October 2012

October 31, 2012

Global Slowdown Stark Reality – Deluge of Job Cuts and Factory Closures by Dow, Du Pont, Kimberly Clark, UBS

Global Economy Slowdown Despite multiple rounds of monetary easing by the global central banks and zero interest rates, the global economy continues to slow down. Top […]
October 31, 2012

Why China’s State Grid attempt at Supporting Domestic Solar Industry will Fail

China’s Solar Industry which accounts for more than 60% of the global solar shipments is in deep trouble. The industry expanded far more rapidly than demand […]
October 31, 2012

Funny Solution to Indian states mired in an Electricity Crisis – Minister to Lead a Cycle Rally

Power Supply in India India’ Power Situation is anything but funny with a mounting and growing power deficit leading to a sharp drop in industrial productivity. […]
October 30, 2012

Our Apple Short Idea is 10% in the Money – More Apple Stock Cracks Revealed

While Apple has killed many Technology Companies through stunning product innovation and super marketing, our view of the current stock price of Apple is that it […]
October 30, 2012

India’s Renewable Purchase Obligation (RPO) is failing because of callous State Governments imposing no penalties on recalcitrant Power Consumers

Renewable Energy Certificate Policy in India which was unfurled with great fanfare in 2011 is suffering because of a lack of enforcement from states. According to […]
October 30, 2012

Biomass Poor, Agricultural Rich Indian State to get Seven Biomass Energy Plants from Punjab Biomass

Biomass in Punjab A large number of private companies have entered the biomass energy sector in order to capitalize on the potential of biomass growth. A […]
October 29, 2012

Biggest US Solar Industry Problem is not China but Bureaucrats, Paperwork and Utilities

Red Tape in US Solar Industry The US Solar Industry has been hogging the news due to the solar panel trade battle with China where Anti […]
October 29, 2012

Black Solar Tuesday – Top Solar Companies Sunpower, Solar Frontier and Gintech fire hundreds of workers

Job Cuts in Solar Industry The solar industry crisis continues to take a massive toll on solar jobs as top solar companies Sunpower, Showa Shell and […]
October 29, 2012

India’s Massive Thermal Power Plant policy under Threat as predicted since Tata’s UMPP sees $600 million Loss in First Year

The past 5 years have been a riches to rags story for India’s power generation companies. The utilities which competed with each other for the position […]
October 28, 2012

Investing in Solar Panels for Home – 6 Things to Know Before Making the Move

Solar panels are an innovative product and through advances in technology, they have now been made affordable for modern day consumers. If you are thinking about […]
October 28, 2012

Thirteen Solar Stories that you can't miss

Bankrupt Organic solar cell producer Konarka acquired by German solar developer/installer Belectric Dow Corning announces it solar materials division South Africa to build out 421 MW […]
October 27, 2012

Instapark Solar Panels Review (5W, 10W, 15W, 20W, 30W,50W, 80W, All Black 100W Monocrystalline,130W, 180W, 360W ), 12V charge controller, Solar Charger Review

Instapark Instapark is a Solar Panel Distributor focusing on the North American market and was established in 2001. Besides Solar Modules, Instapark is also a major […]
October 26, 2012

$99 Google Tablet from Quanta Computers could be a bigger Game Changer than iPad mini

Google Apple War There are rumors that Google will launch a Nexus tablet in collaboration with Taiwanese vendor Quanta Computers for jut $99 in the 2012 […]
October 26, 2012

Siemens $400 million Solar Acquisition goes to Zero as Giant Electrical Conglomerates cut losses in Solar

The Dying Solar Industry The massive losses seen by the Solar industry has been an ongoing feature for the last couple of years and given that […]
October 26, 2012

Solyndra rises from the Dead to Sue the Chinese Government, Banks and Solar Companies for its Death

Solyndra Solyndra which is one of the worst solar bankruptcies in recent time; and caused a major media backlash against Green Energy and the Obama Administration, […]
October 26, 2012

