Trina Solar has launched its Vertex S+ module in Australia, the first country in the world to unveil this higher power, higher efficiency module.

“We chose Australia for the launch of Vertex S+ to reinforce our position as Australia’s number one solar module brand and to capitalise on the tremendous growth in the commercial, industrial and residential solar market here,” Trina Solar APAC president Todd Li says.

Vertex S+ is designed specifically for residential rooftops as well as for commercial and industrial (C&I) rooftops.

C&I companies are turning to rooftop solar to offset rising electricity prices, from the grid, and to play their part in ‘green initiatives’ to help tackle climate change, says Todd.

The Vertex S+ is an upgrade of Trina Solar’s earlier model, Vertex S, because it delivers even more power and efficiency. This new module’s power output is up to 425W with maximum efficiency of 21.9%. It provides power bins for optimal residential systems in Australia.

Vertex S+ is part of Trina Solar’s high-performance Vertex module series that uses 210mm diameter wafers. These have become the new global industry standard partly because of their higher efficiency than modules that use smaller size wafers.

“Trina Solar has a wide range of products to meet different applications, requirements and budgets,” Todd says.

“The Vertex S+ module we are launching today is ideally suited to Australia. It is the very first 425W module in Australia that comes with double-glass, rather than back-sheet.”

The module’s durability explains why it comes with longer warranties: a 25-year product warranty and a 30-year power warranty.