On November 30th, the Bloomberg New Energy Finance Shanghai Summit was held as scheduled. More than 60 speakers from many countries around the world and more than a thousand audiences from Asia Pacific and the world participated. Trina Solar Chairman Gao Jifan was invited to attend the high-end dialogue with PV leaders Talk about "Next Generation Photovoltaic Technology and Business Model".

Q1: What role does photovoltaic play in China's road to achieving carbon neutrality?

Gao Jifan: Currently, solar energy is the cheapest energy source among renewable energy sources. By 2025, China's total installed solar capacity will increase to 450 GW. According to data from the National Energy Administration of China, as of the end of October, China's solar installed capacity has reached 282 GW. Solar energy is becoming a powerful new force to achieve carbon neutrality. Photovoltaic power generation, energy storage, UHV, and energy digitization are the four key aspects of achieving carbon neutrality. Trina Solar is one of the second largest solar equipment manufacturers in China. It has established a 1+3+N multi-layer business ecosystem, providing products, systems, and smart energy three-dimensional solutions to help carbon neutrality and global clean energy construction .

Q2: What photovoltaic technologies will promote cost reduction and efficiency enhancement in the next 3-5 years, which are worth looking forward to?

Gao Jifan: Larger silicon wafers, more efficient batteries, and long-term reliable components are the technological direction of all photovoltaic products in the future. After the rapid development of large silicon cell technology in the past two years, it has become an obvious development trend at present. The next step is to develop in the direction of higher-efficiency N-type batteries, and achieving a conversion efficiency of 25.5% is the future direction. There are many technical routes for N-type batteries. Whether a certain technology will become the mainstream or whether multiple technologies will develop in parallel depends on the cost reduction factor. Regardless of investment cost, material cost or process cost, which technology has more comprehensive cost advantages, then it will become the mainstream and direction.

Q3: The outlook for the energy consumption of the photovoltaic industry and the zero-carbon industry system?

Gao Jifan: In terms of energy consumption, after being installed as a photovoltaic power station, according to the latest energy consumption data, in North China, the clean energy generated within 6 months can offset the energy consumed by the construction of the power station. The power generation of the power station can last for 30 years, which means that it can generate 60 times the electricity energy. In addition, the new capacity construction in the western region basically uses clean, carbon-free energy to build solar energy. The era of building a zero-carbon industrial system in the photovoltaic industry has come. Therefore, there is no need to worry about the energy consumption of the solar industry. At present, many companies have built a zero-carbon industrial system that uses solar energy to produce solar energy.

Q4: Under the general trend of carbon neutrality, what is Trina Solar's development vision and expectations?

Gao Jifan: In 1997, inspired by the signing of the "Kyoto Protocol" and the "Million Roof Photovoltaic Project" of the Clinton Administration of the United States, Trina Solar came into being and became one of the earliest photovoltaic companies in the country and even in the world. Therefore, since its establishment, Trina Solar has dreamed of building China's million-dollar photovoltaic roof plan. We are currently promoting the Million Roof Plan in all provinces across the country. We have accumulated more than 200,000 photovoltaic household roofs connected to the grid, creating wealth for the end-people, and connecting them with clean energy. Heguang Energy's mission to benefit all mankind with solar energy.

The "Dual Carbon Target" is the most important driving force for the development of the new energy industry. In the future, Trina Solar will continue to nurture strong vitality through innovation, and make its own contributions to achieving carbon neutrality and building a carbon-free new energy world.