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Canadian company shows the way, exporting solar systems to Australia

On May 14, 2014, Canadian Solar announced a partnership with IKEA Australia, a globally celebrated leader of the retail industry to build 3.6 MW of solar systems.  The 3.6 MW project will span across seven IKEA sites located inVictoria, New South Wales, and Queensland, and will generate enough clean energy to offset approximately 4,000 tons of CO2 annually.

On May 12, 2014, Canadian Solar announced that it won the Randstad Award as One of Canada’s Most Attractive Employers, in a survey by Randstad Canada, the country’s leading staffing, recruitment, and HR services company. Canadian Solar was selected as the fourth most attractive employer by more than 8,500 Canadians and ranked amongst the 150 largest companies in Canada……..

On April 16, 2014, Canadian Solar announced the completion of the first diesel hybrid PV system in the remote microgrids in northern Ontario, Canada.  The 152kW rooftop solar array on the Deer Lake First Nation Elementary School, completed by Canadian Solar with its supplier partners, is the first project under a strategic partnership with NCC Development, LP a First Nation renewable energy management company……….

Canadian Solar Reports First Quarter 2014 Results mnsn moneyu   GUELPH, Ontario, May 16, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Canadian Solar Inc. (“Canadian Solar” or the “Company”) CSIQ, one of the world’s largest solar power companies, today announced its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2014. ………

The Company has recently commissioned another module workshop in its flagship factory in Changshu, Jiangsu Province, China. This brings our total annual module production capacity to 3 GW. Meanwhile, the Company will start construction of a new solar cell production site in Funing, Jiangsu Province, China and expects to bring 60 MW of new cell capacity on line by the end of 2014. If fully built, the new site can host up to 1.2 GW of solar cell production capacity. While this new site provides room for continuous growth, the Company will make further investment decisions only if it determines that the market demands exist and will remain healthy for the long term.

Dr. Shawn Qu, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Canadian Solar, remarked: “We are experiencing strong demand for our products in all key geographies and expect reasonably strong global market demand growth in 2014.  We expect Japan, Canada, China, and the U.S., among others, to remain healthy markets for us through 2014.  We continue to believe that in 2014, and for several years to follow, China will be the biggest market in the world, with at least 11 GW to 12GW of solar module installations this year with the possibility of achieving the total announced target of 14 GW.  We are also excited with our prospects in the U.S. market, and having recently ramped up our module production capacity in our Canadian plant, we will start shipping significant volumes from Canada to the U.S. On the project business front, we also expect to continue our steady progress. With the severe Ontariowinter and subsequent snow melt flooding events behind us, we recently ramped up construction activities, and expect to make significant progress in all of our project sites from the spring to the fall.”………..

Recent Developments

On May 14, 2014, Canadian Solar announced a partnership with IKEA Australia, a globally celebrated leader of the retail industry to build 3.6 MW of solar systems.  The 3.6 MW project will span across seven IKEA sites located inVictoria, New South Wales, and Queensland, and will generate enough clean energy to offset approximately 4,000 tons of CO2 annually.

On May 12, 2014, Canadian Solar announced that it won the Randstad Award as One of Canada’s Most Attractive Employers, in a survey by Randstad Canada, the country’s leading staffing, recruitment, and HR services company. Canadian Solar was selected as the fourth most attractive employer by more than 8,500 Canadians and ranked amongst the 150 largest companies in Canada……..

On April 16, 2014, Canadian Solar announced the completion of the first diesel hybrid PV system in the remote microgrids in northern Ontario, Canada.  The 152kW rooftop solar array on the Deer Lake First Nation Elementary School, completed by Canadian Solar with its supplier partners, is the first project under a strategic partnership with NCC Development, LP a First Nation renewable energy management company……….

About Canadian Solar Inc.

Founded in 2001 in Canada, Canadian Solar Inc. CSIQ is one of the world’s largest and foremost solar power companies. As a leading vertically integrated provider of solar modules, specialized solar products and solar power plants with operations in North America, South America, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Australia and Asia, Canadian Solar has delivered more than 6 GW of premium quality solar modules to customers in over 70 countries. Canadian Solar is committed to improve the environment and dedicated to provide advanced solar energy products, solutions and services to enable sustainable development around the world. For more information, please visit www.canadiansolar.com……….http://money.msn.com/business-news/article.aspx?feed=PR&date=20140516&id=17625592

May 17, 2014 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | Uncategorized