{"id":1632,"date":"2025-05-01T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-01T01:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadiansolar-energy.co.jp\/en\/news_release\/?p=1632"},"modified":"2025-06-05T15:46:02","modified_gmt":"2025-06-05T06:46:02","slug":"canadian-solar-and-flow-power-to-install-innovative-anti-hail-solar-panels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadiansolar-energy.co.jp\/en\/news_release\/2025\/1632.html","title":{"rendered":"Canadian Solar and Flow Power to Install Innovative Anti-Hail Solar Panels"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Canadian Solar’s\u00a0new anti-hail technology is set to be installed at a new South Australian solar BESS energy project by\u00a0Flow Power, enhancing the resilience of solar energy in\u00a0Australia’s\u00a0harsh climate.<\/em>

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KITCHENER, ON,\u00a0April 1, 2025\u00a0\/PRNewswire\/ —\u00a0Canadian Solar Inc.<\/a>\u00a0(the “Company” or “Canadian Solar”) (NASDAQ: CSIQ) today announced that its\u00a0subsidiary in\u00a0Australia\u00a0and\u00a0Flow Power, one of\u00a0Australia’s\u00a0fastest growing energy retailers, have teamed up to deliver the\u00a0first\u00a0Flow Power\u00a0solar project featuring\u00a0Canadian Solar’s\u00a0anti-hail modules. This will also mark the first deployment of\u00a0Canadian Solar’s\u00a0innovative anti-hail technology in\u00a0Australia. Set to be delivered in 2025, the South Australian solar and battery energy storage system (BESS) in Coonawarra will be a significant milestone in\u00a0Australia’s\u00a0renewable energy journey, offering increased protection for solar panels in extreme weather conditions.\u00a0

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Developed through extensive testing,\u00a0Canadian Solar’s\u00a0anti-hail technology helps safeguard solar panels from severe weather, including hailstorms. This innovation is part of\u00a0Canadian Solar’s\u00a0commitment to providing durable, high-performance solutions for renewable energy projects in some of the world’s most challenging environments.\u00a0

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Based in the Coonawarra wine region,\u00a0Flow Power’s\u00a0first project to utilise\u00a0the technology will be a solar farm paired with a DC-coupled BESS. This project will be the first of many sites where\u00a0Canadian Solar\u00a0and\u00a0Flow Power\u00a0collaborate to install the Company’s anti-hail technology across the country.\u00a0

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“We’re excited to be using\u00a0Canadian Solar’s\u00a0TOPCon anti-hail panels in our upcoming energy projects,” said\u00a0Tom Harrison,\u00a0Flow Power’s\u00a0General Manager Energy Projects. “At Flow Power, we are committed to innovation, and we always work to make each new project better than the last. That includes building smarter, more resilient energy solutions, and the\u00a0Coonawarra Energy Project\u00a0is a testament to that mission. By integrating anti-hail technology into our solar farms, we are not only enhancing the durability of our assets, but also ensuring greater reliability for our customers, even in extreme weather conditions.”

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“We are proud to partner with\u00a0Flow Power\u00a0to bring our advanced anti-hail solar panels to Australian energy projects,” said\u00a0Dr.\u00a0Shawn Qu<\/strong><\/a>, Chairman and CEO of\u00a0Canadian Solar<\/strong>. “This first project highlights our commitment to providing innovative solutions that enhance the durability and performance of solar energy systems in\u00a0Australia.”\u00a0


The first phase of the\u00a0Coonawarra Energy Project\u00a0will soon begin, with the solar modules set to be installed in the coming months.\u00a0

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About<\/strong> Canadian Solar Inc<\/strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Canadian Solar\u00a0is one of the world’s largest solar technology and renewable energy companies. Founded in 2001 and headquartered in\u00a0Kitchener,\u00a0Ontario, the Company is a leading manufacturer of solar photovoltaic modules; provider of solar energy and battery energy storage solutions; and developer, owner, and operator of utility-scale solar power and battery energy storage projects. Over the past 24\u00a0years,\u00a0Canadian Solar\u00a0has successfully delivered\u00a0nearly\u00a0150\u00a0GW of\u00a0premium-quality, solar photovoltaic modules to customers across the world. Through its subsidiary e-STORAGE,\u00a0Canadian Solar\u00a0has shipped over 10\u00a0GWh\u00a0of\u00a0battery energy storage solutions to global markets as of\u00a0December 31, 2024, boasting a\u00a0US$3.2 billion\u00a0contracted backlog as of\u00a0December 31, 2024.\u00a0Since entering the project development business in 2010,\u00a0Canadian Solar\u00a0has developed, built, and connected approximately 11.5\u00a0GWp of solar power projects and 4.5\u00a0GWh of battery energy storage projects globally. Its geographically diversified project development pipeline includes 25\u00a0GWp of solar and 75\u00a0GWh of battery energy storage capacity in various stages of development. Canadian Solar\u00a0is one of the most bankable companies in the solar and renewable energy industry, having been publicly listed on the NASDAQ since 2006.\u00a0For additional information about the Company, follow\u00a0Canadian Solar\u00a0on\u00a0LinkedIn\u00a0<\/a>or visit\u00a0www.canadiansolar.com<\/a>.

