Product Certification

There are a number of performance, safety and installation standards that pertain to solar energy products in Canada. Listed below are the standards that are applicable to Canada with additional links that will provide you with further information on complimentary component standards and solar testing facilities and organizations.

CSA Standards for Solar Hot Water Heating

CSA F378-87 (R2004) – Solar Collectors

CSA F379-09 – Packaged Solar Domestic Hot Water Systems (liquid to liquid heat transfer)

CSA F383-08 – Installation Code for Solar Domestic Hot Water Systems

Solar Domestic Hot Water Systems Components – For more information download this PDF

CSA Standard for Solar Photovoltaics

CAN/CSA C61215-08 - Crystalline silicon terrestrial photovoltaic (PV) modules – Design qualification and type approval (Adopted IEC 61215:2005, second edition, 2005-04)

CAN/CSA  C61646-2 - Thin film terrestrial PV modules - Design qualification and type approval

ULc ORD C1703-1 PV Module Safety Standard

CAN/CSA F382-M89 (R2004) – Characterization of Storage Batteries for Photovoltaic Systems

Balance of System Components – Visit Underwriters Laboratories of Canada (http://www.ul.com/global/eng/pages/offerings/industries/energy/renewable/photovoltaics/balance/)

CSA Standards for Solar Air

CSA Standards and CanSIA are currently working to develop a standard for Solar Air Collectors.

Further Information

Many of the CSA Standards listed above can be purchased at www.shopcsa.ca under the “energy” section.

Verification Listing of Solar Collectors to the requirements of CSA Standard

CAN/CSA-F378-87(R1998)

For more information:    Charlie Caruana (charlie.caruana@csa-international.org)

CSA-Internation
178 Rexdale Blvd.,
Toronto, M9W 1R3
Canada.

CSA Standards (http://www.csa.ca)

CSA International – Get Solar Certified (http://www.getsolarcertified.com/)

Exova – Solar Test Facility (http://www.exova.ca/index.php?option=com_content&view=section&layout=blog&id=169&Itemid=676&lang=en)

Underwriters Laboratories of Canada (http://www.ulc.ca/)