January 2014

January 30, 2014

Power transmission constraints the biggest short term challenge to Solar Growth

The Global Solar Scenario Solar power is seeing a boom in demand, after a vicious two year downturn in which massive overcapacity in China drove down […]
January 29, 2014

Solar Power costs to easily beat other Fuel Sources by 2020

Solar Power Cheap & Green Solar energy has already reached electric grid parity in a number of places around the world. Self consumption is slowly becoming […]
January 28, 2014

India to miss Green Energy target of 4.3 GW by 50% in current year

India misses its Green Energy Target The Indian renewable energy industry is not in the pink of health, as is portrayed by a number of ignorant […]
January 27, 2014

Desperate Bosch Pays $177 million to quasi bankrupt Solarworld to take over its German 800 employees

Bosch to pay Solarworld to overtake its plant in Germany Bosch has been one of the biggest losers in the solar industry, as we estimate that […]
January 25, 2014

Expatriate rich Kerala faces Electronic Waste problem

“Clean Kerala” to clean Kerala India faces a huge and growing problem of electronic waste, as increasing disposable income and falling prices of electronics has sharply […]
January 24, 2014

India's Solar Industry receives a shock judgment for the Appellate Tribunal of Electricity

India’s Electricity Act of 2003 ushered in major reforms in the power sector, allowing the creation of state and central electricity regulators as well as the […]
January 23, 2014

India's JNNSM Phase 2 FIT Reverse Auction receives big response for 700 MW Solar PV on offer

India’s JNNSM 2 receives Big Response India’s landmark central solar subsidy mission JNNSM received a very good response for the Phase 2 reverse auctions. More than […]
January 21, 2014

Indian government looks to reinvigorate the flagging Wind Energy sector through NWEM and Offshore Wind Energy Agency

The Indian wind industry has been in doldrums in recent times, with the removal of long standing accelerated depreciation subsidy as well as the removal of […]
January 18, 2014

Will India's first Geothermal Energy plant come up in Tattapani?

NTPC is collaborating with Geological Survey of India to look into building India’s first geothermal plant at Tattapani at Chattisgarh. Note India does not have a […]
January 17, 2014

Indian Solar Thermal Developers start giving excuses to escape their stupidly low bids

We at Greenworldinvestor have always been of the opinion that most solar thermal plants will never come up in India, given the atrociously low bids made […]
January 16, 2014

Jinko Solar buys solar factories on the cheap, as consolidation hits smaller Chinese players hard

Jinko Solar buys Topoint Solar Factories Jinko Solar is all set to get the solar factories of Topoint group for a cheap price, as consolidation hits […]
January 15, 2014

India's JNNSM Phase 2 gets delayed due to Funding issues and Payment security concerns

Problems for JNNSM Phase 2 India’s JNNSM federal solar subsidy plan Phase 2 has gotten delayed by more than a year because of funding issues and […]
January 14, 2014

Why Chinese Solar Companies are being able to win massive Solar Farm Projects

Chinese solar companies are benefiting hugely from the Chinese government’s decision to install 35 GW of solar power by 2015. China is going to install around […]
January 13, 2014

China cuts support to 80% of Solar Companies as it looks to rationalize Overcapacity/ List of Chinese Government Support Companies

Chinese Government cuts 80% Solar Support China has been going through a massive overinvestment spree in the last 5 years as the monetary authorities loosened conditions […]
January 11, 2014

Why does Solarworld not die Quietly

Quasi bankrupt German solar panel maker Solarworld just refuses to die quietly. The company has been instigating solar trade wars between major trade blocs. It even […]
January 9, 2014

Solar Energy notches a Big Win over Natural Gas in Minessota

Solar energy plants have notched up a big win in Minessota, with both the state electricity regulators and a US judge favoring solar power plants for […]
January 8, 2014

Fact or Fiction – Shungfeng claims that it will install 10 GW of Solar Capacity by 2015

Shungfeng to install 10 GW of Solar Capacity by 2015 The Chinese company Shungfeng has been shortlisted for buying over the solar manufacturing assets of Suntech. […]
January 7, 2014

Maharashtra sees faulty Policies and Regulatory capture in Wind Energy Procurement

India’s power industry remains in the woeful, desperate state because of the endemic corruption, vested interests and regulatory capture by powerful corporates. This regulated industry has […]
January 6, 2014

Another European Solar Manufacturing plant goes Kaput

Sharp closes another Plant in UK Europe and other developed countries have seen thousands of companies and many solar manufacturing plants shut down, as Asia led […]
January 4, 2014

Private Equity Industry in India goes through a Gut Churning Downsizing

Private Equity Industry in India The private equity industry in India saw a massive boom like other financial sectors in the boom years of 2005-2008. While major investment […]
January 3, 2014

Net Metering becomes a Death Threat to USA Utilities

The growth of solar energy on rooftops by house owners has become the greatest threat and risk to utilities worldwide. The falling prices of solar panels […]
January 1, 2014

New Year Greetings!!

Wishing everyone a very Happy and Prosperous 2014!!