Natural Gas from Fire Ice India is a land of diverse culture, huge population, slow development, medium standard of living. Majority of its people are employed in the agriculture sector and maximum of its population stay in rural areas. Despite these facts, the country is fourth largest nation in the world and is among one […]
Japanese Solar Boom The Japanese solar market has been booming in the last year, thanks to a very generous feed in subsidy being given by the government. This has led to investors pouring money into the solar farm market with a massive 400 MW plant being planned by a German firm. Like other solar booms, […]
India’s Renewable Energy Industry India’s renewable energy industry is already facing huge problems due to the country’s dysfunctional governance. The whole power industry is in crisis, thanks to the muddled regulation and crony capitalism. To expect green energy to have a smooth ride in such a scenario is foolhardy. The Renewable Energy Certificate (REC) Scheme […]
First Solar (FSLR) We have been bearish on First Solar for some time as we felt that the company’s thin film technology is no longer competitive with silicon panels made by giant Chinese solar factories. The company remains profitable thanks to the DOE funded huge solar farms in USA. Without these farms First Solar would […]
Warren to buy Suntech? Suntech stock surged almost 28%, after a rumor that the world’s smartest investor Warren Buffet would buy the company. I don’t know why would Buffet invest in the penny stock and if anybody other than the Chinese Government would be interested in Suntech. Though Warren Buffet had invested in solar energy […]