Gao Jifan, Chairman of Trina Solar: The mid- and downstream photovoltaic crystal pulling, slicing, and battery assembly links will be greatly integrated
On June 10, at the 2025 SNEC International Photovoltaic and Energy Storage Conference, Gao Jifan, Chairman and CEO of Trina Solar, said that for the manufacturing industry or the photovoltaic industry, in order to break the internal circulation and cross the cycle, the entire industry has three things to do. The first is industry integration. Silicon materials have now begun to be integrated, and the mid- and downstream crystal pulling, slicing, and battery components will also be integrated. The second is to strictly control production capacity. At this time, no matter what technology, I don’t think it is necessary or allowed to increase any production capacity, and I believe that the relevant national departments will conduct serious investigations. The third is to strengthen intellectual property protection. The number of patents in China’s photovoltaic industry is far ahead in the world. The reason why it has finally become an industry without a threshold is that intellectual property protection is not good.