Solar Equipment Spending to further fall in 2013 Solar equipment spending fell off a cliff in 2012 after a record 2011. Spending on equipment used to make polysilicon, wafers, cells and modules soared as the Chinese companies spent on equipment as if there was no tomorrow. The solar equipment spending reached more than $10 billion […]

Solar Equipment Industry The solar equipment industry made it out like bandits during the solar panel expansion phase during 2010 and 2011, when hundreds of companies bought solar panel making equipment from companies such as Applied Materials (AMAT), GT Advanced Technologies (GTAT) and Meyer Burger. The sales of solar equipment reached almost $10 billion in […]

 Capital Investment in Solar Industry projected at $2.3 billion in 2013 The solar industry has been sick in the last couple of years as massive over-investment has made it economically viable activity for many players. Continued financial strain made it impossible for companies to spend money on equipment, and they did not have the money […]

China has been bristling against the hostility in solar trade from major partners such as US and Europe. The dominance of the Chinese solar panel industry with almost 60% of the global demand has made other countries see red. Thousands of Western solar companies have closed, even as China keeps on adding solar capacity. The […]

China-US Solar War The Global Solar World War is truly on now, with the Chinese Government starting investigation on the imports of solar polysilicon from Korean and US solar companies. Note, we had already predicted this some time back and listed the solar winners and losers in case the Chinese imposed duties. The US imposition […]

Solar in India Solar Energy in India was thought to be one of the most exciting growth industries in the world. While the current state of the Indian solar panel manufacturing industry could easily be predicted a couple of years ago, it seems that the industry is facing the reality only now when their utilization […]