CanSIA membership continues to grow
OTTAWA June 29, 2010 – The Canadian Solar Industries Association is pleased to announce the addition of new Corporate 1 members to its ranks.
“CanSIA offers firms in Canada a strong voice for communicating the latest expertise in solar advances to governments and the public and that understanding has directly benefited members while helping CanSIA to grow,” said David Eisenbud, CanSIA Chair.
“Solar energy is the key to economic stimulus and our growing membership is proof of the possibilities that lie in our industry and the strides that have been made in the provinces, particularly Ontario,” said Elizabeth McDonald, CanSIA President.
New Corporate 1 Members
Advanced Energy
Advanced Energy is a global leader in innovative power and control technologies for high-growth, thin-film manufacturing and solar power generation. Specifically, AE targets solar grid-tie inverters, solar cells, semiconductors, flat panel displays, data storage products, architectural glass, and other advanced product applications.
DEGERenergie GmbH
DEGERenergie Germany is the global market leader in solar tracking systems, with more than 30,000 systems installed in 38 countries. The focus of DEGERenergie's activities is the design, development and production of tracking systems to control photovoltaic modules in solar technology systems. These tracking systems maximize solar energy, achieving increased energy yields of up to 45 per cent. In 2001, the German state of Baden-Württemberg presented its Inventor Award to the patented control module DEGERconecter: today, more than 57,000 units have been deployed worldwide.
International Power Canada, Inc.
International Power Canada (IPC) is the Canadian subsidiary of International Power PLC, a global power generation company with over 32,000 MW of power generating capacity in 21 counties around the globe. IPC is a renewable power developer, owner and operator-based in Toronto, Ontario, which takes wind and solar power projects from initial concept through testing and permitting to construction and operation. To date, IPC has brought nine projects totaling 180 megawatts to operation in Canada, of which eight projects (80 megawatts) are owned and operated by IPC. An additional three projects (totaling 75MW) are going to construction in 2010.
Members moving up to Corporate 1 ranks
The SolarWorld group
The SolarWorld group is a worldwide leader in offering brand-name, high-quality, crystalline solar-power technology. Its strength is its fully integrated solar production, from silicon as a raw material to turn-key solar systems, including recycling. With headquarters in Bonn, Germany, the company operates production sites in Germany, the United States - the company is the largest and oldest solar manufacturer in the Americas - and South Korea. Worldwide, SolarWorld employs more than 2,700 people. Since 1999, SolarWorld AG has been quoted on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.
In order to qualify as a Corporate 1 member, companies must have more than 25 employees or revenue of over $3 million per year.
The Canadian Solar Industries Association’s mission is to develop a strong, efficient, ethical and professional Canadian solar industry, able to service an expanding domestic energy market, to provide innovative solar solutions to world energy problems, and to play a major role in promoting the transition to a solar energy future worldwide
Contact:
Sylvie Powell
MédiaLane Communications Inc.
(613) 290-1497
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