Canadian Solar Inc. is a publicly traded company that
manufactures solar PV modules and runs large scale solar projects.
With their two manufacturing facilities in Ontario, Canadian
Solar employs nearly 9,000 workers worldwide. This translates to more than 16
GW of panel shipments, or approximately 70 million PV modules, in the past 15
years.
Dr. Shawn Qu, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer founded Canadian Solar in 2001 in Canada, with a bold mission: to foster sustainable development and to create a better and cleaner earth for future generations by bringing electricity powered by the sun to millions of people worldwide. . Under Dr. Qu’s leadership, they have grown into one of the world’s largest solar photovoltaic products and energy solutions providers, as well as one of the largest solar power plant developers globally.
They have cumulatively delivered around 52 GW of solar modules to thousands of customers in more than 150 countries, enough to meet the clean, green energy needs of approximately 13 million households. They have more than 14,000 dedicated employees to strive each day to make this mission a reality.