August 2015

August 26, 2015

Gujarat propels Solar Energy growth in India with new Policy

Gujarat Solar Policy 2015 The 2009 solar policy of Gujarat entailed installations of upto 1 GW with a total investment of INR 9000 crore. It is […]
August 25, 2015

Suntech to become the leading international panel supplier to Adanis in India

Suntech collaborates with Adanis again Suntech was chosen once again by the Adani group in India to supply to its upcoming solar project in the southern […]
August 24, 2015

50 Solar Cities in India on ground or paper

Solar Cities in India India moves in track to have first of its green and clean solar cities in the country. With rapid development and urbanization, […]
August 21, 2015

These Solar Stocks can be bought following the Chinese Stock market Weakness

Trina, Jinko, JA and Canadian Solars’ Q2 2015 Performance The global solar markets are soaring high with rising demand led by China, US and India in […]
August 20, 2015

The Bull Case for Solar in India

Solar is currently booming in India The solar market is gradually maturing in India, with installations seen across different states. Not only are western companies investing […]
August 19, 2015

Solar trade war instigator Solarworld expects to increase revenue by 30% in 2015 though profits still elusive

Will Solarworld survive The German solar company Solarworld which instigated the solar trade war between USA and China as well as the volumes and price quotas […]
August 18, 2015

Massive 2000 MW solar auction in India sees huge competition and low prices

India Solar to see new lows India’s solar auctions are seeing lower and lower prices being bid for solar power sales with each passing year. The […]
August 17, 2015

Harebrained Scheme – India’s government owned power utility NPTC plans to build a gigawatt manufacturing plant

NTPC to build solar plant in India India’s government owned companies have never been good investments. The main reason is that profit maximization has never been […]
August 14, 2015

Japan restarts its first nuclear reactors after Fukushima disaster however future for nuclear looks bleak amongst massive protests

Nuclear Energy – Japan Japan is an extremely fossil fuel resource poor country similar to the likes of India and South Korea. It needs to import […]
August 13, 2015

Rooftop Solar power in India becomes economical and lucrative even without Capital subsidies

Rooftop Solar India Distributed rooftop solar generation in India has been the poor cousin of utility scale solar power generation in India. Most government solar auctions, […]
August 12, 2015

Rising solar installations may pose a threat to the Utilities

Can Solar replace Utilities Solar installations have been increasing at a massive pace. All the countries worldwide are resorting more and more to solar for their […]
August 11, 2015

China is set for a hard landing it seems

China Slowdown China’s economy is slowing dramatically it seems. Though the GDP numbers from the government indicate a 7% plus growth, the other indicators show that […]
August 10, 2015

USA government slowly but surely increasing support to Solar and Wind power in a big way

The US government now promotes Solar & Wind Energy The USA government has been a laggard in supporting solar and wind power compared to other developed […]
August 7, 2015

Do solar power panels on water make economic sense?

Solar Panels on Water Solar Power panels installed on water make a lot of headlines these days. Solar power plants were popularized in India when a […]
August 6, 2015

Why did Tata Power buy solar power at 40% higher price from SunEdison?

SunEdison shining in India SunEdison has made a very smart power sales deal in India at a power purchase price of Rs 6.49 (~10c/kWh), with one […]
August 5, 2015

Is Pakistan getting suckered by China in infrastructure costs

Pakistan is a basket case in terms of infrastructure like most of South Asia. Its citizens and industries to not get power, roads are in pathetic […]
August 4, 2015

Why India has become a hot solar manufacturing location for Chinese solar giants

Chinese solar companies entering India Every major Chinese solar company is trying to establish a beachhead in India with the government increasing its solar capacity target […]