Monday, August 2, 2010

Trina Solar announces industrial liaison program with MIT

CHANGZHOU, CHINA: Trina Solar Ltd announced the signing of a Letter of Agreement with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to become a member of its Industrial Liaison Program (ILP), a program devoted to promoting university-industry collaboration and technology transfer.

Under the terms of the agreement, the ILP will provide Trina Solar facilitated access to MIT and its resources including technology conferences and the possibility to directly access research opportunities with MIT researchers to stay at the forefront of advanced technological developments.

"We are very excited to announce this collaboration with MIT, one of the world's leading research institutes, which is expected to strengthen ties between Trina Solar's State Key Lab of PV Science and Technology and MIT's research teams," said Jifan Gao, chairman and CEO of Trina Solar.

"Trina Solar and MIT share the same commitment to developing high quality solar electricity solutions for businesses and households worldwide and the Industrial Liaison Program is a great way to bring together top minds in the industry to help drive innovation."

"We are delighted to welcome Trina Solar to join our ILP program and we look forward to working with the Company to develop and sustain a mutually beneficial relationship," said Karl F. Koster, Executive Director of Corporate Relations from MIT during his visit to the Changzhou Trina PV Park. "As a member of the Industrial Liaison Program, Trina Solar can benefit from MIT's significant expertise and vast resources."

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