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Trina Solar Announces the Inauguration of Europe’s Largest Photovoltaic Rooftop System

December 17, 2009
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CHANGZHOU, China, Dec. 17 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ — Trina Solar
Limited (NYSE: TSL) (“Trina Solar” or the “Company”), a leading integrated
manufacturer of solar photovoltaic products from the production of ingots,
wafers and cells to the assembly of PV modules, today announced the
inauguration of the largest rooftop solar system in Europe with a capacity of
40MW.

The rooftop solar system was built for a global logistics service provider
with headquarters in Antwerp, Belgium. The installation has been completed
with solar modules supplied by Trina Solar under a previously announced sales
agreement between the Company and Invictus NV (“Invictus”), a Belgian company,
partner of the Benelux TEC Servicegroup. The solar system is expected to be
fully operational by end 2009 and represents an investment of 166 million euro.
The installation has a positive influence on the environment with a decrease
of CO2 emissions of 17,000,000 kg and supplies the average annual consumption
of energy for approximately 14,000 families.

“We are very pleased to partner with Invictus on the successful
installation of the largest rooftop solar system in Europe,” remarked Arturo
Herrero
, Vice-President of Special Key Accounts of Trina Solar. “We are
delighted that Trina Solar’s modules were selected for this landmark
achievement by our customer Invictus, with whom we are working closely in
Belgium as well as in other European countries as PV installations continue to
expand in the region.”

Jan Van der Henst, Chief Executive Officer of Invictus stated, “We are
delighted to partner with Trina Solar to complete this significant project.
Combined with Trina Solar’s high quality premium performance modules and
excellent customer service, the fulfillment of this project once again
demonstrates the knowhow and experience of Invictus in the realization of mega
projects in the field of photovoltaic installations.”

Invictus hosted a one-day inauguration celebration onsite in Antwerp on
December 5, 2009. The event was attended by the Belgian Minister-President,
customers, suppliers and management members from Trina Solar.

About Trina Solar Limited

Trina Solar Limited (NYSE: TSL) is a well recognized manufacturer of high
quality modules and has a long history as a solar PV pioneer since it was
founded in 1997 as a system installation company. Trina Solar is one of the
few PV manufacturers that has developed a vertically integrated business model
from the production of monocrystalline and multicrystalline silicon ingots,
wafers and cells to the assembly of high quality modules. Trina Solar’s products provide reliable and environmentally-friendly electric power for a
growing variety of end-user applications worldwide. For further information,
please visit Trina Solar’s website at http://www.trinasolar.com .

About Invictus NV

Invictus NV is a Benelux based green project development company
specialized in photovoltaic installations. Invictus works closely together
with the solar divisions of its partner TEC Servicegroup and evolved to a
total solution provider for PV projects, enabling them to become a reliable
partner on a long term base. For more information, please visit Invictus NV’s
company website at http://www.invictus.be .

TEC Servicegroup is a Benelux group in full expansion with the mission to
provide full service solutions for technical building installations. The group
has more than 800 employees.

Safe Harbor Statement

This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning
of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act
of 1995. All statements other than statements of historical fact in this
announcement are forward-looking statements, including but not limited to, the
Company’s ability to raise additional capital to finance the Company’s
activities; the effectiveness, profitability, and marketability of its
products; the future trading of the securities of the Company; the ability of
the Company to operate as a public company; the period of time for which its
current liquidity will enable the Company to fund its operations; the
Company’s ability to protect its proprietary information; general economic and
business conditions; the volatility of the Company’s operating results and
financial condition; the Company’s ability to attract or retain qualified
senior management personnel and research and development staff; and other
risks detailed in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission. These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks
and uncertainties and are based on current expectations, assumptions,
estimates and projections about the Company and the industry. The Company
undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect
subsequent occurring events or circumstances, or to changes in its
expectations, except as may be required by law. Although the Company believes
that the expectations expressed in these forward looking statements are
reasonable, they cannot assure you that their expectations will turn out to be
correct, and investors are cautioned that actual results may differ materially
from the anticipated results.

    For further information, please contact:

    Trina Solar Limited
     Terry Wang, CFO
     Phone: +86-519-8548-2009 (Changzhou)

     Thomas Young, Director of Investor Relations
     Phone: +86-519-8548-2009 (Changzhou)
     Email: ir@trinasolar.com

    Brunswick Group
     Caroline Jinqing Cai
     Phone: +86-10-6566-2256

     Michael Fuchs
     Phone: +86-10-6566-2256
     Email: trina@brunswickgroup.com

SOURCE Trina Solar Limited


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