Canadian Solar, Inc. engages in the manufacture of solar photovoltaic modules, provision of solar energy and battery storage solutions, and development of utility-scale solar and battery storage products. The company is headquartered in Guelph, Ontario and currently employs 17,113 full-time employees. The company went IPO on 2006-11-09. The company is a manufacturer of solar photovoltaic modules, a provider of solar energy and battery energy storage solutions, and a developer of utility-scale solar power and battery energy storage projects with a geographically diversified pipeline in various stages of development. The company operates through two segments: Recurrent Energy, and CSI Solar. The Recurrent Energy segment is vertically integrated and focuses on greenfield origination, development, financing, execution, operations and maintenance, and asset management. The CSI Solar segment consists of solar module and battery energy storage manufacturing, and delivery of total system solutions, including inverters, solar system kits, and engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) services. The company has developed, built, and connected around 10 Giga Watt peak (GWp) of solar power projects and 3.3 GWh of battery energy storage projects across the world.