Year 2021 is a special year for all of us in Canadian Solar. It is not only challenging with respect to the global economy, but also a year of celebration. We celebrated the 20th anniversary of Canadian Solar. In the solar industry, 20 years is a long time. We are lucky!
Thanks to all our customers around the world! We are looking forward to your continued support in the years to come.
1. Canadian Solar Infrastructure Fund is Japan’s largest publicly listed solar infrastructure fund and has reached approx. $750 million in total assets under management and $420 million in market capitalization. We also issued our first green bond in Spain under its €100 million Canadian Solar EMEA Green Medium Term Note Program.
2. 861 MWh of energy storage systems for Mustang and Slate solar storage hybrid projects were delivered and achieved COD. 3. High energy density and high reliability DC Storage System (SPB) has been developed and prototyped for launch in 2022. 4. We have developed, built and connected over 6.2 GWp of solar plants in more than 20 countries across the world. We have around 430 MWp of projects in operation, nearly 7 GWp of projects under construction or in backlog (late-stage), and an additional 17 GWp of projects in the pipeline (mid-to early-stage).
5. We deliveried around 14.5 GW of premium-quality solar photovoltaic modules worldwide in 2021. Our accumulative module shipment has reached around 67 GW, equivalent to displacing approximately 169 million tons of CO2 emissions, and powering over 17 million households.
6. We were the first company delivering 600W+ high power solar modules based on 210mm mono PERC cell in the solar industry.
7. We have begun the production of N-type heterojunction (HJT) solar modules with fully integrated the N-type module productions from ingots, wafers, cells to modules.
8. 442 patents were granted in 2021, covering ingot, wafer, cell and module technology, with 2,250 patents granted worldwide by the end of 2021.
9. We released the 2020 Sustainability Report, presenting our commitments, progress, and contribution for achieving a better and more sustainable future from an environmental, social and governance (ESG) perspective. 10. We have expanded our internal training program, the Canadian Solar University, providing 28 courses for entry, intermediate and expert level employees across multiple business functions. The training courses have received great satisfaction ratings from employees. At this holiday season, we are glad to share you
our 10 major achievements in 2021: