In an in-depth interview with Dr. Shawn Qu, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Canadian Solar, PV-Tech covers a broad range of business and technology issues facing the company. In Part 1, Dr, Qu gives reasons behind shipment growth in contrast to many of its rivals as well as covering margin pressures and how these can be tackled in the future. Dr, Qu also talks about key markets of growth for Canadian Solar in 2011 and manufacturing structure. The interview was conducted during EU PVSEC 2011.