INDIAN MARKETS
Apple Top Management Makes A Blunder With iPhone 5c Positioning
iPhone 5c Apple (AAPL) was widely rumored to come out with an iPhone version which would cater to the middle segment of the smartphone market if not the lower end. This would greatly enhance the company’s TAM as it would allow millions of users in emerging markets to buy Apple products, as the current lineup is simply...
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SOLAR ENERGY
Is there finally a ray of sunlight for Solar Wafer Makers
Solar panel prices have been consistently rising for solar panel makers, leading to better gross margins and profits. But upstream material producers such as wafers and polysilicon have not seen their prices increase too much, leading to negative gross margins for most upstream companies. But with solar panel demand rising at a rapid pace and...
WIND ENERGY
Can the Danish Wind Giant Survive?
Vestas Vestas has been going through a torrid time in the last 4-5 years, as the Chinese competition has destroyed the business model of the leading wind turbine players such as Suzlon and Gamesa. Vestas has been posting large losses in the last few years as prices for its main products have declined substantially due...
CLIMATE CHANGE
Climate Change Study Warning – Tropical Climates affected 10 years Earlier than the rest of the World
A new research has been added to the debate over climate change, stating an alarming scenario: by the middle of this century, the hottest years could become the coolest recorded over the last 150 years. The timing of climate departure from recent variability depends on location, but is a global phenomenon causing severe “economical and societal disruptions”,...
GREEN STOCKS
One of oldest Indian Solar Manufacturers Websol Energy faces Liquidation
Websol Energy Faces Liquidation The Indian solar manufacturing has been comatose due to massive Chinese expansion. Some Indian companies which had started solar panel and cell production are running at very low utilizations or not at all. Those companies which do not have a solar development or an EPC arm are getting pulverized by the...
WORLD ECONOMY & MARKETS
Quasi Bankrupt Solarworld buys a Solar Plant in Germany
Solarworld to buy A Solar Plant German solar cell and module makers have been completely vanquished by the onslaught of giant low cost Chinese solar panel makers. Their cost structures are too high for them to compete with the Asian producers. Solarworld is the last big surviving German solar panel producer with others such as...
TECHNOLOGY
Alion Energy resorts to Automation to reduce Solar Costs – seeks $25 million funds
Alion Energy, the California based company wants to reduce solar energy costs. Alion Energy was founded in 2008 and is an EPC and O&M solutions provider. Alion Inc. designs construction process for utility scale solar plants by using robotic installation technology, combined with the established construction industry practices. Alion Energy builds utility scale systems about 2x...