{"id":7179,"date":"2012-09-16T16:01:01","date_gmt":"2012-09-16T10:31:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.greenworldinvestor.com\/?p=7179"},"modified":"2012-09-16T16:01:01","modified_gmt":"2012-09-16T10:31:01","slug":"the-gwi-weekly-newsletter-did-you-miss-anything-3-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iiec-india.org\/greenworld\/2012\/09\/16\/the-gwi-weekly-newsletter-did-you-miss-anything-3-2\/","title":{"rendered":"The GWI Weekly Newsletter &#8211; Did You Miss Anything?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>All posts published on GWI for the Week Ending 16th September, 2012:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3><strong><\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.greenworldinvestor.com\/2012\/09\/10\/japanese-industrial-conglomerates-follow-korean-shipbuilders-into-offshore-wind-energy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Japanese Industrial Conglomerates follow Korean Shipbuilders into Offshore Wind Energy<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">The growth potential in offshore wind energy has attracted a large number of top global industrial conglomerates&#8230;&#8230;&#8230; Offshore wind energy is facing a mounting number of problems&#8230;&#8230;&#8230; <strong>Japanese<\/strong> companies like <em>Toshiba, Hitachi<\/em> are planning to build offshore wind turbines as the Japanese Government offers support&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;. Korean Shipbuilders are facing the twin problems<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/www.greenworldinvestor.com\/2012\/09\/10\/bull-market-or-bear-market-%E2%80%93-two-contradictory-views\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bull Market or Bear Market \u2013 Two Contradictory Views<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">One of the most fascinating things about the <strong>stock markets<\/strong> is that there are as many views and opinions about the markets&#8230;&#8230;&#8230; The \u201c<strong>Bernanke Put<\/strong>\u201d has been a huge factor in the bullishness and the risk on sentiment in the US markets&#8230;&#8230;.. Massive risks to the global economy persist<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/www.greenworldinvestor.com\/2012\/09\/11\/europe-initiates-history%E2%80%99s-biggest-anti-dumping-case-against-chinese-solar-panel-imports-of-21-billion-euros\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Europe Initiates History\u2019s Biggest Anti-dumping Case Against Chinese Solar Panel Imports of 21 Billion Euros<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">The worst fears of the Chinese solar panel producers have come true with Europe starting the history\u2019s biggest <strong>anti dumping<\/strong> case&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;. <strong>ProSun<\/strong> led by German solar panel maker Solarworld, complained against super cheap imports&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.. If found to be true, Chinese solar panels could be levied with heavy duties<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/www.greenworldinvestor.com\/2012\/09\/11\/is-it-justified-for-the-indian-wind-industry-to-ask-for-subsidies-from-the-government-in-addition-to-recs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Is it justified for the Indian Wind Industry to ask for Subsidies from the Government in Addition to RECs<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">The Indian Wind Power Association (IWTA) representing 1350 companies has written a letter to India\u2019s PM asking for reinstating subsidies for the wind energy industry&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.. Wind Energy Industry Problems&#8230;&#8230;&#8230; Fresh capacity increase, has declined by almost 60% to 522 MW according the MNRE&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;. Indian wind energy industry continues to benefit from the REC scheme<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/www.greenworldinvestor.com\/2012\/09\/11\/hanwha-solarone-solar-panel-review\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hanwha SolarOne Solar Panel Review<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px; text-align: left;\"><strong>Hanwha Group<\/strong> is one of Korea\u2019s top ten enterprises&#8230;&#8230;&#8230; Hanwha Group is currently engaged in three core business areas &#8230;&#8230;&#8230; Hanwha Solar Panel Features, Types, Polycrystalline, Monocrystalline, BlackDiamond, Greenhouse, SolarIris&#8230;&#8230;.. Costs &amp; Affordability<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/www.greenworldinvestor.com\/2012\/09\/12\/nuclear-power-protest-killings-the-new-normal-in-india-after-jaitapur-kudankulam-sees-police-firing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nuclear Power Protest Killings, the new Normal in India \u2013 After Jaitapur, Kudankulam sees Police Firing<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">The new <strong>nuclear power plants<\/strong> that are coming up in India are facing strong protests by local people &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;. Note protests against companies encroaching on the environment and precious farm land are not only limited to nuclear energy&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230; The Government has blamed foreign NGOs for fomenting the violence in Kudankulam&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.. making nuclear power plants uneconomical<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/www.greenworldinvestor.com\/2012\/09\/12\/is-india-turning-into-pakistan-%E2%80%93-indian-jails-cartoonist-under-sedition-law-while-pakistan-locks-up-disabled-child-over-blasphemy-law\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Is India Turning into Pakistan \u2013 Indian jails Cartoonist under Sedition Law while Pakistan locks up Disabled Child over Blasphemy Law<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Indian citizens are shocked by the actions of the judiciary and police in Maharashtra who have jailed a cartoonist&#8230;&#8230;&#8230; federal government remains embroiled in corruption and scams totaling billions of dollars&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;. <strong>Asheem Trivedi<\/strong> remains locked up under the sedition law<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/www.greenworldinvestor.com\/2012\/09\/12\/why-india-badly-needs-bullet-trains-like-china-between-major-urban-centers-as-flight-costs-soar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Why India badly needs Bullet Trains like China between Major Urban Centers as Flight Costs Soar<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">The increasing costs of <em>airplane fares&#8230;&#8230;&#8230; <\/em>cities which are strategically located in 4 different parts of the country are linked by national highways built by the NDA Government<em>&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.. <\/em>High speed <strong>bullet trains<\/strong> are the ideal answer to the cost-speed balance need in transport between major urban cities&#8230;&#8230;&#8230; <strong>China\u2019s<\/strong> high speed train infrastructure is already starting to break even<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/www.greenworldinvestor.com\/2012\/09\/13\/stock-exchange-price-wars-start-in-india-as-mcx-challenges-equity-duopoly-of-nse-and-bse\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Stock Exchange Price Wars Start in India as MCX challenges Equity Duopoly of NSE and BSE<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">A major price war has started between the stock exchanges in India with <strong>MCX<\/strong> sharply cutting the prices of transactions&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.