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Canadian Solar

Canadian Solar Inc.

Guelph, Ontario, Canada

SolarEnergy StoragePublic company
Founded 2001
Profile last updated: April 10, 2026

About

Founded in 2001, Canadian Solar is a public company headquartered in Guelph, Canada specializing in Solar, Energy Storage.

Canadian Solar is a global solar company with operations in module manufacturing, energy storage systems and solar project development and EPC services, through subsidiaries including Recurrent Energy and CSI Solar. The company is listed on NASDAQ and is headquartered in Guelph, Ontario, Canada.

Headquarters

Guelph, Canada

Founded

2001

Company type

Public company

Focus areas

solar modulessolar PVenergy storagebattery energy storage systemEPCproject developmentTOPConRecurrent Energy

Products & services

Business models

B2BEPC

Value chain

ManufacturingDevelopmentConstructionR&D

Locations

Headquarters

Speedvale Avenue West 545, N1K 1E6, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

Operating locations (24)

  • Camp Ground Road / Main Road, Cape Town, South Africa
  • Landsberger Straße 94, Munich, Germany
  • 328 Teheran-ro, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, South Korea
  • Avenida Roque Petroni Junior, 999, São Paulo, Brazil
  • Lago Zurich 219, Mexico City, Mexico
  • 199 Lushan Road, SND, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
  • 1350 Treat Blvd., Suite 500, Walnut Creek, CA, United States
  • 123 Mission Street, Fl. 18, San Francisco, CA, United States
  • 2-1-1 Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku Mitsui Building 50F, Tokyo, Japan
  • 1-13-1 Kyobashi, WORK VILLA KYOBASHI 6F, Tokyo, Japan
  • Al. Jana Pawla II 22, Q22 Building, Warsaw, Poland
  • 101 Thompson Road, 15-03 United Square, Singapore, Singapore
  • 36F-A3, No.68, Sec. 5 Zhongxiao E. Rd., Xinyi Dist., Taipei, Taiwan
  • 767 Third Avenue, Fl. 27, New York, NY, United States
  • Incubator Building, Masdar City, Office No. 115, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
  • ONE JLT Business Center, Jumeirah Lake Towers, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
  • Avenida General Perón 27, Madrid, Spain
  • Via Mercato, 3, Milan, Italy
  • Avenida Cerviño 4407, 10A, Palermo, Buenos Aires, Argentina
  • 3000 E Cesar Chavez, Ste. 400, Austin, TX, United States
  • 33 St James's Square, London, United Kingdom
  • 44 Stephenson St, Cremorne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
  • Muiderstraat 7, Amsterdam, Netherlands
  • 506, Worldmark 3, Aerocity, New Delhi, India

Credentials & affiliations

Certifications

ISO 9001:2015

ISO 14001:2015

QC080000

ISO/TS16949

ISO17025

IEC

TÜV

UL

JIS

EL

Awards

Deal of the Year Award (two awards)

Power Finance & Risk

Best PV Module Manufacturer Award in Brazil

Smart Energy

No. 1 Silicon module solar plant developer

Greentech Media Research

Green Project Bond of the Year Award

Environmental Finance

Best Structured Project Bond Award

Environmental Finance

Top Bankable Manufacturer

Bloomberg New Energy Finance

TOP 10 Battery Energy Storage System Integrator

S&P

TOP Performer Solar Module Manufacturer Award

Kiwa PVEL

Intersolar North America Solar Project Award Finalist

Intersolar North America

Tier 1 Energy Storage Manufacturer

BloombergNEF

Tier 1 Solar Company

BloombergNEF

Top Brand PV USA

EUPD Research

ISS ESG Prime Rating, Industry Top 5%

ISS ESG

Ecovadis Silver Sustainability Rating

EcoVadis

Ranked 1 in Newsweek's Worlds Most Trustworthy Companies 2024 (Energy and Utilities)

Newsweek

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