Canadian Solar moves HQ to Kitchener
KITCHENER, ONTARIO - Canadian Solar Inc., a leading provider of vertically integrated solar cells, solar module and custom-designed solar application products, unveiled its new global headquarters in Kitchener, Ontario, further underscoring its commitment to maintain and deepen its relationship with the Canadian solar solution market.
Canadian Solar is a $700 million (US) company and has operations in seven different countries around world. The Canadian Solar management team has extensive experience in managing large, complex projects that require precision planning and execution. The new headquarters in Kitchener, Ontario will be the hub of testimony, education and guidance on a wide range of turnkey solar solutions and opportunities.
Dr. Shawn Qu, Chairman and CEO, Canadian Solar Inc. remarked, "The opening of this permanent headquarters is a milestone in our continuing relationship with the Canadian market. Our new headquarters is the symbolic foundation of our respect and determination to be a fully integrated and reliable solar turnkey solutions provider in Canada."
Canadian SolarÂ’s headquarters is located in CanadaÂ’s first C-2000 office building, called Green on the Ground, which further reflects the CompanyÂ’s dedication to energy efficiency and environmental responsibility.
Canadian Solar has made strong strides towards being recognized as a leading provider of vertically integrated solar solutions, including developing complete turnkey hardware solar solutions catering to the Ontario commercial and residential Feed-in-Tariff market.
“We are extremely proud of the Ontario government and congratulate them for pursing the Feed-in-tariff aggressively as it propels Ontario as the green energy leader,” Dr. Qu added. “Canadian Solar supports the benefits of conservation and renewable energy in Ontario and our business plan reflects those very same qualities.”
Related News

Why electric buses haven't taken over the world—yet
LONDON - In lots of ways, the electric bus feels like a technology whose time has come. Transportation is responsible for about a quarter of global emissions, and those emissions are growing faster than in any other sector. While buses are just a small slice of the worldwide vehicle fleet, they have an outsize effect on the environment. That’s partly because they’re so dirty—one Bogotá bus fleet made up just 5 percent of the city’s total vehicles, but a quarter of its CO2, 40 percent of nitrogen oxide, and more than half of all its particulate matter vehicle emissions. And…