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January 22, 2014

Trina Solar supplies Edison Energy with 4,000 PV modules
Changzhou, China (SPX) Jan 22, 2014
Trina Solar has announced that it has supplied 4,000 PV modules to Edison Energy for a project that has seen Knowes Housing Association help 350 households at risk of fuel poverty in Clydebank, Scotland. Knowes Housing Association, managed by a committee of local tenants and owner-occupiers, owns and manages more than 1,000 properties in the Faifley and Duntocher areas of Clydebank. The installations are part of a Pounds 2 million, two-year programme of improvements that is expected to deliver an ... read more

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