Profile

Canadian Solar Inc. is a publicly traded company that manufactures solar PV modules and runs large scale solar projects. Founded in 2001 in Canada by Shawn Qu, Canadian Solar has subsidiaries in over 24 countries on 6 continents. They manufacture solar PV modules, are involved in supporting the installation of solar energy, and are involved in a number utility-scale power projects. With the company's acquisition of Recurrent Energy, Canadian Solar's total project pipeline reached 20.4 GW, including an increase in the late-stage project pipeline to 2.4 GW.