon technology patents, in addition to PERC and Heterojunction (HJT) technology patents. The patents protect Trina’s intellectual property (IP) rights to critical N-type TOPCon technology used in solar module production and strengthen Trina’s position as the market leader in providing TOPCon products for customers, stated the press release by the company.

Trina’s patents, in both process and structure, for significant core TOPCon technology are unique, and high-efficiency TOPCon modules cannot be produced without the technologies included in Trina’s patents. “Trina’s achievements in TOPCon technology have laid the groundwork for industry development, driving power over 700W and efficiency over 25%, thus providing the best solutions for solar developers, EPCs and installers,” read the media statement from Trina Solar.

“Trina Solar takes pride in our industry-leading intellectual property and robust portfolio of patents. We applaud any company that follows the correct process for accessing our patents,” said Steven Zhu, president of Trina Solar U.S. He also added, “At Trina, we embrace the power to safeguard our innovations and actively pursue those who compromise our intellectual property. We prioritize upholding the integrity of our TOPCon technology and encourage customers to consider IP ownership before they make solar module procurement decisions.”

Last month, Trina Storage, a business unit of Trina Solar, secured a deal to provide battery energy storage systems (BESS) for four UK solar power project sites operated by global Independent Power Producer Low Carbon. Trina Solar said that the systems will deliver approximately 190 MWh of total storage capacity. This would bring new arbitrage and other ancillary capabilities to each plant. Trina Solar has also announced that the first Vertex S+ 505W (NEG18R.28) rolled off the production line at its factory in Changzhou, Jiangsu province, marking the beginning of mass production.