Solar Panel

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 1, 2013

Tata Power – Solar Assets Rock even as Thermal Plant gives huge losses

Tata Power to build Solar and Wind Capacity every year TATA Power is one of the greatest power companies in India. The Company has an installed […]
April 30, 2013

Solarworld on the brink of collapse, looks to Sell itself

Solarworld to Sell itself Solarworld is on the brink of collapse and is looking to sell itself. I have remained quite critical of Solarworld’s prospects in […]
March 13, 2013

After a tepid 2012, China to power 2013 solar demand growth

2013 a Better Year for Solar Solar demand in 2012 slowed down to just 5% after a 40-50% CAGR over the last decade. The slowdown was […]
March 11, 2013

Solarworld – How long can it survive?

Solarworld Solarworld, which is one of the largest European solar companies surviving the current downturn, is in a bad shape. The company faces a large debt […]
February 20, 2013

Kyocera and Mizhou plan a Massive 200 MW Solar Energy Plant in Gujarat, India

Gujarat has the most amount of solar energy plants installed in India due to a very supportive state government. The government has managed to boost solar […]
February 14, 2013

Fox News looks Foolish with its Anti-Solar propaganda and survival doubts of Solar Industry

Fox News has published an article which mentions the future of the solar energy industry is in doubt, with subsidies falling and the backlash of utilities […]
February 7, 2013

Top Indian Solar Inverter maker Su-kam wants to acquire a Solar Panel Company

Su-kam to acquire a solar panel company The Indian solar panel manufacturers are a sorry lot as global overcapacity in solar modules has meant that they […]
February 6, 2013

Chinese Solar Companies keep on raising debt despite horrible Capital Structures

Chinese solar companies are finding it increasingly difficult to borrow money even from their home banks. This is due to the massive overcapacity in the industry […]
December 19, 2012

Can the South Koreans (Hanwha, LG, OCI) displace the Chinese solar juggernaut

The Chinese solar panel industry has become dominant through a mix of strong government support, aggressive expansion, billions of cheap finance from state owned banks and […]
December 10, 2012

JNNSM Part 2 Quick Guide – Indian Solar Policy Second Phase Draft needs a lot more work

In Greenworldinvestor we have already covered the India’s Federal Solar Subsidy Policy JNNSM from its inception 2 years ago. Now as the Government embarks on the […]
November 15, 2012

415 Percent growth in China’s Solar Capacity in 2012 already, with strong surge still to come

China Solar China is set to become the 2nd largest solar energy market in the world in 2012 from being a fringe player in 2011. This […]
October 17, 2012

3 Ways how the Chinese Government intends to support the Solar Industry as Huge Solar Job Losses raise fears of Social Turmoil

The Chinese Solar Industry is facing multiple problems over the last couple of years. Problems of Chinese Solar Industry 1) Massive global oversupply as large number […]
October 9, 2012

How USA’s First Solar hit the Jackpot in India through a Loophole in Solar Subsidy Policy

US based thin film solar panel manufacturer First Solar has captured the lead marketshare in India’s solar panel market. This is quite surprising since First Solar’s […]
September 21, 2012

World’s Biggest Off Grid Solar Market Blooms in India’s poorest State, as Solar Panels become a Dowry Gift

Solar Panels As Dowry The best way to see if a durable appliance is becoming a part of common household item in India is to check […]
September 7, 2012

Australian state of Victoria to cut Solar Subsidies by 70% as previous 60% cut fails to dampen the Boom

Solar Power/ Subsidies Victoria, Australia Australian Solar Power  has seen a massive boom of rooftop solar power plants as various states in Australia have offered generous […]
August 30, 2012

European Solar Carnage continues as Solar Panel Companies fall like nine pins against the Chinese Onslaught

European Solar Companies Solar Companies in Europe have been falling like nine pins for almost a year now and the carnage shows no sign of stopping. […]
August 18, 2012

Why CSE is dead wrong About the Reason behind the Failure of the Indian Domestic Solar Panel Industry

Solar Industry in India Solar power in India is one of the fastest growing energy industry and with the prices of solar energy falling continuously; it […]
August 16, 2012

Best Strategy to Enter the Japanese Market – Joint Ventures and Alliance with Locally Connected Companies

Japan Entering the Japanese market is notoriously hard for foreign companies as they run into major implicit and explicit barriers. Like the Chinese, the Japanese have […]
August 6, 2012

Why Solarworld CEO Frank Asbeck Will Never Receive a Salary Again

Solarworld Solarworld CEO Frank Asbeck has announced that he will stop taking his salary of half a million euros till his company returns to profitability again. […]
July 25, 2012

Japanese Solar Inverter Companies in a sweet spot as Domestic Market set to Boom and JET Certification provides Barrier against Imports

Japanese Solar Inverters While Japanese solar panel companies are sweating due to cheap Asian solar panel imports, the solar inverter companies in Japan are facing the […]
July 20, 2012

Will SMA Solar Die like Q-Cells and Centrotherm as Chinese Solar Inverter Companies gain Traction

SMA Solar The stock price of the company has touched new lows, as investors are anticipating that the company will be unable to face the onslaught […]
July 18, 2012

75% of Solar Panel Companies to Disappear in 5 years as a Common Industry Technology Roadmap appears

Solarbuzz which is one of the solar industry’s leading research agencies has come out with some predictions on the Solar Industry for the next 5 years. […]
July 13, 2012

Japan to protect Domestic Solar Companies from being swamped by cheap Chinese, Korean Solar Modules

Japan The country has set a very lucrative solar Feed in Tariff which can give an IRR of over 30% to solar power plant developers. This […]
July 12, 2012

Swimming Pool Solar Panels Manufacturers, Types, Advantages, Working Mechanism & Hybrid System

Swimming Pool Solar Panels Swimming Pools require heating to bring it to the desired temperature during the swimming season, or to extend the swimming season in […]
July 12, 2012

Cadmium Tellerium Thin Film Solar Technology set to become another victim of Capitalism’s Creative Destruction with GE, Abound Solar downing shutters

Cadmium Tellurium Thin Film Solar Technology championed by thin film solar panel leader First Solar is set to become a victim of capitalism’s creative destruction as […]
July 5, 2012

Despite massive Green Manufacturing Expansion, China’s Greenhouse Effect to grow to critical levels by 2020

China Solar and Wind China’s renewable (solar & wind) manufacturing industry has generated a massive global oversupplying leading to a price crash in solar panels and […]
July 2, 2012

Why has Abound Solar Demise Surprised People

The news report on Department of Energy informing of Abound Solar demise surprised many people and led to the usual media excitement of Obama’s faulty loans […]
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 […]
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. […]