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Siemens Gamesa and Hai Long light the way: 1,044 MW offshore wind power deal in Taiwan signed

Hai Long is Siemens Gamesa’s largest offshore wind energy project in Taiwan, one of the emerging offshore markets with the most potentialThe company will install 73 offshore wind turbines of the SG 14-222 DD model, the most powerful of the … Continue reading

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2021 ESG Sustainability Report

Forward Looking Statements This report has been prepared by Canadian Solar Inc. (the “Company” or “Canadian Solar”) solely to facilitate the understanding of the Company’s performance and strategies on sustainability-related topics. The information contained in this report has not been … Continue reading

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2020 ESG Sustainability Report

Forward-Looking Statements This report has been prepared by the Company solely to facilitate the understanding of the Company’s performance and strategies on sustainability-related topics. The information contained in this report has not been independently verified. None of the Company or … Continue reading

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Canadian Solar Publishes 2021 Corporate Sustainability Report

nvironmental In 2021, Canadian Solar achieved reductions in its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, energy intensity, water intensity, and waste intensity of 17%, 18%, 53%, and 36%, respectively, from its 2017 baselines. Canadian Solar updated its 5-year rolling targets, aiming to … Continue reading

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Canadian Solar Reports Second Quarter 2022 Results

Dr. Shawn Qu, Chairman and CEO, commented, “We achieved strong results in the second quarter of 2022, with solar module shipments, revenue and gross margin all at or exceeding the high end of prior guidance. Sequentially, we grew our module shipments … Continue reading

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Module quality emerges as new marketing tool for the solar industry

As soon as solar became an asset class, all issues related to component selection – including the modules, the materials used for the module assembly stages, and plant design and maintenance – then moves to a different level, and this … Continue reading

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10 years of R&D spending analysis of 12 key PV module manufacturers

 A technology buy cycle driven by PERC technology is keeping R&D spending high. Image: Fraunhofer ISE R&D spending patterns Combined R&D expenditures of 12 major PV module manufacturers in 2016, tracked since 2007, declined by approximately 4.4% in 2016 to … Continue reading

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NPD Solarbuzz: Chinese solar PV industry rebound continues

Yingli and Jinko Forecast to Announce Record PV Shipment and Costs for Q3’13 During the third quarter of 2013 (Q3’13), the recovery of the solar photovoltaic (PV) industry took a major step forward. Nine of the top ten solar PV … Continue reading

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R&D spending analysis of top PV module manufacturers in 2012

R&D expenditure by major PV module manufacturers has not been immune from the PV industry’s period of profitless prosperity. However, spending in 2012 has not been as affected as many would have expected with a number of companies increasing their … Continue reading

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R&D spending analysis of top 10 PV module manufacturers

Using the latest market leader rankings from Solarbuzz for 2012, we plotted the annual spending on R&D of the top 10 ranked companies (see figure 1), since 2007. Looking at chart 2 it is immediately apparent that there is a … Continue reading

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