Founded in 2001 in Canada, Canadian Solar (NASDAQ: CSIQ) operates as a global energy provider with successful business subsidiaries in 20 countries on 6 continents. Besides serving as a leading manufacturer of solar PV modules and provider of solar energy solutions, Canadian Solar has a geographically diversified pipeline of utility-scale power projects. With the company’s recent acquisition of Recurrent Energy, Canadian Solar’s total project pipeline is now over 12 GW, including an increase of the late-stage project pipeline to over 1.6 GW. With state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities in Canada, China and Vietnam, Canadian Solar employs over 11,000 workers worldwide. This translates into more than 26 GW of panel shipments, or over 70 million PV modules, in the past 16 years. Together with Recurrent Energy, Canadian Solar is ushering the way into a new era of clean, competitive, mainstream power.
