Annual production capacity
0.2-1GWh/yr
Bankability influence
Neutral
How the supplier's financials affect its products' bankability
Company Size
Large
1000-10000 headcount
Vertical integration
Highest
In-house production of key components
Company Overview
e-STORAGE is Canadian Solar’s battery energy storage business in Guelph and Kitchener, Ontario. Founded in 2001, Canadian Solar has shipped more than 20 GWh of battery energy storage systems to global markets, and its automated plants provide 15 GWh of annual BESS capacity and 3 GWh of battery cell capacity, along with system integration and EPC services for utility-scale projects.
Headquarters
Kitchener, Canada
Legal entity
e-STORAGE
IPP / offtaker customers
Arizona Public Service, Axpo
Integration footprint
China
Adjacent product lines
SolBank, turnkey EPC services
Moderate presence in North America and Europe; Minor presence in South Asia and Oceania; no recorded presence in Latin America, Central Asia & CIS, Middle East & North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, East Asia, and Southeast Asia.
Cell & System Architecture
Cell chemistry
Named chemistries
Block architecture
Application segments
Battery Management System
e-STORAGE’s BMS tracks SolBank battery status in real time at the cell level. It tracks temperature, voltage, power level, operating limits, faults, and alarms to support state-of-charge control and protection in utility-scale systems.
Certifications
Management Systems (ISO)
Product & Safety Standards
ESG & Sustainability
e-STORAGE, part of Canadian Solar, reports an ISS ESG rating of B+, a CDP climate change score of B, and a Silver EcoVadis rating that places it in the industry’s top 4%. It also reports an emissions reduction path with rolling five-year targets, recycling or reusing 94% of total waste and 100% of production packaging, 147 supplier ESG audits, and a third-party review of supplier and human rights standards.
Market Price Estimate
Financial Health
Derived from the five sub-metrics below: 3 suboptimal · 2 moderate.
Corporate & Listing
Parent Company
Canadian Solar Inc.
Parent Company of e-STORAGE is Canadian Solar Inc.. e-STORAGE is not separately listed; the exchange listing belongs to the other legal entity.
Share price of Canadian Solar Inc. (CSIQ), not e-STORAGE.
Reference Project
Recent Developments
e-STORAGE signed a supply agreement with a Florida electric utility for a 95 MW / 426 MWh DC utility-scale battery energy storage system.
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e-STORAGE Products
9| Compare | Logo | Vendor | System | Energy | Power | Duration | Battery Cell | Open |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Grid-Scale BESS 9 | ||||||||
| e-STORAGE | CSI-FlexBank-S-8360-2hDC Block · cabinet | 8.36MWh | 4.18MWDC | 2h0.5C | LFP314 Ah · Prismatic | |||
| e-STORAGE | CSI-FlexBank-S-8360-4hDC Block · cabinet | 8.36MWh | 2.09MWDC | 4h0.25C | LFP314 Ah · Prismatic | |||
| e-STORAGE | CSI-SolBank-S-PL-5016-2h-EUDC Block · 20 ft container | 5.02MWh | 2.4MWDC | 2h0.5C | LFP | |||
| e-STORAGE | CSI-SolBank-S-PL-5016-4h-EUDC Block · 20 ft container | 5.02MWh | 1.2MWDC | 4h0.25C | LFP | |||
| e-STORAGE | CSI-SolBank-S-5016-4h-EUDC Block · 20 ft container | 5.02MWh | 1.2MWDC | 4h0.25C | LFP314 Ah · Prismatic | |||
| e-STORAGE | CSI-SolBank-S-5016-2h-EUDC Block · 20 ft container | 5.02MWh | 2.35MWDC | 2h0.5C | LFP314 Ah · Prismatic | |||
| e-STORAGE | PowerBlock ESPB-2H | ESPB-4HAC Block | 4.8MWh | — | 1.5–4hflex | LFP | |||
| e-STORAGE | CSI-FlexBank-C-1672-4hDC Block · cabinet | 1.67MWh | 0.42MWDC | 4h0.25C | LFP314 Ah · Prismatic | |||
| e-STORAGE | CSI-FlexBank-C-1672-2hDC Block · cabinet | 1.67MWh | 0.84MWDC | 2h0.5C | LFP314 Ah · Prismatic | |||
Compare to Other Vendors
All vendors| Vendor | Tier | HQ | Capacity | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tier-1 | Kitchener, Canada | 0.2-1 GWh | This vendor | |
| Tier-1 | Hangzhou, Canada | 0.2-1 GWh | ||
| Tier-1 | Shenzhen, China | 20+ GWh | ||
| Tier-1 | Ningde, China | 20+ GWh | ||
| Tier-1 | Richardson, United States | 2-20 GWh |
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