Germany

July 18, 2013

The Last of the German Solar Companies

A large section of the German solar industry has already shut down or been bought for pennies to the dollar by Asian conglomerates such as Hanergy, […]
July 1, 2013

Mineirao Stadium in Brazil shows off its PV installations at Confederations Cup semifinal

Mineirao Stadium in Brazil studded with PV rooftop Installations The Mineirao Stadium in Brazil has installed  1.4 MW rooftop solar power. This stadium is all set to […]
June 25, 2013

German Solar Panel Industry on its deathbed, despite the EU sanctions on Chinese Solar Panel Imports

German Solar Industry did not benefit from EU’s anti-dumping imposition The German solar panel manufacturing industry is on its deathbed and nothing will revive it. The […]
June 15, 2013

Germany manages to get 60% of its Electricity demand from Solar Power during June noon

Germany meets 60% of its electricity demand from solar Germany has been the real reason that the solar industry has come so far so fast. The […]
June 5, 2013

Solar Installations now prone to Theft, will Liquid DNA change the scenario

German Solar Market and the rising Solar theft Germany is the world’s top PV installer, with a solar PV capacity of more than 32.3 GW as of […]
November 29, 2012

Germany may end Subsidy to ground Solar Plants to rein in unbridled Growth

Germany to cut subsidy for ground mounted Solar Farms Germany has been the world’s largest market by solar installations and capacity for the last 5 years. […]
November 7, 2012

Steep German Electricity Price Rise fuels controversy over Erneubare Energien-Gesetz (EEG) and Industry Subsidy

Germany’s Erneubare Energien-Gesetz (EEG) Law Germany is one of the largest generators of renewable energy in the world being the  No.1 producer of solar power and […]
October 22, 2012

Take Your Money Out of The Bank And Invest In Solar

WE SHOULD withdraw our money from banks and invest in community solar projects, according to a top energy expert. Reza Shaybani, chairman of the British Photovoltaic […]
September 26, 2012

Solar and Wind Power Decrease Electricity Costs across Europe deflating Renewable Energy Critics

Europe through enlightened green power policies has installed massive Renewable Energy capacities in wind and solar power. Though there have been some issues and the costs […]
September 25, 2012

Wind Energy Jobs Cut sharply by Largest Green Company Siemens due to US Tax Grants Expiry and European Crisis

The world’s largest green company Siemens is taking drastic measures to cut costs at its Renewable Energy unit which saw orders fall below 40%. Note the […]
September 25, 2012

Why Germany has the Highest Solar Power Capacity in the World

Germany is the definite number one solar power country in the world. The latest numbers reveal that 28 GW of solar is connected to the grid […]
August 21, 2012

Uttar Pradesh Solar Policy promoting Land Hogging Ground Mounted Solar Farms seems Misguided – Sets 1000 MW Target in next 5 years

Solar Policy in Uttar Pradesh India’s largest state in terms of population Uttar Pradesh, is set to come out with a 5 year solar policy to […]
August 14, 2012

Energy Colossus – General Electric says that Nuclear Reactors no longer Economically Viable as Natural Gas and Solar Energy Prices Plummet

Nuclear Energy As the whole world is fixated on the debate about on using and not using nuclear power for energy generation, the anti-nuclear protestors have […]
August 1, 2012

Indian Nuclear Accidents remain Shrouded in Secrecy and Opacity

One of the crowning achievements (if you can call that) of the current Government in India was the pact with USA which removed India from the […]
July 26, 2012

Siemens emerging as the Leader of the Offshore Wind Turbine Market, with massive billion dollar supply contract with leading Danish Offshore Wind Farm Operator Dong

Offshore Wind Energy Siemens the giant German industrial conglomerate and which is also the world’s largest Green company has taken a huge lead in the nascent […]
July 2, 2012

Solar Energy dominates Renewables Growth in 2011 with 60% share at $147 billion growing at 50% y/y even as Wind Energy Investment flattens out

Solar Energy Investment in Solar Energy sector jumped by more than 50% y/y to around $150 billion in 2011 with solar projects being built frantically in […]
July 1, 2012

Solar in UK sees a Utility Scale Solar Farm boom powered by Renewable Obligation Certificates

United Kingdom is seeing a raft of new Solar Farm projects in the 20-50 MW range even as the solar feed in tariffs have been sharply […]
June 30, 2012

Competing with your Own Second Hand Products – Massively Oversupplied Solar Equipment Industry faces Unique Problem

Solar Panels have become massively oversupplied globally with companies in the boom years of 2010 and 2011 installing record amount of solar equipment. It is estimated […]
June 29, 2012

Solar Demand in Japan to explode with IRR of 30%, as Government sets crazily high Tariff of 53c/KwH, implicit barriers may keep Chinese out

Japan after the Fukushima disaster had set out on a plan to increase the share of renewable energy in the electricity mix which is abysmally low. […]
June 29, 2012

Solar Equipment Companies start to face their consumer woes as Centrotherm sees financing problems, Oerlikon sells its Thin Film Unit

Solar Equipment Companies Saw a massive increase in revenues and profits as Asian companies led by the Chinese built a huge amount of solar cell, wafer […]