{"id":1663,"date":"2025-07-28T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-28T01:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadiansolar-energy.co.jp\/en\/news_release\/?p=1663"},"modified":"2025-07-29T12:42:39","modified_gmt":"2025-07-29T03:42:39","slug":"ep-cube-wins-prestigious-red-dot-design-award-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadiansolar-energy.co.jp\/en\/news_release\/2025\/1663.html","title":{"rendered":"EP Cube Wins Prestigious Red Dot Design Award 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>KITCHENER, ON,\u00a0July 16, 2025\u00a0\/PRNewswire\/ &#8212;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.canadiansolar.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Canadian Solar Inc.<\/a>\u00a0(the &#8220;Company&#8221; or &#8220;Canadian Solar&#8221;) (NASDAQ: CSIQ) today announced that its residential energy storage system, EP Cube, designed by its subsidiary, Eternalplanet, has won the prestigious Red Dot Award 2025. This award recognizes EP Cube as one of the most well-designed residential energy storage products globally. Earlier this year, EP Cube also received several other international design awards, including the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ifdesign.com\/en\/winner-ranking\/project\/ep-cube\/704776\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">iF Design Award<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/design.museaward.com\/winner-info.php?id=27090\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MUSE Design Award Gold<\/a>.<br><br>The Red Dot Design Award, established in 1955 in\u00a0Germany, is one of the world&#8217;s most prestigious design competitions, often referred to as the &#8220;Oscars of Industrial Design.&#8221; In 2025, it received over 10,000 entries from more than 60 countries, with fewer than 1.5% earning the award \u2014 making it a globally recognized mark of design excellence.<br><br>EP Cube impressed the Red Dot jury with its modular design and ultra-slim profile. Key product features include the following:<br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Modular stacking design<\/strong>: Breaks the limitations of fixed-capacity systems, allowing flexible expansion based on user needs.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Ultra-slim profile<\/strong>: Minimizes installation space and time, adapting to a variety of home installation environments.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Three-phase output capability<\/strong>: Offers a maximum AC output of 12 kVa and a capacity of up to 40 kWh, enabling scalable capacity options from 5 kWh to 40 kWh to support diverse household energy profiles.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>PV system compatibility<\/strong>: All EP Cube systems are compatible with existing and new PV systems, helping customers reduce dependence on the grid and advancing clean energy adoption.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><br><strong>Susanne Pflug, Chief Commercial Officer of\u00a0Canadian Solar&#8217;s\u00a0Home Energy Storage Business Unit<\/strong>, said, &#8220;Winning the Red Dot award is not only an honor, but also a validation of our mission to drive the future of green energy with innovative technology. EP Cube transforms energy storage technology into a smart home partner, setting a new paradigm between technological innovation and lifestyle aesthetics.&#8221;<br><br>Further information about EP Cube&#8217;s recognition can be found on the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.red-dot.org\/project\/ep-cube-78318\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Red Dot Award<\/a>\u00a0official website.<br><br><strong>About<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Canadian Solar Inc.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Canadian Solar\u00a0is one of the world&#8217;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 years,\u00a0Canadian Solar\u00a0has successfully delivered\u00a0nearly\u00a0157\u00a0GW of\u00a0premium-quality, solar photovoltaic modules to customers across the world. Through its subsidiary e-STORAGE,\u00a0Canadian Solar\u00a0has shipped over 11\u00a0GWh of battery energy storage solutions to global markets as of\u00a0March 31, 2025, boasting a\u00a0$3.2 billion\u00a0contracted backlog as of\u00a0March 31, 2025. Since entering the project development business in 2010,\u00a0Canadian Solar\u00a0has developed, built, and connected approximately\u00a012\u00a0GWp\u00a0of solar power projects and\u00a06 GWh\u00a0of battery energy storage projects globally. Its geographically diversified project development pipeline includes 27\u00a0GWp of solar and 76 GWh 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\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/canadian-solar-inc-\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">LinkedIn\u00a0<\/a>or visit\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.canadiansolar.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.canadiansolar.com<\/a>.<br><br><strong>About\u00a0Eternalplanet<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Eternalplanet is a consumer-oriented independent brand of energy storage solution provider under\u00a0Canadian Solar, with independent design, R&amp;D, manufacturing and global service capabilities. In\u00a0September 2022, Eternalplanet launched\u00a0the first self-designed-and-developed residential\u00a0energy storage system\u00a0in\u00a0the United States\u00a0&#8211; EP Cube. EP Cube adopts industry-leading technologies to provide all-round power backup for every household, with higher safety performance and more flexible capacity expansion. More information on the company can be found at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/epcube.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/epcube.com<\/a>.<br><br><strong>CANADIAN SOLAR INC.\u00a0INVESTOR RELATIONS CONTACT<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wina Huang<br>Investor Relations\u00a0Canadian Solar Inc.<br><a href=\"mailto:investor@canadiansolar.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">investor@canadiansolar.com<\/a><br><br><strong>ETERNALPLANET PUBLIC RELATIONS CONTACT<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Eli Hu<br>Public Relations<br><a href=\"mailto:eli.hu@eternal-planet.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">eli.hu@eternal-planet.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KITCHENER, ON,\u00a0July 16, 2025\u00a0\/PRNewswire\/ &#8212;\u00a0Canadian Solar Inc.\u00a0(the &#8220;Company&#8221; or &#8220;Can [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1663","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-releases"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadiansolar-energy.co.jp\/en\/news_release\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1663","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadiansolar-energy.co.jp\/en\/news_release\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadiansolar-energy.co.jp\/en\/news_release\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadiansolar-energy.co.jp\/en\/news_release\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadiansolar-energy.co.jp\/en\/news_release\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1663"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"https:\/\/canadiansolar-energy.co.jp\/en\/news_release\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1663\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1680,"href":"https:\/\/canadiansolar-energy.co.jp\/en\/news_release\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1663\/revisions\/1680"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadiansolar-energy.co.jp\/en\/news_release\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1663"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadiansolar-energy.co.jp\/en\/news_release\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1663"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadiansolar-energy.co.jp\/en\/news_release\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1663"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}