Solar Financing in India The price of solar power systems has come down drastically in India making solar panel affordable for even the poorest Indian citizens. Note large parts of India remain dark as the Indian power grid does not reach those parts. Solar Lamps have been successful in India mainly due to their economic […]
India has become the latest country to contemplate anti dumping duties on imports of Chinese solar panels which have all but wiped out the country’s solar manufacturing. Note India is not alone as the vibrant solar manufacturing companies in US and Europe have been wiped off the map as solar panel prices fell from $4/watt […]
Germany is the definite number one solar power country in the world. The latest numbers reveal that 28 GW of solar is connected to the grid – far more than any other country in the world. Italy, which is number two on the list, only have about half of Germany`s solar capacity, and the gap […]
9 Top Solar Stories Of the World: Morocco to build 160 MW solar thermal plant for a whopping $1 billion – would be better off with solar panels ? Hawaii goes for solar online permitting as flood of solar panel installations overwhelm staff Applied Material’s new cell and module technology improvements (HCT,Baccinni and Varian) UK […]
Solar Cities in India India’s Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has come out with a scheme to promote the use of solar energy in India. Known as “Solar Cities’, 60 cities across India have been chosen to dramatically increase the use of solar power through solar panels, heaters and cookers so that 10% […]
China is the world’s largest manufacturer of solar panels and its intermediates like crystalline silicon ingots, wafers and cells. The country is also the biggest exporter of solar panels with exports of nearly $35 billion in 2011 alone. However the massive oversupply and bankruptcy of western solar companies has led to a massive backlash against […]