2024
United States – Super Bowl LVIII at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada on February 11, 2024, was powered entirely by renewable energy from the EDF Arrow Canyon solar-plus-storage project on the Moapa Indian Reservation near Las Vegas. The 275-megawatt project uses bifacial panels supplied by Canadian Solar.[28]
South Africa – CSI Solar Co. Ltd., a Canadian Solar subsidiary, supplied 256 megawatts of solar modules for South Africa’s two largest utility-scale solar projects. Developed by SOLA Group in South Africa’s North West Province, the projects are designed to generate 580 gigawatt hours of renewable energy annually, enough to power 40,000 households and reduce carbon emissions by 595,000 tons.[29]
2023
Colombia – Canadian Solar completed Colombia’s first utility-scale battery storage project, a 45-megawatt, 45-megawatt-hour lithium-ion storage system in Barranquilla designed to strengthen the electricity transmission network in northern Colombia. Developed by Colombia's Ministry of Energy and Mines, it was Canadian Solar’s first energy storage project in Latin America.[30]
Brazil – Canadian Solar developed and constructed a 51.1-megawatt-peak solar power project in Minas Gerais, Brazil. The project includes approximately 130,000 Canadian Solar bifacial modules and generates over 107,748 megawatt hours of electricity annually.[31]
2020
Canada – Canadian Solar supplied solar panels and single-axis trackers to the Suffield solar facility in Southeast Alberta, Canada. The 32-megawatt peak, 23-megawatt alternating current plant was the largest solar project in Alberta at the time of its completion in 2020. Electricity from the plant purchased by Direct Energy supports approximately 7,400 households annually.[32]
2019
Argentina – In 2019, the 100-megawatt Cafayate solar plant opened in Salta Province. Developed by Canadian Solar, it was the largest solar power plant in Argentina at the time of its completion. Powered by more than 289,000 Canadian Solar high-efficiency modules, the plant generates more than 216 gigawatt-hours of electricity per year.[33]
2018
Brazil – Canadian Solar developed and constructed 5 solar projects totaling 185 megawatts in Pirapora in the state of Minas Gerais.[34]
2017
Brazil – Canadian Solar supplied modules for the 191.5 MWp Pirappora solar energy project from its 360 MWp modules factory established in Brazil to support the local market.[35]
2016
Texas – Recurrent Energy, a Canadian Solar subsidiary, partnered with Southern Power to develop the 157.5-megawatt Roserock Solar project in Pecos County, Texas.[36]
California – The 100-megawatt Mustang solar power project in Kings County, California reached commercial operation in 2016. Developed by Recurrent Energy, a Canadian Solar subsidiary, the project feeds power to the grid under two long-term contracts.[37]
2015
Turkey – Canadian Solar supplied 27,000 solar modules for a 7.5-megawatt solar project in Turkey’s Kayseri Organized Industrial Zone. It was the country’s largest PV installation at the time of its completion. The project supported Turkey’s energy infrastructure overhaul and its goal of reaching 5 gigawatts of solar capacity by 2023.[38]
Canada – The 100-megawatt, utility-scale Grand Renewable Solar Project in Ontario, which includes 445,000 solar modules from Canadian Solar, was the largest operational solar farm in Canada at the time of its construction.[39]
2014
Honduras – Canadian Solar Inc. supplied 146.4 megawatts of solar modules to two utility-scale solar projects in Honduras. The plants were developed by Solar Power S.A. de C.V. and Compania Hondurena de Energia Solar S.A. de C.V.[40]
United States –The 5.86 MWp Lancaster Solar Project, located 50 miles northwest of Boston, Massachusetts, consists of 19,000 Canadian Solar modules. Developed by EDF Renewable Energy and Urban Green Technologies LLC, the project supplies energy to the town of Billerica, Massachusetts.[41]
2013
Denmark – Canadian Solar supplied 2,800 photovoltaic solar modules for a rooftop solar installation located north of Copenhagen in the Danish city of Virum. With a 605-kilowatt capacity, it was the largest rooftop solar installation in Denmark when it connected to the grid in 2013. The project was built by SRU Solar AG in collaboration with Danish energy company Greengo Energy.[42]
2011
Italy – Canadian Solar supplied modules for the 70-megawatt Rovigo solar power plant in Northeast Italy. Constructed by SunEdison, it was the largest solar power plant in Europe at the time, generating enough energy to power more than 16,500 homes annually while reducing carbon emissions by over 40,000 tons per year.[43]
Germany – Solarpark Senftenberg/Schipkau, a 166-megawatt solar power station in southern Brandenburg, was Germany's largest solar park at the time of its construction in 2011. It uses approximately 636,000 solar panels supplied by Canadian Solar. The solar park was named 2012 Solar Project of the Year Award by POWER-GEN International.[44]
2010
Germany – Canadian Solar and Green City Energy jointly completed a 1-megawatt solar installation in Haertensdorf, Germany.[45]
