SAN JOSE, Calif. and CHANGZHOU, China, March 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Trina Solar Limited (TSL), ("Trina Solar" or "the Company"), a global leader in photovoltaic modules, solutions and services, today announced it has been recognized by Fast Company magazine in their 2013 list of The World's Top 10 Most Innovative Companies in China.

Published as an annual guide to the state of innovation, the list features businesses whose innovations are having the greatest impacts across their industries and society as a whole.

"We are pleased and excited to have been recognized by Fast Company for our achievements in driving forward innovation," said Mr. Jifan Gao, Chairman and CEO of Trina Solar. "We believe this reflects our commitments to R&D via our State Key Lab Center, and our international collaborations with leading institutes and solar technology pioneers. We remain dedicated to delivering new products and solutions to smartly lower the installed cost of solar energy, while affording our customers and project partners greater output efficiencies and ease-of-use."

About Trina Solar Limited

Trina Solar Limited (NYSE:TSL) is a global leader in photovoltaic modules, solutions and services. Founded in 1997 as a PV system integrator, Trina Solar today drives smart energy together with installers, distributors, utilities and developers worldwide. The company's industry-shaping position is based on innovation excellence, superior product quality, vertically integrated capabilities and environmental stewardship. For more information, please visit www.trinasolar.com.

About Fast Company Magazine

Launched in November 1995 by Alan Webber and Bill Taylor, two former Harvard Business Review editors, Fast Company magazine was founded on a single premise: A global revolution was changing business, and business was changing the world. Discarding the old rules of business, Fast Company set out to chronicle how changing companies create and compete, to highlight new business practices, and to showcase the teams and individuals who are inventing the future and reinventing business. For more information, please visit www.fastcompany.com.

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 Company's ability to operate as a public company; the period of time for which the Company's current liquidity will enable the Company to fund its operations; general economic and business conditions; demand in various markets for solar products; 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 in which the Company operates. The Company undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent occurring events or circumstances, or 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, it cannot assure you that such expectations will turn out to be correct, and the Company cautions investors that actual results may differ materially from the anticipated results.

For further information, please contact: 

    Trina Solar Limited                        Brunswick Group

    Terry Wang, CFO                            Michael Fuchs

    Phone: + (86) 519-8548-2009 (Changzhou)    Phone: + (86) 10-6566-2256

                                               Email: trina@brunswickgroup.com

    Thomas Young, Vice President, Investor
     Relations

    Phone: + (1) 408-207-2786 (San Jose)

    Email: ir@trinasolar.com

SOURCE Trina Solar Limited