{"id":7586,"date":"2012-10-07T18:48:19","date_gmt":"2012-10-07T13:18:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.greenworldinvestor.com\/?p=7586"},"modified":"2012-10-07T18:48:19","modified_gmt":"2012-10-07T13:18:19","slug":"the-gwi-weekly-newsletter-did-you-miss-anything-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iiec-india.org\/greenworld\/2012\/10\/07\/the-gwi-weekly-newsletter-did-you-miss-anything-4\/","title":{"rendered":"The GWI Weekly Newsletter \u2013 Did You Miss Anything?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>All posts published on GWI for the Week Ending 7th October, 2012:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/www.greenworldinvestor.com\/2012\/10\/01\/ten-must-read-solar-stories-%E2%80%93-what-we-found-interesting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ten Must Read Solar Stories \u2013 What we Found Interesting<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">The <strong>Solar Industry<\/strong> has become so big and globalized that we miss out on a lot of interesting stories and news<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/www.greenworldinvestor.com\/2012\/10\/01\/renesola-solar-panel-review\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Renesola Solar Panel Review<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>Renesola<\/strong> was established in 2005 and is a leading global photovoltaic manufacturer. The company has its own R&amp;D team and advanced production equipment. Renesola is a vertically integrated company&#8230;&#8230;.. Renesola Solar Modules are divided into Monocrystalline and Virtus Series<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/www.greenworldinvestor.com\/2012\/10\/01\/usa-losing-solar-tech-edge-as-hanergy-vulture-buys-up-distressed-solar-cigs-panel-leader-miasole\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">USA losing Solar Tech Edge as Hanergy vulture buys up Distressed Solar CIGs Panel Leader Miasole<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Big Chinese state owned companies are gobbling up financially strained Western solar firms as a massive overcapacity in global solar panel supply&#8230;&#8230;.. Hanergy has once again picked up a leader in thin film solar panel space by buying up <strong>Miasole<\/strong> for a mere $30 million&#8230;&#8230;.. Miasole was in distress for sometime<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/www.greenworldinvestor.com\/2012\/10\/02\/solar-energy-in-indian-retail-comes-of-age-as-soaring-electricity-costs-bite-the-bottomline\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Solar Energy in Indian Retail comes of age as Soaring Electricity Costs Bite the Bottomline<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Solar arrays are soon going to be seen on major <strong>retail chain<\/strong> rooftops in India&#8230;&#8230;&#8230; Electricity has become the 3<sup>rd<\/sup> largest cost for retailers in India&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;. <strong>Shopper\u2019s Stop<\/strong> which is one of the leading retailer in India is contemplating installing solar panels<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/www.greenworldinvestor.com\/2012\/10\/02\/us-taxpayers-could-buy-world%E2%80%99s-largest-solar-panel-company-for-184-million-instead-of-loaning-197-million-to-a-startup\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">US Taxpayers could Buy world\u2019s largest Solar Panel Company for $184 million instead of Loaning $197 million to a Startup<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>USA\u2019s loan grant schemes<\/strong> to green companies have proven to be a massive disaster&#8230;&#8230;&#8230; Now there is a proposal to give $197 million to Thin Film Startup <strong>SoloPower&#8230;&#8230;.. <\/strong>Most of the thin panel companies have already gone bankrupt&#8230;&#8230;&#8230; Suntech has a market capitalization of just $184 million. This is smaller than the $197 million<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/www.greenworldinvestor.com\/2012\/10\/03\/what-we-found-interesting-in-the-world-today\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">What we Found Interesting in the World Today<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Geopolitics\/ Politics, Tech, Climate Change, Wind Energy, Solar<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/www.greenworldinvestor.com\/2012\/10\/03\/indian-wind-industry-set-to-recover-with-reintroduction-of-bigger-generation-based-incentive\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Indian Wind Industry Set to Recover with Reintroduction of Bigger Generation Based Incentive<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">The <strong>Indian Wind Industry<\/strong> has been facing problems in 2012 and installations have fallen&#8230;&#8230;.. the Government has agreed to reintroduce <strong>Generation Based Incentive<\/strong> (GBI) of 80 paise per unit<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/www.greenworldinvestor.com\/2012\/10\/03\/investment-banking-under-siege-as-db-employees-get-poisoned-amidst-shrinking-revenues\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Investment Banking under Siege as DB Employees get poisoned amidst Shrinking Revenues<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>Investment Banking<\/strong> which used to be the profession of choice for every MBA&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;. The death of Lehman and Bear Stearns in 2008&#8230;&#8230;&#8230; I-Banking keeps taking knocks from both the regulators&#8230;&#8230;.. <strong>Deutsche Bank<\/strong> employees were apparently poisoned in Germany<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/www.greenworldinvestor.com\/2012\/10\/04\/distributed-solar-rooftop-generation-gets-a-boost-by-sun-state-gujarat-as-25-mw-up-for-grabs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Distributed Solar Rooftop Generation gets a boost by Sun State Gujarat as 25 MW up for grabs<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Gujarat which has installed a number of solar farms and some innovative solar energy generation project&#8230;&#8230;.. The