India to solve teething issues before seeing actual RE investments Almost each new day sees a major renewable energy developer announcing multi gigawatt investment plans in India. Adanis announced a 10 GW solar investment in Rajasthan and so did the Essel Group, which has not built even 50 MW till date. Even major US developers […]

Germany to move to Reverse Auction Germany has been the most successful country in installing solar power with more than 35 GW of cumulative solar power installed. The success came due to the country’s enlightened EEG law, which decreased solar FITs every year without putting hard caps on solar installations. This led to a continuous […]

Despite being a low income country with millions of unskilled workers, India imports large amounts of manufactured low valued added products from foreign countries, which could be easily made domestically. Stupid policies, red tape and high cost of land and capital has made India weak in manufacturing. The new government wants to really push manufacturing […]

Italy stops solar subsidies Italy has become one of the first countries to stop solar subsidies almost completely. This came after the country received over 50 billion euros of investment in the last 5 years to set up 17 GW of solar energy capacity. The country saw huge growth in solar energy as its generous […]

Hanergy Valuation can be a bubble Chinese company Hanergy has been making waves in the last 3-4 years by buying western solar thin film solar companies in distress. They bought Miasole, Alta Devices, Solibro etc. when these companies were on the brink of bankruptcy. The relentless cost reductions by the mainstream silicon solar panel technology […]

China weak in Poly China is the world’s largest manufacturer of solar cells and panels, with almost 50% of the world’s capacity if not more. The country’s major solar companies like Jinko Solar, JA Solar etc. are the world’s top 10 module makers and shippers. The enormous cost cuts in solar power in the last […]