2015

April 21, 2015

Polysilicon prices down at $16 per kg

Polysilicon Prices Since the imposition of anti-dumping duties on polysilicon imported from Europe, USA and South Korea by China, the polysilicon has become cheaper elsewhere. The […]
April 20, 2015

Vikram Solar to start Solar Cell manufacturing

Vikram Solar collaborates with European Companies Vikram Solar an Indian PV module manufacturer headquartered in Kolkata, West Bengal is now extending its production capacity to include […]
April 16, 2015

NextEra Energy faces heat from Solar companies over its Hawaiin deal

NextEra to merge with Hawaiin Electric Industries NextEra Energy is a leading renewable energy provider, focusing on wind and solar energy in North America. It reported […]
April 15, 2015

SolarEdge IPO

SolarEdge IPO SolarEdge deals in the solar electronics industry. It is a solar  microinverter company, that optimizes the power from solar panels. The company designs inverters […]
April 14, 2015

Assam to set up a new 40 MW Solar Facility

Solar Power in Assam The Assam Government has agreed to provide 800 bigha of land to set up a solar power facility, which is expected to […]
April 13, 2015

A 65-75 MW Solar Plant in Jordan

Jordan to build a Solar plant The Middle East has plenty of oil reserves, and the government loves its petrodollars. However with the current instability in […]
April 9, 2015

Solar Drive everywhere – After India and China its the UAE

Solar in UAE Renewable energy is making big news these days. Lots of countries have realized the alarming effects of using oil and coal which are […]
April 8, 2015

Vivint Solar to support President Obama’s Solar Drive

More Solar jobs in USA President Obama in his recent initiative to boost solar energy announced 75000 new solar jobs. This will be achieved by a […]
April 7, 2015

More Sunshine in the Sunshine State of Florida

Florida Solar Power Florida has plans to install ~500 MW of solar power by 2024. Florida, the sunshine state of USA is currently ranking 13th in […]
April 6, 2015

The largest Polysilicon manufacturer REC, enters the largest solar market of China

REC Silicon to manufacture in China REC Silicon is a Norway based solar company, manufacturing polysilicon and silane gases for solar and semiconductor industry. The company […]
April 1, 2015

2014 Solar Winners & Losers

Solar rankings based on shipments 2014 The solar companies recently gave their full year 2014 results. Given below are the Chinese solar companies ranking based on […]
March 31, 2015

India's Green Bond market to expand to $1.5 billon soon, Exim Bank issues $500 million bond for just 2.75%

Green India Bonds India came out with its first ever green India bond, under Prime Minister Modi’s leadership. Mr. Modi has been pushing the country hard […]
March 30, 2015

Shunfeng ventures into Wind Energy

Shunfeng acquires 723 MW of wind capacity Looks like Shunfeng International Clean Energy has started doing justice to its name change, as the company recently entered […]
March 26, 2015

Best Ever Solar Short

Short Hanergy Hanergy stock’s valuation have always been absurd, not supported by any strong fundamentals. The market capitalization is higher than many top leading shippers in […]
March 25, 2015

RPO in India continues to be a joke

RPO in India Renewable Purchase Obligation (RPO) was launched in 2010, making it mandatory for distribution companies, open-access consumers and captive power producers to meet a […]
March 24, 2015

Thin Film share to decline to 7% in 2015 – the lowest so far!

Global Solar capacity to reach ~500 GW in 2019 Total solar capacity to reach close to 500 GW in 2019, according to a recent report by […]
March 23, 2015

Jinko Solar to expand capacity in Malaysia

Jinko Solar – First one in Malaysia Jinko Solar (JKS) is one of the lowest cost producers of solar panels. The company is vertically integrated and […]
March 19, 2015

Incredibly Strong Dollar, Falling Oil and emerging markets – Where does that leave India

India The Indian stock market has been on a roll since end 2013, as poll forecasts started to predict the end of the corruption ridden and […]
March 18, 2015

India’s No.1 Industrial state comes up with an investor friendly, Solar focused Renewable energy policy

Maharashtra – RE Policy with solar focus Maharashtra is India’s largest industrial state and home to India’s financial capital – Mumbai. The state has massive power […]
March 17, 2015

India to set the advent of a first big green energy IPO in a long time

India – Green IPO Green stocks have not really set the Indian stock market on fire, with most going into bankruptcy (called CDR in India, as […]
March 16, 2015

Chinese solar product makers face additional trade sanctions from Canada and Europe

Chinese Solar Industry in more trouble Chinese solar product makers have been facing trade sanctions from different countries at different points of time. USA was the […]
March 13, 2015

Solar Panel market to become worth $37.8 billion by 2020 in Asia-Pacific region

Asia Pacific Solar market to reach $37.8 billion by 2020 The Asia Pacific region is rapidly getting solarized and China, Japan, India are the leading markets […]
March 12, 2015

Yieldcos in Solar Industry – The Story so Far

Yieldco Yieldcos are fast gaining traction in the solar industry today. A yieldco is a spin off from the parent company, wherein the latter transfers its […]
March 10, 2015

Another round starts in the Utility war against growing Solar energy in USA

Solar Power versus Utility companies Giant utilities in USA such as Southern Power, Dominion Energy etc. have long been investor favorites due to the regulated nature […]
March 9, 2015

India doubles the tax on dirty Coal but no new concrete proposals on the existing plan of 100 GW Solar energy

India presented its budget for 2015-16 in which a number of proposals for propping up the infrastructure sector in India were announced, such as setting up […]
March 5, 2015

Jinko Solar jumps up 2 spaces to become the 3rd largest solar module shipper in the world

Jinko Solar becomes third largest Solar Module Shipper Jinko Solar using its ultra low cost advantage has become the 3rd largest module shipper in the world, […]
March 4, 2015

10 oligopolistic Japanese utilities start shutting the doors on booming Solar power in Japan

Is Japan losing its Solar focus? Japan has seen an unprecedented boom in solar power generation after the country shut down its nuclear power plants and […]
February 20, 2015

Japan could be the biggest demand risk for Solar Energy in 2015

Japan to slow down on Solar Japan could be the biggest risk to solar demand in 2015, as the country is facing grid connection issues and […]
February 19, 2015

China falls short of 2014 target but still installs 1/4th of the world’s Solar energy capacity

China instals 25% of Global Solar Energy China missed its 12 GW solar installation target for 2014, as it only managed to install 2 GW of […]
February 18, 2015

With Sun Pharma money, will Suzlon finally turnaround?

Suzlon to turnaround Sun Pharma is India’s largest pharma company by value and one of the largest generic companies in the world. The company has grown […]