November 2012

November 22, 2012

Top 10 Solar Stories!

1. European solar wafer maker PY Crystalox thinks about shutting operation and returning cash to investors 2. Jinko Solar manages a 9.9% Gross Margin even as […]
November 21, 2012

How American Solar Duties on China are boomeranging on US Solar Panel Manufacturing

Solar Duties and its effect on Solar Panel Manufacturing The US recently imposed CVD and AD duties on imports of Chinese made solar cells on a […]
November 21, 2012

Taiwanese Solar Merger creates Second Largest Solar Cell Company (Delta Electronics and Neo Solar)

Consolidation is the new way for Solar Companies to Suvive Consolidation in the global solar industry continues at an accelerated pace with companies exiting the solar […]
November 21, 2012

Solar Watches for Men Reviews of the Best Brands (Seiko, Casio, Atomic, G-Shock, Citizen) and Are they Reliable

Solar Watches Solar Watches are one of the most sold and oldest solar products in use. Just like solar powered calculator, solar watches have been popularized […]
November 21, 2012

Another Steve Cohen Hedge Fund C.R. Intrinisic Advisors in Insider Trading Crosshairs

Steve Cohen who has a legendary reputation for delivering stellar returns consistently and for charging a huge percentage of returns as fees is again coming into […]
November 20, 2012

Solar Survival Tactic – Canadian Solar to copy US solar companies First Solar and Sunpower strategic shift to solar system business

Solar Survival Tactic for Canadian Solar Solar panel companies have been badly bruised by the price war raging in the massively oversupplied solar module market today. […]
November 20, 2012

Wind Energy in World’s third largest market to see a boost from higher state tariffs and GBI

Wind Energy in India has recently seen a sharp dip in investment and gloominess amongst the wind energy companies. Top global wind turbine companies like Gamesa […]
November 20, 2012

Best Solar Lights for Garden Reviews – Outdoor Solar LED Lights with Batteries

Why use Solar LED Lights for Gardens Solar LED Lights for Gardens are a great natural fit as Outdooor Solar Lights with batteries complement their use […]
November 20, 2012

Is Orient Green Power turning around and should you Buy now

Orient Green Power – Buying time? Orient Green Power which is one of the largest green focused utilities in India has shown a decent profit in […]
November 19, 2012

Top 12 Solar Companies in USA still surviving the brutal downturn

USA Solar Companies surviving the Downturn The Solar Industry has seen a massive shakedown with hundreds of bankruptcies and thousands of jobs lost. There has been […]
November 19, 2012

Indian Wind Market sees General Electric winning as Vestas, Gamesa, Suzlon remain deep in the Red

General Electric emerges as a Winner in the Indian Wind Market The Indian Wind Energy Market which is dominated by the top global wind turbine companies […]
November 19, 2012

Role of BASEL III in Indian Banking System, BASEL III Capital Requirements & BASEL II Capital Requirements

Banking System in India Banks have always played a very important role in shaping our daily needs. They have always been playing an important role in […]
November 19, 2012

12 Must Read Solar Stories!

1. 2000 MW ground mounted solar farm proposed in Kazakhstan with first phase of just 24 MW ( given the Ukrainian farms I would not discount […]
November 18, 2012

Uses of Geothermal Power – Heating beats Electricity Generations

What is Geothermal Power Heat from the earth used as an energy source is known as geothermal power. The word geothermal comes from the Greek words […]
November 17, 2012

Uses of Hydropower Energy – Hydro-electricity Facts about Plants and Dams

Hydro Power is one of the largest sources of energy, accounting for roughly 20% of the worldwide demand of electricity and for well resourced countries it […]
November 17, 2012

5 Awesome Solar Products for buying/ gifting under $100

Solar Products are showing an exponential rate of growth as solar prices have come down drastically thanks to a massive increase in solar production capacity in […]
November 16, 2012

European Multinationals (SAS, Vodafone, E.On) losing billions due to depressed domestic markets

European MNCs incurring losses The European Debt Crisis is taking a major toll of the European multinationals which derive most of their revenue from the domestic […]
November 16, 2012

Solar Raw Material Polysilicon Price falls over a cliff – Now $15/kg down from $400/kg

Polysilicon Price  Crash Polysilicon which is the most used raw material for manufacture of solar panels has crashed to unheard of levels as the capacity glut […]
November 16, 2012

Chinese PV Panel maker Renesola starts production in India to circumvent Duties

Renesola in India Chinese solar panel producers are facing duties and investigations on dumping of solar panels from multiple countries. While USA has already imposed 35% […]
November 16, 2012

Gold Trading in India sees 81% jump to 4 tons on auspicious Hindu gold buying “Dhanteras”

Surge in Gold Buying India which is the second largest buyer of gold in the world saw a massive jump in gold ETF trading on the […]
November 15, 2012

Europe's Impressive Renewable Energy Growth in One Chart

November 15, 2012

415 Percent growth in China’s Solar Capacity in 2012 already, with strong surge still to come

China Solar China is set to become the 2nd largest solar energy market in the world in 2012 from being a fringe player in 2011. This […]
November 15, 2012

Why did China complain about Italian Solar Domestic content rules to WTO after more than a year?

China keeps coming out with new ways to protect its beleaguered solar panel industry which is facing the wrath of the Western governments. Note China exports […]
November 14, 2012

India Infrastructure – Strengthening or Weakening the Indian Economy

Infrastructure: The roots of growth for emerging markets “When you don’t invest in infrastructure, you are going to pay sooner or later“ –      Mike Parker Infrastructure, […]
November 14, 2012

India’s largest distributor of Mutual Funds HSBC closes Wealth and Personal Banking division on customer backlash

HSBC’s Wealth & Personal Banking division Closes India’s largest distributor of Mutual Funds HSBC has closed down its wealth and personal banking division due to growing […]
November 14, 2012

Nine Must Read Solar Stories

1. Chinese Solar Companies make inroad into the Pakistan solar market 2. Japan to go from 4 GW in 2012 to 34 GW by 2020 and […]
November 13, 2012

World’s Biggest Energy Project Desterec looks dead with Siemens and Spain jumping ship

Europe’s biggest solar project Desterec looks doomed with one of its founding member companies Siemens abandoning solar energy for good. Siemens facing lower margins and revenues […]
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 12, 2012

Efficiency through Savings.

An Introduction to India’s Perform-Achieve and Trade (PAT) mechanism Image Source:http://www.climate-connect.co.uk The National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC), released by the Prime Minister on 30th […]