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Last verified 2026-10-06.
- Trina Solar describes these as self-developed perovskite/crystalline silicon tandem modules.
- The maker says it has signed its first order for them, from a high-end distributed energy customer in New Zealand, and calls it the first commercial deployment of tandem PV products in premium distributed energy use.
- Trina Solar says the delivered modules are based on its 900+W tandem technology but prints no model code, power class, efficiency or datasheet for them.
- The 907 W and 29.2% figures are a TUV SUD verified record for a tandem module, not the rated value of the modules delivered to New Zealand.
- An exact delivered-product datasheet, governing warranty terms and an applicable certification listing remain unestablished in the official sources reviewed on 6 October 2026. No exact delivered tandem model code has been joined to these documents. These three documentary gates prevent scoring this record; the bounded review does not establish that the documents or capabilities do not exist, and this record remains separate from scored Trina Solar products.
- The current official APAC download page links Global Limited Warranty PS-M-0135-G-EN Rev. AC, June 2026. Its covered-model schedule (PDF pages 4-8, printed pages 1-5) limits coverage to specified crystalline silicon module families. The *** placeholder identifies the power bin in the applicable datasheet. The reviewed schedule does not establish an exact-model join to the unidentified tandem modules delivered to New Zealand. Its product or output warranty durations and remedies cannot be transferred without that join; this is unresolved coverage, not proof that the tandem product has no warranty.
- The same warranty applies to covered products delivered on or after 1 June 2026 and remains valid until a new revision is issued. Its geographical clause excludes Germany and Turkey, where separate policies apply (PDF page 17, printed page 14). A New Zealand location alone does not establish that the unidentified tandem model is a covered product, and neither the global heading nor the announcement establishes Australian product approval or availability.
- The 22 June maker announcement claims 15-20% lower balance-of-system costs and 20-30% more energy per unit area than mainstream crystalline silicon modules. It does not disclose the exact compared models, location, period, operating conditions or calculation/test method. These are attributed commercial claims, not independently verified field yield, a rated temperature coefficient, a low-light test or a quantified saving for a particular installation.
- The maker January 2026 announcement reports 32.6% efficiency for a 210 mm half-cut tandem cell, attributed to Fraunhofer ISE CalLab certification, and 865 W peak output for a 3.1 m2 module, attributed to TUV SUD. These are separate cell and module measurements from an earlier development iteration. They do not become the efficiency, power or dimensions of the unidentified New Zealand product, nor replace the later 907 W and 29.2% full-area module record.
- The first-order, delivery and deployment descriptions remain claims in the maker announcement. The reviewed sources do not independently verify exact-model field output, long-term reliability or shipment volumes. A laboratory record attributed to TUV SUD does not establish the delivered product’s safety or grid approval; the actual applicable report or certificate still requires an exact model and scope join.
- Trina Solar press release via GlobeNewswire (Source: Trinasolar), 22 June 2026https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/06/22/3315025/0/en/Trina-Solar-signed-the-first-order-in-the-global-premium-residential-market-for-perovskite-crystalline-silicon-tandem-module-products.html
Trina Solar's own release names the product, says its first order came from a high-end distributed energy customer in New Zealand, and says the delivered modules are based on its 900+W tandem technology.
- Trinasolar newsroom, 907W tandem module record, 9 June 2026https://www.trinasolar.com/en-glb/newsroom202606091645/
Trinasolar reports a TUV SUD verified record of 907 W peak power and 29.2% full-area efficiency for a tandem module built on 210mm tandem cell technology.
- Trinasolar APAC newsroom, 907W tandem module record, 2 July 2026https://www.trinasolar.com/en-apac/newsroom202607021412/
The APAC copy of the record announcement repeats the 907 W and 29.2% figures for a perovskite/crystalline silicon tandem module and gives no model code or availability date.
- Trinasolar APAC official download cataloguehttps://www.trinasolar.com/en-apac/download/
Reviewed 6 October 2026. Current catalogue links Rev. AC warranty; other model datasheets do not establish the exact delivered tandem SKU.
- Trinasolar global limited warranty, Rev. AC, June 2026https://www-cdn.trinasolar.com/wwwstorage/sites/6/PS-M-0135-G-EN_AC_GLOBAL-LIMITED-WARRANTY-FOR-TRINA-SOLAR-BRAND-CRYSTALLINE-SOLAR-PHOTOVOLTAIC-MODULES.pdf
Reviewed 6 October 2026, PDF pages 4-8 and 17 (printed 1-5 and 14). Covered-model schedule and datasheet power placeholders; delivery-date and geographical boundaries. Exact delivered tandem product coverage remains unresolved.
- Trinasolar January 2026 tandem cell and module record announcementhttps://www.trinasolar.com/en-za/newsroom202601261109/
Maker announcement dated 26 January 2026, reviewed 6 October. Attributed 32.6% cell efficiency and 865 W module peak power are separate measurement and development boundaries, not exact delivered-product ratings or safety approval.