Government

September 22, 2013

India's New Central Banker can't be a Messiah to a Failing State

India has got one of the most highly respected diasporas in the globe with the US Indian community being the richest immigrate community. Indians tend to […]
September 20, 2013

Solar Developers hit with Fraud allegations in Czech as the Country reels from a Massive Solar Bust

Czech Solar Developers Accused The Czech Republic has witnessed the biggest solar boom in the world relative to its economy. The country saw a huge increase […]
September 13, 2013

US Think Tank that Subsidies not a source for Chinese Solar Competitiveness

Subsidies and Low Labor cost not the reason for Chinese Solar Competitiveness NREL and MIT don’t think that low wage costs and generous subsidies are driving […]
September 10, 2013

India implodes as Corruption and Mis-governance form a lethal Cocktail

The Saga of Corruption And Misgovernance in India We have been massively bearish on the Indian stock markets for a long time now citing the huge […]
September 9, 2013

Indian Solar Industry slows down as State and Federal Ambitions Fail desperately Short

Slowdown in the Indian Solar Industry The India solar growth story is sputtering, with only 1500 MW of solar capacity getting installed till date. The main […]
September 5, 2013

For India's Wind Energy Industry, One Step Forward and Two Steps Backwards

The Indian wind energy industry was finally seeing some rays of hope with the government reinstating the wind power subsidies in the form of Generation Based […]
September 3, 2013

India caves in to USA Pressure by allowing Domestic Content for Solar Modules only in part

One of the main reasons for India’s current economic issues is the total absence of decent leadership in the country. The country’s politicians are so busy […]
August 29, 2013

India to set up an Authority to facilitate Growth of Offshore Wind Energy

A new Body to manage Wind Energy in India India has not done anything much in offshore wind energy installations with other countries such as China, […]
August 27, 2013

India remains a Soft Country to be Pushed – Detention of Indian Oil Tanker by Iran

India and Iran tiff over Oil Tanker Despite India’s large size and huge army, the country’s leadership remains weak kneed and soft. The country has been […]
August 14, 2013

Can the Japanese Grab the Solar Leadership position from China

Who will be the Solar Leader – China or Japan The Asian countries of China and Japan have a host of companies manufacturing solar panels at […]
July 31, 2013

India's Incompetent Bureaucrats cover up their Solar Policy Failures with Lame Excuses

Only 1 Solar Thermal Plant built out of 5 Plants India had allotted 50% of the power target to be generated during Phase 1 of the […]
July 30, 2013

Stupid Planning results in a heavily Unbalanced Power situation in India

India Power Industry The less said about India’s power administration structure the better. The country has already earned the in-dubious distinction of hosting the biggest power […]
July 19, 2013

My advice to the short sighted Indian Wind Energy Developers

India Wind Energy Developers Indian wind developer Myntrah and the Indian wind energy association have stopped the reverse auctions for wind energy farms by the western […]
July 17, 2013

World's Largest Shipbuilder Rongsheng follows LDK Solar and Suntech into Zombieness

China has massively over-invested in its industrial infrastructure in the last decade, as negative real interest rates have fueled extreme mal-investment in some industries. Steel, shipbuilding, […]
July 16, 2013

Gujarat, India plans to retroactively reduce high FITs for 1 GW of Solar Plants in the state

India’s western state of Gujarat has been the poster boy of solar energy success in India installing almost 1 GW of solar capacity in a couple […]
July 12, 2013

India finally to impose Anti-Dumping duties against US, China, Taiwan and Malaysia

India to impose Anti-dumping duties soon The Chinese and other Asian players like Malaysia and Taiwan have continued to supply their solar cells and modules all […]
July 11, 2013

China proposes to limit Solar Panel export to 10 GW annually in order to avoid EU's fury

China limits the Solar Panel export to Europe The EU-China solar spat is the most talked about trade war in the history of solar industry. Europe […]
July 2, 2013

US Solar Energy Industry Association wants India's battered Manufacturers to Die

The State of Indian Solar Industry This headline may seem a bit dramatic but that is the current reality being faced by the Indian industry today. […]
July 1, 2013

Solar Powered Water Pumps – Concept, Types, Working Mechanism, Subsidies And Suppliers in India

What is a Solar powered Water Pump As the title suggests the solar powered water pumps, use solar energy to run. These solar powered water pumps […]
June 27, 2013

Industrial and Residential Solar installations in India boom as prices reach Grid Parity

Rising Electricity tariffs in India Electricity tariffs in India are increasing rapidly, where both the quality and quantity of power is quite bad. We had talked […]
June 26, 2013

Has a Real Estate Crash in India started?

Real Estate crash in India Estate prices have kept moving upwards relentlessly even as other asset classes have languished. Corporate mis-governance and corruption has driven investors […]
June 20, 2013

CEEG forced to cancel their Solar expansion as money is exhausted

Cheap money and over-investment has led to a catastrophic overcapacity in the solar panel industry leading to solar panel prices falling by more than 80% in […]
June 19, 2013

Net Metering Charge – Utilities to fight tooth and nail to stop the distributed Solar Energy onslaught

Net Metering Distributed solar energy is growing at an exponential rate with 80,000 homes in the US installing solar panels last year, raising the total to […]
June 17, 2013

LDK is imploding into irrelevance as Revenue contracts to only $100 million

LDK faces working capital crisis LDK Solar (LDK) which used to be the world’s biggest supplier of solar wafers and was building the biggest polysilicon plant is now contracting […]
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 13, 2013

Regional Solar Growth a worry for the US Solar Industry

USA is the biggest electricity market in the world with more than 1000 GW of capacity and accounts for almost 20% of the world’s electricity capacity. […]
June 12, 2013

Solar Panel Deadline in the Indian State of West Bengal

It is now time for West Bengal to get “Solarized” As per the new order by Calcutta High Court, all civic bodies in West Bengal need […]
June 12, 2013

Goldman Sachs Doubles up on its investment in Indian Green Energy

Goldman Sachs invests in ReNew Power, India Investment giant Goldman Sachs is sharply increasing its investment in renewable energy projects around the world. The company invested in […]
June 10, 2013

Indian States now prefer Solar Rooftop Installations over Ground Farms

Indian states come around to promoting Solar Rooftop Installations after being fixated on ground mount plants Indian states have finally come around to supporting rooftop solar […]
June 4, 2013

Japan to become the world's biggest Solar Market by Revenues

Japan is a country where solar energy is flourishing because of its Government support through generous feed in subsidy. Till 2007 Japan was the leader in Solar […]