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About\u00a0Flow Power<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Flow Power\u00a0is an electricity, technology and engineering company that has been reshaping energy for\u00a0Australia\u00a0since 2008.\u00a0Flow Power’s\u00a0renewable energy portfolio encompasses wind, solar and storage \u2013 while its innovative approach uncovers new and better ways to deliver reliable, renewable energy that brings costs down and puts the power back in customers’ hands.\u00a0

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One of\u00a0Australia’s\u00a0fastest-growing energy retailers,\u00a0Flow Power\u00a0serves some of our\u00a0best-loved\u00a0organisations including\u00a0Asahi Beverages,\u00a0Sydney Opera House, Snack Brands, Westpac, City\u00a0of\u00a0Sydney, The\u00a0University of Melbourne, RM Williams,\u00a0Newcastle Airport\u00a0and\u00a0Harris Farm Markets.

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A long-term industry leader in the renewable energy transition,\u00a0Flow Power\u00a0has recently launched its innovative residential electricity plan, Flow Home, which\u00a0empowers Australians to make their homes a force for good in the renewable energy transition.

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Flow Power: creating Australia’s renewable energy future, together. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more information:\u00a0www.flowpower.com.au<\/a>

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Safe Harbor\/Forward-Looking\u00a0Statements\u202f<\/strong>\u00a0
Certain statements in this press release are forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially. These statements are made under the “Safe Harbor” provisions of the\u202fU.S.\u202fPrivate\u00a0Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by such terms as “believes,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “estimates,” the negative of these terms, or other comparable terminology. Factors that could cause actual results to differ include general business, regulatory and economic conditions and the state of the solar power and battery energy storage market and industry; geopolitical tensions and conflicts, including impasses, sanctions and export controls; volatility, uncertainty, delays and disruptions related to global pandemics; supply chain disruptions; governmental support for the deployment of solar power and battery energy storage; future available supplies of silicon, solar wafers and lithium cells; demand for end-use products by consumers and inventory levels of such products in the supply chain; changes in demand from significant customers; changes in demand from major markets such as\u202fChina, the\u202fU.S.,\u202fEurope,\u202fBrazil\u202fand\u202fJapan; changes in effective tax rates; changes in customer order patterns; changes in product mix; changes in corporate responsibility, especially environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) requirements; capacity utilization; level of competition; pricing pressure and declines in or failure to timely adjust average selling prices; delays in new product introduction; delays in utility-scale project approval process; delays in utility-scale project construction; delays in the completion of project sales; the pipeline of projects and timelines related to them; the ability of the parties to optimize value of that pipeline; continued success in technological innovations and delivery of products with the features that customers demand; shortage in supply of materials or capacity requirements; availability of financing; exchange and inflation rate fluctuations; litigation and other risks as described in the Company’s filings with the\u202fSecurities\u00a0and\u00a0Exchange Commission, including its annual report on Form 20-F filed on\u202fApril\u00a026, 2024. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, it cannot guarantee future results, level of activity, performance, or achievements. Investors should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. All information provided in this press release is as of today’s date, unless otherwise stated, and\u202fCanadian\u00a0Solar\u202fand\u00a0Flow Power\u00a0undertake\u00a0no duty to update such information, except as required under applicable law.\u00a0

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CANADIAN SOLAR INC.\u00a0INVESTOR RELATIONS CONTACT<\/strong>
Wina Huang
Investor Relations\u00a0Canadian Solar Inc.
investor@canadiansolar.com<\/a>\u00a0

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CANADIAN SOLAR INC.\u00a0MEDIA CONTACT<\/strong>
Minnie Xu
minnie.xu@csisolar.com<\/a>\u00a0

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FLOW POWER MEDIA CONTACT
<\/strong>Emma Malueg, Account Manager \u2013 Sustainability, Horizon Communication Group  +61 0450 276 840
emma@horizoncg.com.au<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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