Taiwan Solar Cells The Taiwanese cell companies are a good bet in the next couple of years, as they have been strengthened by a number of tailwinds in the form of trade wars and the Japanese solar boom. Major solar cell suppliers such as Neo Solar Power, Motech and Gintech are running at 100% utilization […]
Who will be the Solar Leader – China or Japan The Asian countries of China and Japan have a host of companies manufacturing solar panels at very cheap prices. It is becoming very difficult of consumers to choose from a wide variety of solar modules available in the market. The Chinese and Japanese Government are […]
Cost of building a Solar power plant in India India’s solar power costs have declined dramatically and have become one of the lowest in the world. The capital costs of building a 1 MW solar power plant in India is Rs 7 crore ($1.2/watt) which makes it amongst the lowest in the world. India’s state […]
Why is warranty gaining importance in the Solar Panel Industry The rate at which solar panel companies are going bankrupt, warranty is becoming an essential element to consider before buying the solar panels. With prices of solar panels having fallen to as low as 55c-60c/watt, the only way solar panel producers can shine in the crowd […]
Wind Energy in India has faced problems in the recent past and growth has gone down as the federal government has reduced two main subsidies. The removal of accelerated depreciation and GBI was done to nudge wind power producers to look for market based alternatives for their wind farms. The Renewable Purchase Obligation (RPO) has […]
Solar energy in India has been driven by subsidies given by the central and state governments. However, the sharp reduction in solar system costs have made it possible for it to compete with fossil fuel electricity prices now. The first case of a large scale plant to be built without subsidies is coming up in […]