state Government has started the big process for giving 25 MW solar power capacity to contractors&#8230;&#8230;.. The Indian Government is now set to bring out a policy to promote the leasing out of <strong>rooftops<\/strong> for buildings<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/www.greenworldinvestor.com\/2012\/10\/04\/indian-tata-group%E2%80%99s-large-60-mw-waste-to-energy-plant-in-uk-gets-approval-despite-local-opposition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Indian Tata Group\u2019s large 60 MW Waste to Energy Plant in UK gets Approval despite Local Opposition<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">India\u2019s Tata Group company <strong>Tata Chemicals<\/strong> is setting up a 60 MW <strong>Waste to Energy<\/strong> plant in UK&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;. The WTE plant will cost around 400 million dollars ( around $6.6\/watt) and will be take around 3 years to be built&#8230;&#8230;&#8230; like other WTE plants around the world, this project also faced strong local opposition<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/www.greenworldinvestor.com\/2012\/10\/04\/all-nuclear-power-plants-in-europe-are-unsafe-32-billion-required-for-safety\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">All Nuclear Power Plants in Europe are Unsafe \u2013 $32 billion required for Safety<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>Germany<\/strong> and <strong>Japan<\/strong> which are amongst the top 10 generators of nuclear power&#8230;&#8230;.. European Union Report has come out with some damaging findings&#8230;&#8230;&#8230; It would require around $32 billion to be spend on safety upgrades in the next 3 years to prevent a repeat of Fukushima in <strong>Europe<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/www.greenworldinvestor.com\/2012\/10\/05\/after-solar-city-indian-government-plans-56-smart-cities-in-india\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">After Solar City, Indian Government plans 56 Smart Cities in India<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Indian Government has come out with a new plan to build <strong>Smart Cities<\/strong> which will have <em>intelligent transportation<\/em> and <em>low carbon living<\/em>&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;. <em>JNNURM plans 2 Smart Cities for every state<\/em> in India<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/www.greenworldinvestor.com\/2012\/10\/05\/despite-electricity-reforms-india%E2%80%99s-power-industry-search-for-elusive-coal-continues\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Despite Electricity Reforms, India\u2019s Power Industry search for Elusive Coal continues<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">India\u2019s crucial Power Industry has been in a mess for a long time now with muddled regulations in coal, gas and power&#8230;&#8230;.. <strong>Coal India<\/strong> which is India\u2019s monopoly miners continues to be one of the most inefficient and corrupt organizations&#8230;&#8230;.. coal rich states\u00a0 do not want to bear the extra price of imported coal<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/www.greenworldinvestor.com\/2012\/10\/05\/georgia-utility-forced-to-add-solar-power-due-to-new-ambitious-competitor-and-falling-costs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Georgia Utility forced to add Solar Power due to New Ambitious Competitor and Falling Costs<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>Georgia Solar Utilities<\/strong> Inc that is proposing to set up an astounding 2 GW of solar power&#8230;&#8230;&#8230; Georgia Power till now has managed to avoid buying solar power&#8230;&#8230;&#8230; The plan also lacks support for small rooftop solar power generators<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/www.greenworldinvestor.com\/2012\/10\/06\/jinko-solar-panel-review-of-sale-price\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jinko Solar Panel Review of Sale Price<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>Jinko Solar<\/strong> works on a vertically integrated model, producing crystalline ingots, wafers, cells, and crystalline PV panels&#8230;&#8230;&#8230; JinkoSolar has an international presence&#8230;&#8230;. Jinko Solar Modules can be divided into \u2013 Monocrystalline &amp; Polycrystalline modules.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/www.greenworldinvestor.com\/2012\/10\/07\/canadian-solar-reviews-of-panel-type-efficiency-and-cost\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Canadian Solar Reviews of Panel, Type, Efficiency and Cost<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Canadian Solar<\/strong> Inc. is a top Global Module Supplier. Canadian Solar is a vertically integrated company, providing ingots, wafers, solar cells, solar modules, solar power systems\u00a0and specialized solar products&#8230;&#8230;. The Canadian Solar Modules can be broadly classified into: 1) Standard Modules, 2) NewEdge Modules, 3) e-Modules and 4) BIPV Modules.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>All posts published on GWI for the Week Ending 7th October, 2012: Ten Must Read Solar Stories \u2013 What we Found Interesting The Solar Industry has<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-7586","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-greeninvest"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/iiec-india.org\/greenworld\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7586","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=7586"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/iiec-india.org\/greenworld\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7586\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/iiec-india.org\/greenworld\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7586"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iiec-india.org\/greenworld\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7586"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iiec-india.org\/greenworld\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7586"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}