Village Micro Grids Village micro grids are becoming the next fast growing area for solar energy in Asian and African countries. The sharp crash in solar panel prices in recent years has made solar energy affordable in a number of places. It is now competitive with fossil fuel generated power in rural areas in non-power […]

Indian Wind Industry set to see Revival The Indian wind industry is set to see a strong uptick in capacity increase in India, after the current government re-introduced the accelerated depreciation benefit for wind farm investments in India. The country has the world’s 4th highest capacity of wind power in the world, with nearly 20 GW […]

The US and European sanctions on Chinese solar panel imports have distorted the global solar supply chain and led to inefficient value chains. China circumvented the first round of US solar duties by procuring solar cells from Taiwan. But as the second round of US sanctions plugged this loophole, new loopholes are being researched. Taiwanese […]

Updated on: 5/8/2016 None can deny the benefits of using solar over the traditional electricity, given the high power costs in a country like India. Despite that, the Indian citizens are accustomed to sitting in darkness because of enormous power outs. The remotest part of rural India still does not have access to electricity. Given […]

Solar installation business has gained massive popularity in the last couple of years. Previously the solar companies used to just manufacture solar cells, wafers, modules or other components, but today no solar company is complete without a solar installation arm. With solar energy reaching grid parity across various parts of the globe, the cost of […]

Solar panel maker Solarworld is finally seeing some benefit from instigating USA and China into a full-fledged solar trade war over unfair subsidies being given to manufacturers of solar panels and cells in China. USA recently expanded its anti-dumping treatment to Taiwan as well, which plugged a loophole in which Chinese panel makers such as […]