\u00a0The Financial Technologies owned MCX-SX has also reduced the capital and net worth requirements of members&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..\u00a0MCX was fighting a prolonged battle with the equity regulator SEBI to allow MCX to trade in equities<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/www.greenworldinvestor.com\/2012\/09\/13\/industry-cartels-blatantly-manipulate-shallow-agricultural-commodity-markets-in-india-where-regulator-fmc-remains-a-mute-spectator\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Industry Cartels Blatantly Manipulate Shallow Agricultural Commodity Markets in India where Regulator FMC remains a Mute Spectator<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">The shallow <strong>commodity markets<\/strong> in India are being blatantly manipulated by industry cartels and big brokers who through <em>hoarding<\/em> and <em>circular trading&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.. <\/em>a large part of the price increase was due to price manipulation&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;. The Forward Markets Regulator (FMC) which is the industry regulator has remained behind the curve most of the time<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/www.greenworldinvestor.com\/2012\/09\/13\/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\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">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<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>Q-Cells<\/strong> is the biggest solar failure in Europe&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;. The company got battered in 2009 downturn&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;. Q-Cells tried to avoid bankruptcy&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;. Q-Cells operations are being bought for a mere $50 million by the Korean giant <strong>Hanwha Group<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/www.greenworldinvestor.com\/2012\/09\/14\/largest-us-nuclear-utility-exelon-turns-anti-wind-and-pro-solar-opposing-tax-credits-for-wind-industry\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Largest US Nuclear Utility Exelon Turns Anti-Wind and Pro-Solar opposing Tax Credits for Wind Industry<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>Exelon<\/strong> which is the owner of the biggest portfolio of nuclear power plants in the US has been kicked out&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;. Exelon has opposed the extension of the 30% wind tax credit given to the wind industry&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.. Exelon is turning more pro-solar as it bought the 230 MW solar power plant<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/www.greenworldinvestor.com\/2012\/09\/14\/us-solar-companies-continue-to-die-as-solar-panel-prices-keep-plummeting-despite-trade-measures-against-china\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">US Solar Companies Continue to Die as Solar Panel Prices keep Plummeting despite Trade Measures against China<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">The massive global oversupply of <strong>solar panels<\/strong> has led to solar panel prices plummeting to new depths. This has already led to bankruptcies&#8230;&#8230;&#8230; The carnage has not stopped as even small solar companies&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;. <em>Silicon Industries<\/em> has started shutting down&#8230;&#8230;&#8230; New Jersey company <em>Solar Power Industries<\/em> too will be auctioning its equipments<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/www.greenworldinvestor.com\/2012\/09\/14\/bankrupt-greece-sees-a-huge-increase-in-solar-subsidy-expense-in-2012-driven-by-blind-governance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bankrupt Greece Sees a Huge Increase in Solar Subsidy Expense in 2012 Driven by Blind Governance<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>Solar subsidies<\/strong> in general have always been a boom and a bust story&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;. In Europe, in particular the feed in tariffs given by the Government to promote solar&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;. <strong>Greece<\/strong> is following the same storyline as seen in countries like Spain and Czech&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;. Greece has a very generous feed in tariff<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/www.greenworldinvestor.com\/2012\/09\/15\/indian-government%E2%80%99s-new-hair-brained-scheme\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Indian Government\u2019s New Hair Brained Scheme<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">India suffers from a huge deficit in power generation&#8230;&#8230;&#8230; The country\u2019s <strong>Power sector<\/strong> is suffering from lack of fuel,&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;. Government proposal to <strong>export 500 MW of electricity to Pakistan<\/strong> has drawn howls of protests<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/www.greenworldinvestor.com\/2012\/09\/16\/india%E2%80%99s-air-conditioning-market-sees-end-of-lg-samsung-dominance-as-voltas-steals-the-lead\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">India\u2019s Air Conditioning Market sees end of LG, Samsung dominance as Voltas Steals the Lead<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">The dominance of the Korean chaebols over the<strong> Indian air conditioning market<\/strong> has ended&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;. marketshare of <strong>Voltas<\/strong> has increased dramatically in 2012&#8230;&#8230;&#8230; LG has been one of the biggest losers&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;. Samsung too has seen its marketshare go down<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>All posts published on GWI for the Week Ending 16th September, 2012: Japanese Industrial Conglomerates follow Korean Shipbuilders into Offshore Wind Energy The growth potential in<span class=\"excerpt-hellip\"> [\u2026]<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_eb_attr":"","content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7179","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-greeninvest"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/iiec-india.org\/greenworld\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7179","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/iiec-india.org\/greenworld\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/iiec-india.org\/greenworld\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iiec-india.org\/greenworld\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iiec-india.org\/greenworld\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7179"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/iiec-india.org\/greenworld\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7179\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/iiec-india.org\/greenworld\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7179"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iiec-india.org\/greenworld\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7179"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iiec-india.org\/greenworld\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7179"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}