Canadian Solar

CORPORATE | OVERVIEW

.CORPORATE | HISTORY

● 2001. The founding of Canadian Solar in Toronto, Canada by Dr. Shawn Qu, President and CEO of Canadian Solar

● 2002. Qualified by Audi Volkswagon as a class A supplier, first shipment of solar car battery chargers to Volkswagon in Mexico

● 2003.Commissioned a Canadian government funded first micro-grid solar power system in Inner Mogolia, China; The first and the only solar manufacturer certified according to automotive industry’s quality management system standard of ISO/TS 16949:2002 and ISO9001:2000

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● 2004. Commissioned module production for residential and commercial solar systems for German customers

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● 2005. Commissioned first Solar PV system of 10kw in Changshu, Jiangsu Province, one of the pioneers in the solar industry to get module certified according to IEC61215 and TUV Safety II

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● 2006. Became the first solar company in Canada get listed on NASDAQ Stock Exchange in USA (CSIQ)

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● 2007. Commissioned mono crystalline and multicrystalline silicon cell production in China

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● 2008. Formed Canadian Solar German GMBH

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● 2009. Established Canadian Solar Japan & Canadian Solar USA; commissioned CSI PV Reliability Testing Laboratory according to IEC61215, IEC61730 and UL1703 standards

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● 2010. Commissioned North America’s largest silicon solar module manufacturing facility in Guelph, Ontario ; Received Green Biz Award from San Francisco Business Times, June 2010.

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● 2011. Commercial introduction of ELPS modules, a proprietary MWT technology & Commissioned CSI PV cell Research Centre

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● 2012.Martin’s Creek School Solar Installation Awarded North America’s Project of the Year 2012 by Intersolar; Ranked Among Fastest Growing Companies in North America by Deloitte's 2012 Technology Fast 500(TM), November 2012.