Canadian Solar: From A Vision to Becoming A Global Player in The Solar Industry

In this exclusive interview with the company’s founder, Dr. Shawn Qu, learn more about how the company started, the challenges it had along the way, its latest technologies and product innovations, and the future plans of Dr. Qu for the company.


When Dr. Qu started Canadian Solar in 2001, he never dreamed of creating a multi-billion dollar company and has kept his humble approach until now. Today, Canadian Solar has operations all over the globe and ships 26 GW of solar modules with an annual turnover of $3.39 billion.

In this exclusive interview with the company’s founder, Dr. Shawn Qu, learn more about how the company started, the challenges it had along the way, its latest technologies and product innovations, and the future plans of Dr. Qu for the company.

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Canadian Solar: From A Vision to Becoming A Global Player in The Solar Industry

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