Solar energy as a sustainable source of electricity
Dr Shawn Qu founded Canadian Solar in 2001 with the vision of making solar energy more accessible as a sustainable source of electricity. Today, 13,000 employees in 130 countries on six continents ensure satisfied customers. With turnkey solar solutions, the company targets commercial and industrial customers. Individual components can be purchased by commercial as well as industrial customers and private individuals. At Canadian Solar , the company produces and sells its own products. The company's research and development department has already produced over 1,500 patents (as of March 2020).
The entire product range at a glance
- Bifacial, double-cell PERC modules made of both monocrystalline and polycrystalline materials
- Bifacial, monocrystalline PERC modules
- Three-phase inverter
- Single-phase inverter
- Solar systems for private homes with outputs of 700 W, 3 kW, 5 kW, 10 kW
- Solar systems for homes and businesses with outputs of 20 kW, 50 kW, 1 MW
- A portable lighting and solar system with a power of 3 W and a battery with a charge of 4,400 mAh
- Turnkey solar plants of all sizes
Canadian Solar - Makes the difference
The protection of the environment is close to the hearts of the company's employees. Therefore, care is taken to ensure that the manufacture of the products is as environmentally friendly and resource-conserving as possible. The environmental report for 2018 documents that water consumption per kW produced fell by 42.8% - from 0.593 m³ to 0.339 m³ - between 2017 and 2018. During this period, electricity consumption per kW produced also decreased by 14.5%, from 7.22 kWh to 6.17 kWh. From 2017 to 2018, CO2 emissions also fell by 19%, from 393 kg per 1 KW module to 318 kg.
The company also feels socially responsible. Therefore, it promotes the careers of women, for example. Employees have the opportunity to further their education in regular training courses. In Lungi, Sierra Leone and in Bauru, Brazil, the company installed solar plants on schools, hospitals and old people's homes in 2018 to ensure the supply of electrical energy.
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Examples of successful Canadian Solar projects
- 10 MW solar plant in Wuhan, Inner Mongolia, China
- 0.5 MW solar plant in Murcia, Spain
- 268 MW solar plant in Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- 150 KW rooftop solar plant in Nigeria
- 0.9 MW rooftop solar plant in South Korea
- 9.28 kW rooftop solar installation on a detached house in Hong Kong
- 14 KW rooftop solar system on a single-family home in California, USA
For more information on Canadian Solar , visit the company website at www.canadiansolar.com.
