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May 27, 2020

Indian Renewable Energy Project Installations fall off a cliff even before COVID Crisis

The first quarter of 2019 has been very bad for the renewable energy industry in India with both wind and solar capacity addition falling off a […]
May 26, 2020

Solar Cables, Benefits and Types

Cables and wires are considered as arteries and veins of any electrical power system. In most cases, electricity is generated in one place and is consumed in […]
May 25, 2020

COVID Crisis allows Indian Solar Companies to Opportunistically Rescind on Irrationally bid Contracts

The COVID crisis has caused a major social and economic dislocation around the world and India too has been drastically affected due to a very strict […]
May 19, 2020

Investing with a Low Carbon Footprint – Is It Possible?

Having a limited impact on the environment is a growing trend in the investing world. Climate change is forcing all industries to lower their carbon footprint […]
May 7, 2020

Indian Renewable Sector did reasonably well in 2019 given the Economic Conditions

The Indian renewable energy sector saw a decent performance in 2019 despite the headwinds facing the Indian economy with growth slowing down to multi-year lows. The […]
May 6, 2020

Solar Energy Continues to See Super Low Prices in Recent Auctions just like Normal Times

The global solar industry has not been unaffected by the COVID crisis as the whole world economy contracts due to shutdowns affected in almost every other […]
May 5, 2020

Indian State-owned Power Utilities cry for a Bailout as Cash dries up

Stressed Indian sectors that had unsustainable business models and high debt before the COVID crisis are now facing an acute crisis on their own as their […]
May 4, 2020

Interest in Indian Solar Assets remains High Despite COVID Crisis

Interest in the Indian solar industry and assets remains as high as ever amongst foreign investors despite the COVID crisis as well as other setbacks faced in […]
April 30, 2020

Indian EV Market Remains Dead amid Government Hoopla and Announcements

The Indian government has been trying to push the growth of the Indian electric vehicle market through multiple means and has given a wide variety of […]
April 29, 2020

Waste Cooking Oil Collection- Used Cooking Oil as a Renewable Energy Source

Waste Cooking Oil Collection In this age of severe environmental degradation and pollution, everyone is in the search for an alternative energy source. An energy source […]
April 28, 2020

USA Keeps the Pressure on China with Tariffs on Bifacial Solar Panel Imports

Solar energy was one of the first fronts of the trade war between the USA and China which had started as early as 2016. Under Trump, […]
April 27, 2020

Massive Losses seen for Indian Power Distribution Companies due to COVID-19 outbreak

The Indian distribution sector typically has a large component of state ownership over the companies, despite the unbundling of the Indian power sector almost 17 years […]
April 23, 2020

New Solar-run Animal Scaring Device

New Application of Sun’s Energy Solar energy because of its modular nature is about to find a wide variety of applications which is not possible by […]
April 22, 2020

Fragmented Rooftop Solar Industry may see a Major Consolidation due to the COVID Onslaught

India’s solar rooftop industry is highly fragmented as is the case with the rest of the world with many small players existing in the market as […]
April 13, 2020

3 Types of Solar Inverters That You Can Choose From

Power cuts can be very disrupting and interrupt your day-to-day jobs. So, how do you load your run when power cuts occur? Equipping your home with […]
April 9, 2020

Renewable Energy Contracts no longer Kosher in India’s “Make it Impossible to Do Business” System

The renewable energy industry in the past couple of years has been facing a harrowing time due to India’s system weaknesses as well as the policy […]
April 8, 2020

Indian State of Haryana denies Solar Energy Connections for fear of Power Loss

The India distribution utilities which are mostly owned by the state governments have been pushing back against solar energy deployment particularly hard in recent times as […]
April 7, 2020

Comprehensive COVID-19 Impact on Indian Clean Energy Sector

The COVID-19 crisis has upended the whole world with no one having a playbook or precedence to decide or act upon. The complete lockdown of a […]
March 26, 2020

Tips for Becoming a Successful Solar Installer

Solar energy is all the rage nowadays. It’s a greener way to power a home and it’s also a wonderful way to save money. If you […]
March 13, 2020

Another Renewable Energy Company Flops in the Indian Stock Market

Renewable energy companies have a torrid history in the Indian stock markets with almost all of them hurting investors with massive losses. Some of the companies […]
March 12, 2020

As Capital Dries up for India’s Solar Industry, Project Assets Get Sold to Raise Cash

The Indian financing industry has seen a sharp slowdown since the IL&FS crisis with credit growth slowing down sharply for the overall Indian economy. This has […]
March 11, 2020

Chinese Solar Companies Continue to Add Capacity at a Frenetic Pace to Kill Competitors

The Chinese solar industry is by far the dominant country in terms of solar product manufacturing with 9 of the top 10 manufactures of solar panels […]
March 6, 2020

Wind Capacity in India Stagnates without any Major Demand Driver

India Wind Industry Challenges Wind energy capacity has shown a flat year in 2019 in terms of capacity additions at around 2.5 GW as the industry […]
March 4, 2020

Japanese Conglomerate Panasonic gives up on Solar Energy

During the early parts of the century, Japanese companies such as Sanyo, Panasonic, and Mitsubishi along with Sharp were the dominant manufacturers of solar products globally […]
March 3, 2020

Chinese Solar Goliath Longi to become even bigger by Swallowing Zhejiang Yize’s 10 GW Capacity

Chinese solar company Longi has transformed the global solar industry by managing to produce monocrystalline solar ingots and wafers at a much lower cost than the […]
March 2, 2020

India’s Desert state Rajasthan looks to Massively build 30 GW of Solar Capacity

India’s western state of Rajasthan has the most abundant solar resource in India with large tracts of low-cost land with high solar insolation available. The state […]
February 28, 2020

Korean Polysilicon Makers Shut Down Unable to Compete with Low-cost Chinese Companies

The upstream part of the solar supply chain was the only part where Chinese companies were not dominating the market completely. Due to the complex chemical […]
February 24, 2020

Australia’s Climate Skeptic Government brings Large Renewable Energy to a Halt

Australia like most of the Anglo Saxon countries such as the USA and Canada have been extremely reluctant to make meaningful contributions towards the fight against […]
February 21, 2020

India’s Renewable Manufacturing Continues to Face Woes despite Large and Growing Demand

Ad hoc policymaking, incompetent execution, and vested interests have ensured that India’s renewable energy manufacturing industry has never really taken off despite India being one of […]
February 20, 2020

Low Solar Prices Crash the Indian Thermal Power Market Price by almost 25%

The Indian thermal power sector is seeing huge distress due to the lower solar and wind prices which is making it very hard to sell coal-generated […]