written like an advertisement . please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view . april 2015 learn how and when to remove this template message canadian solar inc. type public company traded as csiq nasdaq industry renewable energy photovoltaics industry founded 2001 2001 founder dr. shawn qu chairman and ceo headquarters guelph ontario canada number of locations canada germany italy spain south africa india united arab emirates japan korea australia the united states singapore hong kong and china products photovoltaic modules photovoltaic systems revenue 3.5 billion usd 2015 number of employees circa 9 000 website www.canadiansolar.com canadian solar inc. is a publicly traded company nasdaq csiq that manufactures solar pv modules and photovoltaic solar power systems . contents 1 company history 2 manufacturing 2.1 environmental and quality management certifications 3 projects 3.1 europe 3.2 north america 3.3 apac 4 products & projects 4.1 technology 4.2 performance and reliability 4.3 warranty and insurance 5 references 6 external links company history edit founded in 2001 in canada by dr. shawn qu canadian solar nasdaq csiq operates as a global energy provider with business subsidiaries in 20 countries on 6 continents . besides serving as a 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 13.5 gw including an increase in the late stage project pipeline to 2.4 gw . including two state of the art manufacturing facilities in ontario canadian solar employs nearly 9 000 workers worldwide . this translates to more than 15 gw of panel shipments or approximately 70 million pv modules in the past 15 years . 1 manufacturing edit canadian solar production facilities in canada china indonesia vietnam and brazil are structured for vertically integrated manufacturing of ingots wafers solar cells solar pv modules solar power systems and specialized solar products . in 2008 canadian solar was one of the first module manufacturers to have an onsite iso iec 17025 compliant testing laboratory . the canadian solar photovoltaic testing lab was established to ensure compliance with international safety and reliability testing standards for solar panels . 2 the bulk of canadian solar s manufacturing facilities are located in china . in 2011 canadian solar also began manufacturing in a plant in ontario canada . 3 the ontario plant has a production capacity of over 500 mw per year . 4 canadian solar passed the ohsas 18001 international standards for occupational health and safety after auditing by t v rheinland in 2012 . 5 environmental and quality management certifications edit iso 9001 quality management system iso 14001 environment management system iso ts 16949 automotive standard for pv quality control ohsas 18001 occupational health and safety projects edit below are some of canadian solar s worldwide project references europe edit 70 mw solarpark meuro meuro germany august 2011 78 mw senftenberg solarpark senftenberg germany september 2011 70 mw rovigo photovoltaic power plant rovigo italy november 2010 15 mw three systems of 5 mw each conwall uk september 2011 8 mw villeneuve de marsan france april 2012 4.1 mw balakli bulgaria june 2012 north america edit 5 mw keystone solar farm pennsylvania usa october 2012 8.5 mw canadian solar 1 cs1 canada august 2012 10 mw brockville 1 canada june 2013 9 mw brockville 2 canada september 2013 10 mw silvercreek solar park canada january 2014 apac edit 10 mw ninxiahongsibao china august 2010 20 mw wulate inner mongolia china december 2013 30 mw suzhou golden sun projects china november 2012 25 mw gajner bikaner rajasthan india november 2013 1.3 mw hyogo pref . awaji city japan january 2013 products & projects edit canadian solar offers solar modules solar power systems off grid solar home application systems and specialized solar products . canadian solar global pv project business unit has been in operation for over six years and develops pv projects worldwide specializing in project development system design engineering and financing . in addition canadian solar can handle the deployment of photovoltaic projects systems ranging from commercial systems of a few hundred kilowatts to utility scale projects measured in mega watts . technology edit canadian solar s standard modules are powered by 156 x 156 mm 6 inch high efficiency mono crystalline or poly crystalline solar cells . their new dymond double glass modules have better reliability and are pid free ; their five bus bar cells deliver higher module wattages and higher reliability . performance and reliability edit canadian solar products adhere to international quality standards including iec 61215 iec 61730 ul 1703 kemco ce jet cqc and mcs . 6 canadian solar modules have achieved the maximum ratings in tests for ammonia nh3 resistance of solar modules citation needed and have also passed iec 61701 salt mist resistance testing 7 and are highly pid resistant . citation needed canadian solar modules rank highly under pvusa test conditions ptc . 8 canadian solar modules passed blowing sand test according to iec 60068 2 68 to determine the effects of dust and sand on electrotechnical products . warranty and insurance edit canadian solar was one of the first companies 9 in the industry to offer enhanced product and performance warranty backed by an immediately available and non cancellable insurance policy . citation needed in 2011 canadian solar introduced a linear performance guarantee for pv module power output over a 25 year period . under this policy canadian solar expanded its product warranty covering workmanship and material defects up to 10 years . 10 references edit http www.canadiansolar.com about.html canadian solar s pv reliability testing centre joins intertek s satellite program solar firm making return to its canadian roots canadian solar a home grown success story canadian solar achieves ohsas 18001 certification demonstrates strong commitment to the health and safety of the company s employees . canadian solar certificate list canadian solar s vde certificate for din en 61730 iec 61215 and iec 61730 california energy commission s go solar website with ptc test results solar insurers turn kingmakers over panel survival doubts http www.prnewswire.com news releases canadian solar announces industry leading product and performance warranty 127720183.html external links edit official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title canadian solar & oldid 744002005 categories renewable energy in canadaphotovoltaics manufacturerscompanies based in kitchener ontariocompanies established in 2001energy companies established in 2001renewable resource companies established in 2001companies listed on nasdaqhidden categories articles with a promotional tone from april 2015all articles with a promotional toneall articles with unsourced statementsarticles with unsourced statements from january 2013articles with unsourced statements from january 2015official website different in wikidata and wikipedia navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages deutschespa olfran ais edit links this page was last modified on 12 october 2016 at 14 22 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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