REI: What do you see as the growth areas in renewables?
SQ: In general terms we see storage technologies as being the next big growth area for the whole renewables industry. Canadian Solar has just started a program for testing such technologies inJapanfor residential and small commercial PV systems.
REI: How is your company cutting its carbon footprint?
SQ: Canadian Solar is committed to reducing the global carbon footprint and supports this goal through its continued efforts to make clean solar energy affordable for everyone, offering cost-efficient, high-performing solutions for multiple market sectors. The company is also a keen supporter of initiatives which demonstrate strategies for an emission-free future. Our support of the Zero Emissions Race, an electric car race around the world ‘fueled’ through renewable energies, is a good example of this.
SQ: Canadian Solar is committed to reducing the global carbon footprint and supports this goal through its continued efforts to make clean solar energy affordable for everyone, offering cost-efficient, high-performing solutions for multiple market sectors. The company is also a keen supporter of initiatives which demonstrate strategies for an emission-free future. Our support of the Zero Emissions Race, an electric car race around the world ‘fueled’ through renewable energies, is a good example of this.
Dr Shawn Qu is ceo of Canadian Solar