Solar Power/ Subsidies Victoria, Australia Australian Solar Power has seen a massive boom of rooftop solar power plants as various states in Australia have offered generous solar rebates. This has led to many state Governments cutting back sharply to reduce their subsidy burdens. But the collapse in solar panel prices has meant that even after […]
Solar Power in Queensland, Australia When you talk about solar energy, most of the world’s attention is directed towards Germany which has installed an incredible 7 GW of solar power for the last three years. However people don’t know that a massive solar boom in Australia has dramatically changed the power dynamics in the country. […]
Solar Energy – Japan The Japanese Government announced a very lucrative subsidy scheme for solar energy in Japan following the Fukushima disaster. Note Japan gets only 2% of its energy requirements from green energy compared to around 20% for Germany. Though Japanese solar panels used to be the world leaders till 2007, lack of government […]
European Solar Companies Solar Companies in Europe have been falling like nine pins for almost a year now and the carnage shows no sign of stopping. Though all solar panel companies are ailing, not all companies had thrown in the towel. The biggest failure till now was the bankruptcy of the erstwhile global no. 1 […]
There are news reports that the state of Bihar is signing a PPA with a US based investor Schanti Partners for building a 10 MW solar power plant at a rate of Rs 12.5/kwh. The company has received a no objection certificate from BREDA and is set to enter a 25 year PPA at Rs […]
Indian Solar Panel Security India is going to install millions of solar panels as solar energy will remain the fastest growing energy source for India for the next decade. There are multiple opportunities where investors can benefit from the solar panel industry in India like in providing mounting solutions, installation services, monitoring services etc. However […]