Trina Solar Panels – Value Buy?
Most of us have many questions when it comes to choosing solar. Being a relatively new technology, and involving many components, it becomes quite cumbersome to decide on which are the best components, more so, the solar panels which form the core component of the solar system, to have an efficient solar system at your facility. In this article, we will try to analyze if Trina Solar is a good buy.
What Trina Solar offers?
- Tier 1 rating by Bloomberg: A Tier 1 rating means that the company is financially stable. Nah, it has nothing to do with the panel efficiency. It means that if your panels develop any kind of issues, the company will be there to honor your claims of warranty. Trina Solar has been established in 1997 and is now one of the reputed brands in the solar industry earning the 17th spot on the “2018 Global Top 500 New Energy Enterprises”. In 2019, Trina Solar was rated the World’s Top “Bankable” PV Module manufacturer by Bloomberg New Energy Finance.
- Sustainable Manufacturing: Trina Solar has been ranked among the top 3 in the past few years by the Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition report to be one of the most sustainable manufacturers of solar panels in the world. Also, it was awarded two successive Gold Level ratings in the Corporate Social Responsibility performance survey conducted by EcoVadis, an independent rating agency in Europe, for its outstanding record of environment conservation and employee rights protection. This means that Trina Solar does its part in minimising its carbon footprint and is acting toward reducing the effects of climate change.
- Corrosion Resistance: All of Trina Solar panels are corrosion resistant, meaning even if it rains, your panel and its performance will not be affected by the weather conditions. Trina Solar panels are tested according to IEC Severity level 6 standards which are the highest standards for salt mist corrosion.
- Warranty procedures: Trina offers a 12-year product and 30 years performance warranty on all of its panels. What differentiates Trina is the fact that it honours the warranty claims of even those customers who are orphaned (orphaned customers are those, whose installer has gone out of business). Orphaned customers can reach Trina on their helpline number at 1300 874 627 or submit their complaints online.
- Panel Efficiency: Higher panel efficiency means more electricity. All the models of Trina’s panels have an efficiency rating between 20.2% to 21% making them one of the most efficient panels available.
- Cost-effective: Trina’s panels offer an almost a similar level of efficiency when compared to the competition. This means that you have an efficient system at a lower price with similar efficiencies and warranties.
- STAR MARKET: Trina Solar is the first PV product, PV system and smart energy company listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange Science and Technology Innovation Board.
With the advanced features and a strong brand name, it is imperative that, University of Queensland has used Trina Solar 380/385W Trina DE14H(II) panels for their new 64MW solar farm at Warwick. Trina Solar offers a value buy to customers who are price sensitive while being quality conscious at the same time. However, it is always important to consult your solar consultant for a personalized opinion since weather conditions, roofs and other aspects differ on a case to case basis.
RK Solar & Consulting is one of the top 5 solar retailers across New South Wales offering their services to both residential and commercial clientele since 2010. Also, RK Solar is a Clean Energy Council “Approved Solar Retailer” for the quality services that they provide. Since 2010, RK Solar has been working towards creating a sustainable environment by promoting solar energy. RK Solar has installed about 5000kW of solar systems around New South Wales and has offset about 4.1 Tonnes of Carbon emissions since 2010.