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August 15, 2014

Private and Government owned Solar Parks become the latest fad in India’s Energy Sector

Solar Parks in India Solar parks are being aggressively built both by the government and the private sector to take advantage of India’s solar policy, which […]
August 14, 2014

China moves to phase 2 in solar demand generation – Distributed Solar to follow Utility Solar

China emphasizes on Distributed Solar now China is going to push rooftop solar generation, which is falling behind utility solar generation. Most countries which have seen […]
August 8, 2014

Zimbabwe looks to build three large Solar Farms to solve its energy crisis

3 Solar Farms in Zimbabwe African countries have been aggressively looking to build solar power capacity to solve their large energy deficit. South Africa had kick-started […]
August 7, 2014

India puts the accelerator on Solar Energy generation through giant Solar Farms after new government focus

Now focus on Solar farms in India India is going to see rapid growth in solar energy generation in the coming years, after installing capacity much […]
August 6, 2014

New US trade sanctions on Taiwan and Chinese made solar cells will prove as ineffective as the 2012 duty

Effect of the new trade sanctions on USA and other markets USA is going around in circles in trying to reduce imports of Chinese made solar […]
August 1, 2014

Brazil finally divorces Wind from Solar energy, to encourage solar electricity production

Solar Energy Brazil It has been puzzling why solar energy is not growing in Brazil, as the country has high solar radiation and high electricity prices. […]
July 31, 2014

The Rise of the Yieldcos

Yieldcos TerraForm, the yieldco formed by spinning of the solar assets of SunEdison (SUNE) has seen a tremendous response to its IPO. The company raised more […]
July 30, 2014

First Solar finally puts the ghost of its Ordos massive 2000 MW Solar Farm to rest

FSLR’s Solar farm in Mongolia We are Greenworldinvestor have chronicled how First Solar’s (FSLR) massive solar farm to be built in Mongolia was a non-starter right […]
July 28, 2014

Renewable Energy to account for 45% of production in India by 2030

Renewable Energy to lead by 2030 Solar and wind energy additions are going to be substantially higher, as compared to the existing forecasts leading to major […]
July 25, 2014

Indian Solar Manufacturers have something to cheer about as part prices granted duty exemption

Solar Components exempted from Duty in India Indian solar producers who have been decimated by the severe global oversupply and price fall, have finally something to […]
July 24, 2014

Can the bruising Custom and Dumping duties war be resolved through Environmental Goods Agreement

Environmental Goods Agreement The Environmental Goods Agreement is being negotiated by 14 countries/regions with annual traded value of over $1 trillion, to bring an end to […]
July 23, 2014

Solar Module prices show sharp drop due to Geopolitical Tussles

Solar Module prices slash Solar module prices are declining sharply in global markets as the US-China anti–dumping tussle has led to stagnating demand and a build-up […]
July 17, 2014

USA wrong in imposing Anti-dumping duties against China

After the whole roar of US Chinese solar trade wars, the World Trade Organization (WHO) has pointed out that US has violated certain rules of international […]
July 16, 2014

Welspun Energy lays another Solar milestone in Maharashtra

Baramati Solar Project After Gujarat and Rajasthan, Maharashtra is all set to become the next solar hub for India. Welspun Energy plans to construct a 50 […]
July 11, 2014

Solar energy with energy storage comes of age as homebuilders offer it as standardized products

Residential solar rooftop systems are proliferating in USA and Australia and 10% of all rooftops in Australia already boast of a rooftop solar system. But almost […]
July 10, 2014

Suzlon becomes top dog again in the India Wind Turbine Market, but Gamesa is the real start

Suzlon Suzlon has become India’s largest wind turbine seller once again, with a 20% share of the India market. But Gamesa has emerged as the real […]
July 2, 2014

Foreign investment floods into India’s rapidly growing Solar sector

India Solar Industry attracts Foreign Investment India’s fast growing solar energy sector is seeing flood of investments from both private and public foreign investors these days. […]
July 1, 2014

India’s solar power ambitions get a 1500 MW boost with the new integrated power ministry

1500 MW for Indian solar subsidy India is going to offer the largest amount of solar capacity for subsidy allocation till date, in the second batch […]
June 30, 2014

SunPower to add Storage systems to Residential Solar

Residential Storage Systems by SunPower Residential solar is gaining a lot of popularity these days. Consumers now know the benefit of using solar energy as their […]
June 24, 2014

SolarCity comes under more criticism for siphoning the subsidies of its small solar customers

SolarCity criticized  for siphoning subsidies SolarCity (SCTY) which has become the largest solar residential installer in the USA, has come under frequent criticism of its unethical […]
June 23, 2014

After Spain and Czech, Italy thinks of implementing a retroactive cut on solar power plant subsides – Not a bad idea

Italy to cut Subsidies on Solar power plant Spain and Czech faced massive fiscal pressure on their treasuries after their government’s legislated large subsidies for solar […]
June 18, 2014

Fights between residential solar home owners and utilities intensify in the USA

S0lar USA The fight between residential solar home owners and utilities is getting more intense and spread over more and more USA states every day. Utilities […]
June 17, 2014

Should you buy Suzlon as it pares debt and improves performance?

Buy Suzlon? Suzlon Energy has seen its stock price rise by over 200% from its all times lows, as the Indian stock market has rallied strongly […]
June 16, 2014

India has the world’s 6th largest Renewable Energy Capacity but is way behind China

India has one of the world’s largest renewable energy capacity, ranking amongst the top 5 countries in the world in terms of installed wind energy and […]
June 13, 2014

India’s Solar Anti-dumping Duties gets bad press from western and vested media

Anti-Dumping Duties India India’s solar manufacturing industry has been hollowed out from the inside by imports from China and other countries. Global oversupply due to massive […]
June 11, 2014

First Solar – Not A Buy Despite Improving Fundamentals

First Solar (FSLR) is amongst the world’s largest utility scale solar system installers and producer of solar panels. The company recently released its Q114 results, which […]
June 10, 2014

India will have to invest $1.6 trillion in the next 20 years to meet energy requirements

India needs to invest heavily for its energy demand India will have to invest almost $1.6 trillion over the next 20 years, to meet the growing […]
June 9, 2014

India’s Tata Solar raises solar capacity to take advantage of anti-dumping duties on solar cells

TATA Solar to scale up production Indian solar manufacturers have been devastated by the severe price erosion in the price of solar cells in the last […]
June 6, 2014

Solar demand is Europe saturates to 10 GW as most markets mature

Saturation in the European Solar Market Demand in Europe has saturated to the 10 GW level, as the biggest markets such as Germany and Italy are […]
June 5, 2014

LDK to be resurrected by Chinese state owned banks?

LDK to again get financial aid from Chinese banks? LDK Solar may get a $320 million loan from a consortium of Chinese banks, led by the […]