Soccer Goes Solar In Spain

By means of this agreement, Trina Solar will supply Espanyol with 500 KW of photovoltaic modules for the construction of a roof-top PV installation in the club’s new Stadium. Moreover Trina Solar will be the official sponsor of the rear part of the T-shirt of the football team for the next 3 football seasons.

This announcement was held at the Olympic Stadium in Barcelona with great attendance of sports, general and renewable energy media. The event was presented by the club’s CEO, Mr. Pedro Tomás; Marketing Director, Mr Adolfo Bara, as well as by Trina Solar’s Vice-President of Sales & Marketing, Mr. Arturo Herrero, and Marketing & Communication Manager for Europe, Ms. Vanessa Membrive.

According to Mr Bara, “For Espanyol it is a great opportunity to work together with a large multinational company like Trina Solar, who has a strong bet on new technologies and renewable energies. It is very important for us that a leader in the solar sector believes in our project”.

“We are very excited to have reached this co-operation agreement with RCD Espanyol” remarked Mr Herrero, “since it means participating in the building of an ecological football stadium, pioneer in Spain and an example to follow around the world. For an international PV module manufacturer like Trina Solar, this commitment confirms the clear bet of the company for a sustainable expansion as we become a reference in the sector in Europe. We are very proud to count on this flagship PV installation and to work together with a well-known Spanish Premier League football team such as Espanyol, performing very well in the Spanish Liga, one of the most important football leagues in the world.”