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 Christmas season. Note the cheapest decent tablets in  the US market come for at least $150-200. The cheapest iPad sells for $399 though the upcoming iPad mini is said […]

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 local governments continue to support bankrupt Chinese solar players (Suntech, LDK) even the future looks dim. There have been literally hundreds of solar bankruptcies as a boom in the […]

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, is back. The thin film solar company which raised more than a billion dollars from private investors and the Government, met an ignominious end some time back. It also […]

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 their licenses to operate 2) hyper competition with many new companies entering and starting a price war and 3) high spectrum fees imposed for 3G spectrum. 1) India has […]

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 crash. While solar panel producers have been the worst affected, other players in the supply chain have not been unaffected. Raw material polysilicon suppliers have also seen prices go […]

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 own equipment while on Long Service Leave from TAFE where he was a teacher in the metal fabrication area. The products had filled a market need and his enterprise […]