Slowdown in the Indian Solar Industry The India solar growth story is sputtering, with only 1500 MW of solar capacity getting installed till date. The main growth drivers – Gujarat and JNNSM have become pale shadows of themselves. Gujarat which is India’s solar shining star is facing a problem of overcapacity. The state has installed […]
SunEdison to sell its Semiconductor Division SunEdison Inc. (SUNE) the US based solar and semiconductor company is going to spin off its semiconductor division to focus solely on solar power. The company has come a long way in its solar journey. SunEdision which was earlier known as MEMC produced silicon wafers solely for the semiconductor industry […]
One of the main reasons for India’s current economic issues is the total absence of decent leadership in the country. The country’s politicians are so busy in corruption that they can’t think or plan anything. This has led to the situation where massive imports have led to a total collapse in the domestic currency. Despite […]
Komax to exit Solar Market The Europeans have been abandoning the solar market in increasing numbers in the last 2 years. The European solar companies dominated the whole solar industry supply chain. Now only a few European companies are surviving while none of them are thriving. Q-Cells the largest solar cell company was bankrupted and […]
China and Taiwan to account for 90% of Global Supply The Chinese solar industry has been making global media headlines as USA imposed a duty on Chinese solar panel imports. A trade war was averted with Europe after both sides reached a last minute deal. Under the deal China is restricted to sell only 7 […]
Solar Equipment Spending to further fall in 2013 Solar equipment spending fell off a cliff in 2012 after a record 2011. Spending on equipment used to make polysilicon, wafers, cells and modules soared as the Chinese companies spent on equipment as if there was no tomorrow. The solar equipment spending reached more than $10 billion […]