Telecom Equipment, Tower and Service Companies in India Fire Employees, Reduce Operations, Cut Pay to survive the Crisis

Indian Telecom Industry The Telecom Industry in India has been facing multiple problems of 1) massive 2G scandal in which many telecom companies in India lost […]
October 25, 2012

Now USA Solar Inverter Company Satcon goes Bust as Price Crash hits entire Solar Supply Chain

Solar Crisis hits Inverter Business Solar Panel Bankruptcies have been dime a dozen in the last couple of years, as a massive overcapacity led to  price […]
October 25, 2012

Sungrabber Solar Pool Heaters Review – Hot Water Heater and Panels Installation (Fafco Sungrabber solar pool heater, Panel Repair Plug)

Sungrabber Solar Pool Heating Sungrabber products are known for their Solar Pool Heating and Solar Water Heating. Rob Redman is the owner-manager who began building his […]
October 25, 2012

Japanese Solar Bubble grows Bigger and Bigger each Day – Bureaucrats Blind to Reality

Japanese Solar Bubble Solar Energy in Japan is seeing a huge boom in solar installations as the generous subsidy announced by the Government sees the entry […]
October 25, 2012

Indians against Corruption (IAC) becomes India’s Muddy Waters – After DLF, Indiabulls and GMR Stocks Plunge on Corruption Charges

Indians Against Corruption Carson Block’s Muddy Waters has become famous for exposing the various scams and frauds amongst Chinese companies. The most famous expose was that […]
October 24, 2012

Financial Repression – What it Means and How Europe and USA are following China to Rip off Savers and Pensioners

Financial Repression What does Financial Repression Mean? Financial Repression means the process through which Governments and Financial Institutions repress savers from receiving a reasonable return on […]
October 24, 2012

Simax Solar Panels Review (Simax 250w solar panels, Simax Kinguo 190w) – Cost, Specifications, Types, Efficiency, Warranty

Simax Simax Solar is an integrated Chinese manufacturer which makes silicon ingots, solar wafer, cells, modules and solar PV systems. Simax is a relatively small company […]
October 24, 2012

Rapidly Growing Solar Pie attracts the Birlas into India’s Solar Industry

Tatas & Birlas into SOLAR The Tatas and the Birlas are synonymous with industry in India being the oldest and biggest industrial groups. While the Tata […]
October 23, 2012

Best investment books of all time – My List of 13 Great Reads

Best investment books of all time Investing is a tough business and you need a hell lot of experience and knowledge before you become a decent […]
October 23, 2012

Wind Power Capacity Growth slows by 10%, to reach 254 GW – still only 5% of Worldwide Capacity

Slowdown in Wind Power Wind Power growth has slowed down quite a bit by 10% in the first half of 2012. The major reason for the […]
October 23, 2012

Why First Solar is a Short at $24

First Solar stock has been on a roll in recent times and has doubled in a short span from its all time lows. This is in […]
October 23, 2012

Why did SMA Stock implode by 31% and wash all Global Solar Stocks in Red

The biggest solar inverter company SMA Solar gave a startling forecast of an annual loss in 2013 catching the investors by surprise. Note greenworldinvestor has already […]
October 23, 2012

10 Solar Stories you must Read

Nosebleed – Solar Cells Prices now at a stunning low of 35c/watt (Believe it or not they were selling at more than $3/watt in 2008) Japanese […]
October 22, 2012

Electric Vehicle Battery Switching Stations championed by Better Place, in Danger with resignation of Shai Agassi

Electric Vehicles Electric Vehicles as an Industry is having severe growing pains with a number of EV producers like Think, Smith and others running into severe […]
October 22, 2012

Take Your Money Out of The Bank And Invest In Solar

WE SHOULD withdraw our money from banks and invest in community solar projects, according to a top energy expert. Reza Shaybani, chairman of the British Photovoltaic […]