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New Solar and PV Installation Agreement Benefits Green Ontarians

Tuesday, February 8th, 2011

Two solar companies, Unirac, Inc. and Canadian Solar Solutions, Inc. announced recently that they now offer a new joint solar package for their customers.  The two companies now offer the 300 megawatts package, which consists of Canadian Solar Solution’s photovoltaic (PV) panels and Unirac’s solar racking systems, for either commercial or residential use in Canada.  Dr. Shawn Qu, Chairman and CEO of Canadian Solar Inc. said that, “the partnership helps assure optimized power production in a rooftop and ground mount environment.”

Both companies are very optimistic about the partnership as well as the future of sustainable energy.  Ontario customers will receive the highest levels of system performance, and they can increase the return on their investment through Ontario’s feed-in tariff (FIT) program, as well as create a clean, sustainable source of energy.

The Future of Solar PV Installation Training and other Green Jobs

In 2009, the Ontario provincial government introduced different incentive and support programs to encourage solar projects, including the feed-in tariff program.  This in turn created more green jobs and increased demand for workers with solar PV installation training.  Enrollment in sola PV schools, like Ontario Solar Academy, has risen considerably in the past year, highlighting this increased interest and the long-term appeal of this rapidly growing industry.  Partnerships, such as that of Canadian Solar Solutions and Unirac, will further boost future interest in solar PV installation training, renewable energy certification, and green jobs.

More on Canadian Solar Solutions and Unirac

Canadian Solar Solutions is a subsidiary of Canadian Solar, Inc. and it provides for solar projects throughout not only Canada, but also the United States, Asia, and Europe.  Its main focus is on providing solar-related materials and equipment for commercial, residential, and solar farm markets in Canada.  Unirac mainly provides PV mounting systems.  In the past it focused on solar energy installations.  Such partnerships have moved Ontario ahead to second place in North American solar photovoltaic (PV) rankings.

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New Deal to Provide Domestic Content for Ontario’s Career Solar Energy Workers

Thursday, February 3rd, 2011

New Mexico’s Unirac, Inc. (Unirac) and Kitchener-based Canadian Solar Solutions, Inc. (Canadian Solar Solutions) have recently announced that they will jointly offer a complete solar package to their customers that combines Canadian Solar Solutions’ photovoltaic (PV) panels with Unirac’s racking systems.  The agreement covers 30 MW worth of Canadian Solar Solutions’ systems and will benefit owners of solar projects in Ontario, where in order to receive government green energy incentives, they have to certify that their projects contain materials made in the province.

Ontario’s solar projects received a big boost in 2009 when the provincial government began to offer its feed-in tariff (FIT) program.  The program creates green energy, career options, and demand for new educational streams like PV certification by offering producers of renewable energy from solar, wind, and biomass installations high prices to tie their projects into the grid.  Owners of participating solar projects must certify that their installations are comprised of at least 60% domestic content and use Ontario labourers.  This provision ensures that the money and career opportunities the FIT creates benefit the province directly and over the long term.

Companies Offer Needed Supplies for Project Owners and Certified PV Installers

Canadian Solar Solutions, and its parent company, Canadian Solar, Inc. (Canadian Solar), provide turnkey solar solutions for residential, commercial, and solar farm markets in Canada, the US, Europe, and Asia.  Their participation in the Ontario market enables project owners to certify that their installations meet the FIT’s domestic content requirements.

Unirac is an Albuquerque-based provider of PV mounting systems.  Their previous work included solar energy installations at Universal Studios and Google Campus.  By partnering with Canadian Solar Solutions, Unirac gets a leg up in Ontario’s exclusive market.  “We are excited about working closely with a strong partner like Canadian Solar Solutions to address the rapidly growing Ontario market for solar energy,” says the company’s CEO, Doug May.

Canadian Solar Solutions and Unirac’s new partnership joins a number of solar matches made in Ontario that provide domestic content for projects in the region, as well as for its certified solar energy workers who have helped it to attain the second highest installed PV capacity in North America.

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Ontario PV Company Brings Training, Certified Product to EU’s Largest Array

Saturday, January 22nd, 2011

Ontario-based Canadian Solar, Inc. (Canadian Solar) has announced its participation in the European solar industry’s most powerful photovoltaic (PV) installation to date.  The 70 MW solar array was constructed and recently connected by SunEdison, based out of Spain and Beltsville, Maryland, which also maintains an office in Toronto.  SunEdison is an international developer, financer, operator, and monitor of solar plants across the globe.  Canadian Solar was among the companies who contributed solar panels to SunEdison for the project.

Over the last decade, the Canadian Solar team has applied its solar industry training and experience in seven countries across the globe and operates as many manufacturing plants worldwide.  Between 2002 and 2009, the company’s revenue increased by almost $600 million.  According to its website, Canadian Solar’s products “adhere to the strictest international quality standards, backed by IEC, TUV, (and) UL, certifications.”  Canadian Solar recently formed Canadian Solar Solutions to take part in the vibrant PV market that has sprung up in its home province.

Company, Province Create Clean Power, Alternative Energy Jobs

Ontario’s solar projects benefit from its feed-in tariff (FIT) and microFIT programs, the first of their kind in North America, which pay above-market rates, guaranteed over twenty years, to alternative energy producers who feed solar, wind, and biomass installations into the provincial power grid.  The programs create renewable energy, jobs, and inspire new educational opportunities such as PV training certification courses.

Canadian Solar’s and its subsidiary’s most significant contribution to the Ontario industry to date is a solar panel manufacturing facility in Guelph, which the companies expect will begin operations by spring of 2011.  They predict that the plant will produce 200 MW worth of panels each year and provide the province with up to 500 new alternative energy jobs.  According to the company’s President, Shawn Qu, the facility will be one of the largest of its kind in North America.

With its international efforts, Canadian Solar makes Canada’s influence felt and its commitment to environmental sustainability known across the globe.  And with its Guelph plant, it will also do its part to ensure the successes of Ontario’s FIT and microFIT programs.

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