Almost 1 billion people in the world do not have access to modern forms of energy and almost 2 billion people do not have access to clean forms of cooking. Solar energy particularly the off-grid products such as solar lanterns, solar home systems, and solar mini-grid can meet the problem of energy access in a […]
Impact of Brexit on British Automobile Industry The British manufacturing industry has been facing challenging times of late due to the Brexit uncertainty which has made manufacturers reluctant to invest in the UK as they do not know how the trade and regulations would pan out with Europe. Till now, the UK has zero customs […]
Even before the election of Donald Trump, solar energy had witnessed a war between the USA and China with both countries having imposed anti-subsidy and anti-dumping duties on each other. The USA started the war by imposing duties on imports of Chinese solar cells and panels which was followed by China putting stiff duties on […]
The solar capacity additions in China dropped to just 30 GW down from around 45 GW in 2018. The 30 GW was also much ahead of forecasts as almost 40% of the year’s entire total capacity got added in December of 2019 itself. China peaked at 53 GW in 2018 and since then the total […]
Global Tender Activity Solar energy is definitely here to stay! Solar energy led the overall global power sector with 216 tenders accounting for 73%, followed by thermal with 33 tenders and an 11.3% share and hydro with 20 tenders and a 6.8% share. With 209 tenders accounting for 71.8%, Asia-Pacific held the top position during Q4 2019, followed […]
The rise of green parties in Europe has had a hugely positive effect on the fight against climate change. Countries such as Germany, Austria, and others have seen green parties become part of the government and push their agenda to fight global warming and increase the share of renewable energy. Austria recently saw the election […]