Trina Solar, JinkoSolar, JA Solar, LONGi Solar, Risen Energy, Canadian Solar, Tongwei, Chint, and Das Solar jointly called for the standardization of rectangular silicon wafers to solve supply problems and reduce material waste , Enhance product application in various markets. The nine manufacturers proposed a new PV panel size of 2,382mm x 1,134mm based on the agreed rectangular wafer size.
Trina Solar said it planned to raise 10.9 billion yuan ($1.5 billion) by issuing 652,027,699 A shares to institutional investors. The company said it would use the net proceeds from the share offering to build its 10-gigawatt solar cell and module factory in Huai'an, east China's Jiangsu province.