Wind Turbine

December 6, 2018

Technological Innovations and Depleting Natural Resources to Propel the Wind Turbine Industry

Evolving Wind Turbine Technology Owing to the growing demand for energy and the rising issue of global warming, energy supply has become a crucial element for […]
January 9, 2017

Indian Wind Energy Prices Expected To Show A Sharp Decrease As Competition Finally Arrives

Reverse Auction in Indian Wind Industry The Indian wind energy sector has been a cosy sheltered place for all its major stakeholders as the government provides […]
November 3, 2016

Wind Industry In India Asks For Some Love From the Government to Achieve its Potential

India Wind Industry needs more Policies & Incentives India has a big and strong wind power industry with the country having the 4th largest installed capacity […]
August 20, 2013

Wind Turbines Theft become a Multi-million Dollar Industry in India

India never ceases to surprise with unknown risks for the industry. The wind turbine industry is facing a massive new risk of the theft of wind […]
April 24, 2013

Indian Wind Energy market halves in 2012 even as Local wind makers increase market share

Indian Wind Industry The bad news has finally come in, that the Indian wind energy market halved in 2012, compared to the previous year. Only 1700 […]
November 13, 2012

Going with the Wind – Trends and Opportunities in Indian Wind Power Value Chain

                Wind energy, with an average growth rate of 30%, is the fastest growing source of renewable energy (RE) […]
November 11, 2012

Uses of Wind Energy – Today and in Ancient Times, Facts for Kids

What is Wind Energy and its Importance Wind is simply air in motion. Winds are created by the sun’s uneven heating of the atmosphere in combination […]
October 16, 2012

Drowning in Red Ink, Spanish Wind Turbine producer Gamesa diversifies into Solar Inverters

Spanish Wind Turbine Producer Gamesa is drowning in red ink like other major wind energy equipment companies Vestas, Suzlon and Sinovel. The prospects of wind industry […]
October 15, 2012

Indian Wind Energy Developer Mytrah clocks an impressive 30% Margin – Plans to Double Capacity

The Indian Wind Energy Industry is seeing rapid change with the rise of a number of independent power producers (IPPs) focused on Wind Power Development. These […]
October 9, 2012

Why Suzlon Revival looks impossible as it lurches from one Crisis to another

Suzlon which is India’s biggest wind company and one of the biggest turbine suppliers in the world has never recovered from the 2008 crisis. The company […]
October 3, 2012

Indian Wind Industry Set to Recover with Reintroduction of Bigger Generation Based Incentive

GBI to be Reintroduced in India The Indian Wind Industry has been facing problems in 2012 and installations have fallen off sharply as two of the […]
September 10, 2012

Japanese Industrial Conglomerates follow Korean Shipbuilders into Offshore Wind Energy

Investment in Offshore Wind Energy The growth potential in offshore wind energy has attracted a large number of top global industrial conglomerates despite the industry not […]
September 4, 2012

Why Private Equity is Investing heavily in Indian Wind Energy – 14-15% ROI and Unmet Power Demand

Private Equity in Wind Industry India The Indian Wind Energy Industry is currently under a lot of stress as subsidies and incentives have been withdrawn towards […]
August 29, 2012

Wind Energy Woes in India as Capacity may drop to just 1000 MW from 3000 MW in 2012 – 70% drop in Wind Energy Installations in India’s Wind Capital of Tamil Nadu

Wind Energy – India Wind Power Plants in India are finding the going tough in 2012  as we had written earlier with a number of factors […]
August 22, 2012

India’s Green Poster-child Suzlon in Death Spiral as Debt Load forces it to Sell Key Assets

Suzlon, The Wind Turbine Manufacturer Suzlon which is India’s largest pure play green company and one of the largest wind turbine manufactures globally has been stuck […]
August 2, 2012

Wind Energy Industry of India in 2012, finds going tough as Local bodies start to Tax Wind Turbines in Tamil Nadu

Local Taxation on Indian Wind Turbines The Indian Wind Industry in 2012 is finding the going a bit difficult after a record breaking year in 2011. […]
July 30, 2012

Indian Wind Energy Investment Returns increase, with newer Wind Turbine Technology and improving Load Factors

Indian Wind Industry India is the 5th largest wind energy market in the world and installed a record ~3000 MW last year. The growth of the […]
July 27, 2012

