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September 28, 2012

Solar Water Heater Companies in India to shine as Indian Cities (Surat, Kolkata) make SWH Mandatory

Solar Water Heaters in India – 20 already account for 30% of the total water heating market in the country and are growing at a good […]
September 27, 2012

Trina Solar Panel Reviews

Updated on: 21/06/2016 Trina Solar Panel Reviews Trina Solar is one of the lowest cost manufacturers of Solar Panels. This is the reason that the company […]
September 26, 2012

Solar and Wind Power Decrease Electricity Costs across Europe deflating Renewable Energy Critics

Europe through enlightened green power policies has installed massive Renewable Energy capacities in wind and solar power. Though there have been some issues and the costs […]
September 26, 2012

Residential Solar Financing in India – Indian Banks make an entry as Grid Parity is Reached

Solar Financing in India The price of solar power systems has come down drastically in India making solar panel affordable for even the poorest Indian citizens. […]
September 26, 2012

Chinese Government on Diplomatic Overdrive as Anti Dumping Duties on Solar Exports Threatens Thousands of Solar Jobs

India has become the latest country to contemplate anti dumping duties on imports of Chinese solar panels which have all but wiped out the country’s solar […]
September 25, 2012

Why Germany has the Highest Solar Power Capacity in the World

Germany is the definite number one solar power country in the world. The latest numbers reveal that 28 GW of solar is connected to the grid […]
September 25, 2012

Nine Must Read Solar Stories – What We Found Interesting

9 Top Solar Stories Of the World: Morocco to build 160 MW solar thermal plant for a whopping $1 billion – would be better off with […]
September 24, 2012

Solar Cities in India – What you need to Know About this Bureaucratic Pork Barrel

Solar Cities in India India’s Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has come out with a scheme to promote the use of solar energy in […]
September 21, 2012

The Chinese Solar Ship sinks being hit by Europe’s Anti Dumping Iceberg

China is the world’s largest manufacturer of solar panels and its intermediates like crystalline silicon ingots, wafers and cells. The country is also the biggest exporter […]
September 21, 2012

World’s Biggest Off Grid Solar Market Blooms in India’s poorest State, as Solar Panels become a Dowry Gift

Solar Panels As Dowry The best way to see if a durable appliance is becoming a part of common household item in India is to check […]
September 19, 2012

Top Chinese Solar Companies (LDK , Trina, Suntech, GCL) finally Accept Free Market Reality as they Cut Jobs, Slash Production, Reorganize to Survive

The last two years have been brutal for the solar panel industry, has a never ending oversupply & has led to thousands of bankruptcies around the […]
September 17, 2012

Leading Concentrated PV Company Greenvolts follows Amonix into Oblivion

Greenvolts – CPV Company While bankruptcies of leading crystalline silicon and thin film companies like Solyndra, Q-Cells has received a lot of attention, the shutdown of […]
September 17, 2012

Eight Must Read Solar Stories – What we found Interesting

The Solar Industry has become so big and globalized that we miss out on a lot of interesting stories and news. This post will hopefully fill […]
September 14, 2012

Bankrupt Greece Sees a Huge Increase in Solar Subsidy Expense in 2012 Driven by Blind Governance

Solar subsidies in general have always been a boom and a bust story with very few countries managing to get it right. In Europe, in particular […]
September 14, 2012

US Solar Companies Continue to Die as Solar Panel Prices keep Plummeting despite Trade Measures against China

US Solar Panel Industry The massive global oversupply of solar panels has led to solar panel prices plummeting to new depths. This has already led to […]
September 14, 2012

Largest US Nuclear Utility Exelon Turns Anti-Wind and Pro-Solar opposing Tax Credits for Wind Industry

Exelon from Wind to Solar Exelon which is the owner of the biggest portfolio of nuclear power plants in the US has been kicked out of […]
September 13, 2012

Solar Riches to Rags Story of Erstwhile Global Solar No.1 German Q-Cells Ends, with Korean Hanwha Buying the Remains for a mere $50 Million

The story of Q-Cells comes to an End Q-Cells is the biggest solar failure in Europe as the company which was the global leader in 2008 […]
September 11, 2012

Hanwha SolarOne Solar Panel Review

Hanwha SolarOne Hanwha Group is one of Korea’s top ten enterprises. In 2010, Hanwha Group achieved total assets of approximately USD83 billion and total sales of […]
September 11, 2012

Europe Initiates History’s Biggest Anti-dumping Case Against Chinese Solar Panel Imports of 21 Billion Euros

Europe-China Anti Dumping Trade War Initiates The worst fears of the Chinese solar panel producers have come true with Europe starting the history’s biggest anti dumping […]
September 9, 2012

Hon Hai drives a Hard Bargain with beleaguered Japanese Solar Leader Sharp Industries

Sharp strikes a deal with Hon Hai Sharp Industries is in a very bad shape losing billions of dollars last year as its TV and solar […]
September 8, 2012

Solar Rooftop Leasing in India to Become Next Green Growth Sector

Solar Rooftops India There are hardly any rooftop solar panels on homes in India due to lack of knowledge, government support and distribution. Solar Energy incentives in most […]
September 7, 2012

Australian state of Victoria to cut Solar Subsidies by 70% as previous 60% cut fails to dampen the Boom

Solar Power/ Subsidies Victoria, Australia Australian Solar Power  has seen a massive boom of rooftop solar power plants as various states in Australia have offered generous […]
September 5, 2012

Queensland Power Utility forced to downsize as Rooftop Solar Generation Booms

Solar Power in Queensland, Australia When you talk about solar energy, most of the world’s attention is directed towards Germany which has installed an incredible 7 […]
August 30, 2012

Japanese Homebuilders want a piece of the Solar Boom in Japan

Solar Energy – Japan The Japanese Government announced a very lucrative subsidy scheme for solar energy in Japan following the Fukushima disaster. Note Japan gets only […]
August 30, 2012

European Solar Carnage continues as Solar Panel Companies fall like nine pins against the Chinese Onslaught

European Solar Companies Solar Companies in Europe have been falling like nine pins for almost a year now and the carnage shows no sign of stopping. […]
August 28, 2012

Why is Bihar signing a Solar PPA at Rs 12.50/KwH using CPV technology when Orissa is buying Solar power at Rs 7/KwH using Crystalline Silicon Solar Panels

There are news reports that the state of Bihar is signing a PPA with a US based investor Schanti Partners for building a 10 MW solar […]
August 27, 2012

Security for Solar Panels in India to prove a good Business Opportunity for Budding Entrepreneurs

Indian Solar Panel Security India is going to install millions of solar panels as solar energy will remain the fastest growing energy source for India for […]
August 27, 2012

The Best Chinese Solar Companies heavily Outperform the Badly Managed Over Debted Solar Firms in 2012 as Mr. Market Prices in Bankruptcy

The whole solar panel industry has been in a tailspin as the massive solar glut takes toll of the whole industry. The industry downturn which started […]
August 25, 2012

Global Green Battles – China Fires Back at USA for Subsidizing Green Energy Projects, Mulls Duty on European Solar Imports as well

Global Green Battles The Global Green War had started with the US imposing duties on imports of Chinese made solar panels and cells. Subsequently dumping charges […]
August 23, 2012

CEO of one of biggest Korean Chinese Solar groups goes to Jail after Siphoning Company Cash

Hanwha Hanwha Chairman has got a sentence of 4 years to serve in jail after being found guilty of using company cash for personal use (all […]