2013

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 16, 2013

Swiss Automation and Electical Giant ABB looks to consolidate it Acquisition spree

The Swiss company ABB has gone on a buying spree in the last few years acquiring companies in its core business of motors, electrical transmission, energy […]
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 14, 2013

Eastern States of India – Growth Engines and Enablers

Eastern region of India is a land of huge potential which is endowed with rich minerals, forests, productive and fertile soil along with rich cultural heritage. […]
June 14, 2013

Sustainable Development – Concept & Importance

Sustainable Development Sustainable development is a mode of human development where the use of resource aims to meet the human need and ensures the sustainability of […]
June 13, 2013

Major Solar Headlines

1) Renewable Energy limits in Bulgaria. The maximum working capacity of all PV and wind plants on the territory to be limited by 40%. 2) Kuwait to invest […]
June 13, 2013

Top Solar Products that can reduce your Bills this summer

Top Solar Products Solar Energy is the fastest and the most effective form of renewable energy used today. Energy from the sun is used and applied […]
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 11, 2013

8 Solar Stories on GWI

Solar News 1) LDK Solar continues to implode with a gargantuan $187 million quarter loss with net margin of -180% 2) Canadian Solar wins a huge 130 MW […]
June 11, 2013

Chinese Companies who stand to benefit from European duties on Chinese Solar Panels

Chinese put pressure on Europe The European Chinese solar trade saga took an important turn when the EU imposed a 11% duty on imports of Chinese […]
June 10, 2013

Limitless Green Opportunities in the ways of life

Green Technology Understanding the hype when it comes to going green in your home requires a bit of research and math on your part as the […]
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 9, 2013

Fate of Reliance Industries- Dependent on Reliance Retail?

Reliance Industries Mukesh Ambani has been one of the biggest businessmen working for his consumers. Chairman of India’s largest private sector company, did it once again […]
June 8, 2013

Major Headlines of Today

1) 2013 Results Out for Major Companies: i) Jinko Solar  ii) Canadian Solar iii) Daqo New Energy 2) LDK Solar Prepares its Earnings Report 3) Japanese […]
June 7, 2013

More than Hundreds of thousands of jobs at stake, following EU's Solar Duties against China

Following my morning story of 11.8% anti dumping duty imposition on China by the EU, it is feared that there will be massive job losses in […]
June 7, 2013

11.8% provisional duty on Chinese produce, temporary relief for Chinese Solar Panel Manufacturers

The Eu-China Trade War We have been writing continuously about the global solar trade wars, covering all the countries involved. Europe started the biggest anti dumping case against China. […]
June 6, 2013

Canadian Solar's System Business is starting to Heat Up

CDB lents $44 million to CSIQ Canadian Solar sought a $44 million loan from the China Development Bank to finance its project in China. It is […]
June 6, 2013

Top Solar Headlines of the day

1) $100 Million Solar Supply Agreement signed between Yingli Green Energy (YGE) and DuPont to build a solar power plant in China. YGE closed at $2.79 on June 5th, down […]
June 6, 2013

Neo Solar and Del Solar Merger for Good – Consolidation the only way to survive

Neo Solar and Del Solar Merger Consolidation in the global solar industry continues at an accelerated pace with companies exiting the solar business, bankruptcies being announced, takeovers […]
June 5, 2013

MEMC to SunEdison why the Change?

MEMC to SunEdison MEMC – the world’s leader in silicon wafer manufacturing has now changed the company name to SunEdison. The shareholders approved of this change at the company’s […]
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 […]
June 4, 2013

IPhone Demise Is A Samsung Myth

Apple (AAPL) has been criticized as being too slow in rolling out new products as compared to important rivals such as Samsung (SSNGY.OB), Blackberry (BBRY), LG […]
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 […]
June 3, 2013

8 Solar Stories of the Week

Solar News 1) Japan to be the biggest solar market in 2013 with a whopping $20 billion turnover 2) New Jersey’s biggest utility gets the go ahead to […]
June 3, 2013

Can The Korean Smartphone Dominance Be Broken By Fallen Western Giants?

Samsung (SSNGY.OB) is the world’s largest seller of mobile phones having overtaken Nokia (NOK) in the last couple of years. More importantly, Samsung has also become […]
June 2, 2013

Crude Oil price dip, some positive news for Policy makers

Crude Oil Crude oil prices has hovered somewhere close to $110a barrel for past one year, however the price dipped below $100 in the recent past […]
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 […]
May 31, 2013

Poor Indian Industry performance – Is Manufacturing Industry to blame

Indian Industry Performance History repeats itself, so is the case with Indian economy. The recent IIP numbers released reveal a poor picture about Indian Industry Performance. […]