VIDEO: Supply chain, safety and multi-gigawatt-hour BESS deals, with Trina’s Europe president

April 29, 2026
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Trinasolar’s Europe & LAC president, Gonzalo de la Viña, discusses Trina Storage, the Chinese solar PV giant’s battery storage business, its strategies and projects.

De la Viña talks about the 12GWh partnership with Gore Street Capital that was announced earlier in the day, why Trina describes its vertical integration strategy as ‘T-Shaped,’ what the industry needs to do about safety and more, in this video interview at Energy Storage Summit 2026 in London.

The interview was taped in late February 2026. We apologise for the patchy audio quality in this one.

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