October 2012

October 11, 2012

Sharp to Bail out of Solar as it gets Bailed out by Japanese Banks

Greenworldinestor has been pointing out the rapidly deteriorating competitive position of Sharp in the solar panel market for the last couple of years. We have even […]
October 11, 2012

Solar Energy Bubble in Japan as Gamblers and Goldman Sachs set up Huge PV Power Plants

We have been predicting a massive solar energy boom in Japan due to the generous solar feed in tariffs set by the Japanese Government in the […]
October 10, 2012

800,000 Australian Solar Households pose Survival questions for Australian Electricity Utilities

Solar Power vs. Electricity in Australia Australia has one of the highest penetration of residential solar systems in the world, thanks to generous subsides given by […]
October 10, 2012

Indian State plans to Double Pumped Hydro Storage Capacity to 2000 MW

While Energy Storage using Lithium Batteries and other innovative concepts like Flywheels frequently make news, the largest sources of Energy Storage like Lead Acid batteries and […]
October 10, 2012

7 Must Read Solar Stories – What we Found Interesting!

This post will try to cover all the hustle and bustle in the Global Solar Industry: 1) $50 monthly charge for solar home owners in Louisiana […]
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 […]
October 9, 2012

Three Successful Off-Grid Solar Models in India, helping the bottom of Pyramid – Selco, AuroRE, Gadhia Solar

Replicable Off-Grid Solar Business Models With increasing climate concerns across the globe, it becomes increasingly important to increase our thrust on other cleaner sources of energy. […]
October 9, 2012

Why Suzlon Revival looks impossible as it lurches from one Crisis to another

Suzlon which is India’s biggest wind company and one of the biggest turbine suppliers in the world has never recovered from the 2008 crisis. The company […]
October 8, 2012

Solar Power Charging Stations and Electric Cars – A Complete Green Transport Solution

Electric and Hybrid Cars though claimed to be a green alternative to our normal gasoline powered cars are not truly green. The reason is that the […]
October 8, 2012

Narendra Modi’s success in Solar Energy being copied by Staunch Rivals

Gujarat – The Green City of Narendra Modi The true test of success of a strategy is when your rivals start copying it. Using this benchmark […]
October 8, 2012

Solar City Corp. (SCTY) – Buy or Sell Deep Dive Analysis and Review of IPO

Solar Stocks have performed terribly in the past couple of years and have been a very painful experience for long term solar investors. The bad performance […]
October 7, 2012

The GWI Weekly Newsletter – Did You Miss Anything?

All posts published on GWI for the Week Ending 7th October, 2012: Ten Must Read Solar Stories – What we Found Interesting The Solar Industry has […]
October 7, 2012

Canadian Solar Panel Review – Type, Efficiency and Cost

Updated on 21/06/2016 Canadian Solar Canadian Solar Inc. is a top Global Module Supplier. Canadian Solar is a vertically integrated company, providing ingots, wafers, solar cells, […]
October 6, 2012

Jinko Solar Panel Review of Sale Price

Jinko Solar Updated on: 13/10/2014 Jinko Solar works on a vertically integrated model, producing crystalline ingots, wafers, cells, and crystalline PV panels. The company is one […]
October 5, 2012

Georgia Utility forced to add Solar Power due to New Ambitious Competitor and Falling Costs

The US state of Georgia is seeing an interesting battle between the dominant utility and a new upstart Georgia Solar Utilities Inc that is proposing to […]
October 5, 2012

Despite Electricity Reforms, India’s Power Industry search for Elusive Coal continues

Indian Government unleashed a number of half baked reforms which were pending for a long time but that has not helped the industry all that much. […]
October 5, 2012

After Solar City, Indian Government plans 56 Smart Cities in India

Indian Smart Cities The Indian Government is not short of ideas though execution on most of the infrastructure projects is quite pathetic. With most infrastructure companies […]
October 4, 2012

All Nuclear Power Plants in Europe are Unsafe – $32 billion required for Safety

Nuclear Power which supplies more than 15% of the world’s electricity is doing a serious examination of its benefits compared to the massive risks. Nuclear Advantages […]
October 4, 2012

Indian Tata Group’s large 60 MW Waste to Energy Plant in UK gets Approval despite Local Opposition

India’s Tata Group company Tata Chemicals is setting up a 60 MW Waste to Energy plant in UK in partnership with one of Europe’s biggest utilities […]
October 4, 2012

Distributed Solar Rooftop Generation gets a boost by Sun State Gujarat as 25 MW up for grabs

Solar Rooftops Gujarat which has been a trailblazer in installing solar energy in India has once again shown the way in distributed rooftop solar generation. Note […]
October 3, 2012

Investment Banking under Siege as DB Employees get poisoned amidst Shrinking Revenues

Investment Banking which used to be the profession of choice for every MBA and Financial Professional can’t seem to find a break. The death of Lehman […]
October 3, 2012

Indian Wind Industry Set to Recover with Reintroduction of Bigger Generation Based Incentive

GBI to be Reintroduced in India The Indian Wind Industry has been facing problems in 2012 and installations have fallen off sharply as two of the […]
October 3, 2012

What we Found Interesting in the World Today

Geopolitics/ Economy Squeezed by High Feed Prices and Regulated Milk Price California Dairies go Bankrupt Tech Jolla (started by Nokia alumnus) raises $250 million to launch […]
October 2, 2012

US Taxpayers could Buy world’s largest Solar Panel Company for $184 million instead of Loaning $197 million to a Startup

USA’s loan grant schemes to green companies have proven to be a massive disaster as proved by the failure of a numerous companies that have been […]
October 2, 2012

Solar Energy in Indian Retail comes of age as Soaring Electricity Costs Bite the Bottomline

Indian Retail Stores Go Solar Solar arrays are soon going to be seen on major retail chain rooftops in India as high electricity costs have forced […]
October 1, 2012

USA losing Solar Tech Edge as Hanergy vulture buys up Distressed Solar CIGs Panel Leader Miasole

Big Chinese state owned companies are gobbling up financially strained Western solar firms as a massive overcapacity in global solar panel supply (caused by their brethren) […]
October 1, 2012

Renesola Solar Panel Review

Renesola was established in 2005 and is a leading global photovoltaic manufacturer. The company has its own R&D team and advanced production equipment. Renesola is a […]
October 1, 2012

Ten Must Read Solar Stories – What we Found Interesting

The Solar Industry has become so big and globalized that we miss out on a lot of interesting stories and news. This post will hopefully fill […]