Like many of its Chinese peers such as JA Solar or Yingli Green Energy, Trina reported a tremendous upswing in sales during the third quarter -- due partly to the nightmarish nature of the first half of the year, and partly to the bull solar market currently rippling across Germany, spurred by looming cuts to its feed-in tariff.

Trina shipped 123 megawatts (MW) of modules during the third quarter, besting its prior guidance.