August 2019

August 30, 2019

Are Indian Oil Companies Putting Their Heads in the Sand to Ignore the EV Revolution

India has a large public sector owned corporate sector which is dominated by oil companies such as IOCL, BPCL, HPCL, ONGC, etc. These are multi-billion dollar companies […]
August 29, 2019

Solar Rooftop Attractiveness Index in India

Solar Rooftop Attractiveness Index India recently launched the solar rooftop attractiveness index called SARAL in which states are ranked according to their attractiveness in terms of investors […]
August 27, 2019

India’s New Plans for Mega Renewable Energy Plants are Mega Mistakes in the Making

The Indian government once again has put new plans for developing mega renewable energy at the forefront. As per the new plan, 1600 MW sized plants […]
August 26, 2019

Grid Parity Unleashes Another Solar Surge Globally

The long-awaited grid parity had arrived in the last couple of years in multiple places such as India where both solar and wind prices are now […]
August 22, 2019

India’s Confused Safeguard Duty on Solar Panel Imports Fails to Spur Manufacturing in the Country

The Indian manufacturing industry has seen numerous bankruptcies and closures over the last few years as predatory pricing from Chinese solar panel giants led to massive […]
August 21, 2019

Indian Government Banks Remain Reluctant Lenders to Green Power Projects

Green Loans India India requires hundreds of billions of dollars in funding for its 500 GW of green power capacity that is supposed to come up […]
August 19, 2019

India’s Oil and Gas Companies Scramble to Decode the Electric Vehicle Threat

Indian policymaking over the strong support being given for the development of Electric Vehicle and its associated infrastructure is worrying the Indian oil and gas industry. […]
August 16, 2019

China Dominates New Age Manufacturing Industries with “Survival of the Fittest Chinese” Principle

China’s industrial strategy of dominating new industries through massive state support in the form of billions of dollars in loans and subsidies has ensured that it […]
August 14, 2019

Major Companies Rush in to Capitalize on the India “EV charging” Gold Rush

Despite missteps, the Indian government has strongly signaled that it will support the development of Electric Vehicles in India. It would even take some strong steps […]
August 13, 2019

The Once Prosperous Polysilicon Industry is Down in the Dumps

The polysilicon industry saw huge profits in the early days of the solar industry with a few players and limited supply. The price of polysilicon on […]
August 12, 2019

Will India’s Dream of Lithium Gigafactories be Realized?

Indian policymakers are of the view that if India is to play a substantial role in the coming EV revolution, then they would need a robust […]
August 8, 2019

China USA Trade War fails to Throttle the Growth of the Solar Industry

The USA China trade war has ratcheted up in the last 18 months with USA imposing more and more duties on Chinese imports which has itself […]
August 7, 2019

Portugal sees a Low of 1.6 cents/ unit in a Gigawatt Solar Tender Marking Another Record

The world has become somewhat immune to the repeated news chatter of a new record low in solar prices. Given last year, almost every month used […]
August 6, 2019

India’s Bankruptcy Littered Solar Industry Sees A Sunny Spark in Sterling & Wilson IPO

Despite becoming the third-largest market in the world for solar energy installations, the experience of Indian solar companies has been quite nightmarish with a number of companies […]
August 5, 2019

Australia more than Doubles its Solar and Wind Capacity in 2018

Australia is a prime example where the renewable energy sector has been growing at a torrid pace despite an unfavorable government which wants to stifle its […]
August 1, 2019

Australia Plans a 10 GW Solar Farm to Supply Green Power to Singapore

Plans to export solar power to other countries is not a new concept and the most famous example was Desertec where a plan was to build […]