Brazil looks to "Shoot itself on the Foot" with the ill thought of – Local Content Rules for Wind Energy

Brazil made a lot of headlines when it managed to auction a couple of gigawatts of wind energy capacity at very low prices to wind energy […]
July 26, 2012

Siemens emerging as the Leader of the Offshore Wind Turbine Market, with massive billion dollar supply contract with leading Danish Offshore Wind Farm Operator Dong

Offshore Wind Energy Siemens the giant German industrial conglomerate and which is also the world’s largest Green company has taken a huge lead in the nascent […]
July 19, 2012

Why China keep on Increasing its Solar Capacity Targets?

Solar Capacity in  China China has repeatedly increased the Solar capacity targets since the last one year as solar panel prices have crashed making solar power […]
July 9, 2012

Troubled Erstwhile King of Wind Turbines Vestas looks for Buyers as Creditors serve Ultimatum

Vestas, the Danish producer of wind turbines which used to lord over the wind energy market has seen its fortunes crater with the advent of big […]
July 5, 2012

Despite massive Green Manufacturing Expansion, China’s Greenhouse Effect to grow to critical levels by 2020

China Solar and Wind China’s renewable (solar & wind) manufacturing industry has generated a massive global oversupplying leading to a price crash in solar panels and […]
July 2, 2012

Solar Energy dominates Renewables Growth in 2011 with 60% share at $147 billion growing at 50% y/y even as Wind Energy Investment flattens out

Solar Energy Investment in Solar Energy sector jumped by more than 50% y/y to around $150 billion in 2011 with solar projects being built frantically in […]
June 16, 2012

LED Manufacturing Bubbles in China Bursts like the Solar Panel and Wind Turbine Bubbles

The LED chip industry flourished in China as the government provided capital subsidy to small companies to buy MOCVD tools which help in making these chips. […]
June 16, 2012

First Indian Solar Renewable Energy Certficaties sold for 24c/Kwh as NLDC certifies solar plants ; New Solar Funding Mechanism holds Promise

The Indian Solar Electricity generating industry has mainly been funded by the auction mechanism at the federal and state level. The solar generators get their electricity […]
June 3, 2012

List of Subsidy Schemes for Wind Energy in India – Changing Subsidies creates Investment Uncertainity

Wind Energy is one of the success stories in the Renewable Energy sector in India accounting for almost 70% of the total green energy capacity. India […]
May 21, 2012

Micro Wind Turbine Manufacturers – List

Micro-wind turbines are small-scale wind turbines that convert Wind Energy into electricity. The wind speed is the important factor on  which the amount of electricity generated […]
February 29, 2012

Chinese Bank Financing used by China's Solar Companies as a Competitive Advantage in India

China's solar panel companies can used their government banks backing as a major competitive advantage. Just like their telecom equipment companies ZTE and Huawei they can use the debt to win contracts over suppliers from India and elsewhere. Note there is a already a major controversy in the USA over the subsidies and support given to Chinese solar companies and has led to a so called solar trade war between the two . Even USA has used its EXIM Bank to provides millions of dollars in financing of solar farms which are supplied by US Solar Panel producers First Solar. Chinese companies Goldpoly are using the strong billion dollar lines to build solar projects in the Europe as well
February 18, 2012

China Rules the Wind Market with 40% of Global Demand and Market Leading Companies

China continues to rule the global wind energy market generating around 40% of the global demand in 2011 with 18 GW of wind turbine installations. The dominance of the Chinese is underlined from the fact that they installed 3 times more wind energy than USA which is a bigger electricity market. China also dominates in supplying wind equipment to the global market. Its companies like Sinovel, Mingyang and Goldwind are starting to win marketshare in overseas market .These companies which are trying to grow outside to escape the glut in the domestic market have won some major overseas orders.
February 17, 2012

Renewable Energy Jobs become Less Attractive with Crashing Profits and Stocks

Renewable Energy Industry is going through some of the toughest times yet with profits and share prices of Green Companies crashing. 2011 was a horrendous year with the biggest solar company by value First Solar being the worst performer in S&P 500. Many of the biggest wind and solar companies were mired in red ink as competition and oversupply from China led to green indicies falling by more than 50% . Many of the biggest companies collapsed and many others are on lifeline.