Chinese solar module manufacturer Trina Solar has reached a milestone of 25 GW on its order quantity for 210 Vertex modules since this year, and quickly occupied the market as the mainstream.
Since its launch, Trina Solar’s 210 Vertex modules have been shipped for over 10 GW, of which 600W+ series modules were fully mass produced in the second half of 2021. In just a few months, nearly 2 GW of 600W+ modules were shipped and installed in the projects around the world. With the completion of the comprehensive construction of 600W+ Open Innovation Ecological Alliance, ultra-high power modules are becoming mainstream products in global photovoltaic ground power plants and distributed projects.
In China, 210 Vertex 670W series modules have also been applied to many projects, such as the Dachaidan Large Base Project with an installed capacity of 112 MW, the fishery complementary photovoltaic project in Nandagang of Hebei Province, and the 600 MW wind and solar photovoltaic base in Ordos of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.
In distributed scenarios, by the end of October, Trina Solar had completed the installation of an industrial and commercial project with an installed capacity of 2 MW located in Linyi City, Shandong Province, which all adopted Trina Solar’s 210 Vertex mono-facial ultra-high power 600W modules.
This series of modules were also used in the 850 MW power station project in Brazil started in the second half of this year, as well as several ground power station projects in Vietnam, Singapore, Spain, Japan, the Middle East and other areas. There are also a large number of 210 distributed projects connected to the grid and under construction overseas, such as Trina Solar’s Vertex distributed project in Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi in Vietnam, with a total scale of 40 MW.
The 600W modules are also widely used in distributed projects in South Korea, Japan, Malaysia, Yemen, Belgium, the Netherlands and other countries, with a total scale of 35 MW.
The 210 Vertex modules have been tested with excellent reliable performance and system value. The 600W+ series, represented by Vertex 670W module, has also passed a standard series of rigorous tests, including non-uniform snow load, extreme wind tunnel, extreme low temperature and mechanical load and hail. High and reliable mechanical load performance is still maintained in extreme weather such as strong winds, blizzards, extreme cold and hail.
With the advantage of high power, high efficiency, high reliability, the 210 Vertex module can effectively reduce utility project system costs, increase system efficiency and guarantee project returns. In an era of full grid parity, the 210 Vertex modules are an LCOE leader. According to an LCOE study conducted by the world’s leading solar research institute, Fraunhofer ISE in Germany, when fixed tilts are used, the 210 Vertex mono-facial 670W modules can reduce LCOE by up to 7.4%.
In mid October, Trina Solar also released a 600W+ integrated delivery solution to reduce costs for the construction of large-scale photovoltaic base and global photovoltaic transportation and application. The vertical packaging has been innovated and developed, so that the loading capacity can be increased by 24% at most in China, and the loading capacity can be increased by 10% during shipping.
According to the previous forecast report of PV InfoLink, the capacity of 210 modules will reach 147 GW this year, exceeding 123 GW of 182 modules; By 2022, the number will be raised to 234 GW, almost twice that of 182, accounting for 46% of the overall module market. The demand for 210 in the photovoltaic market is also increasing year by year.
