November 2016

November 30, 2016

Radioactive Wasteland To Bloom With Solar Energy Panels in Ukraine

Solar Power Plant on Ukraine’s Wasteland The Chernobyl nuclear disaster had laid waste to a large swathe of land in Ukraine which has been lying unused […]
November 29, 2016

First Solar Goes Into Major Restructuring Phase

FSLR Plans to Launch a Super Large And Cheap Solar Panel Western solar manufacturers face an existential crisis almost every few years, as the Chiense solar […]
November 28, 2016

Large Chinese Solar Manufacturers Make High Margins And Revenues Even As The Other Companies Faces Existential Crisis

Global Overcapacity in Solar Industry Unlike the last downturn, large Chinese solar companies such as Canadian Solar, JA Solar, Hanwha Q-Cells and Jinko Solar have reported […]
November 25, 2016

Adani Looks To Build Solar Power In Australia As Giant Coal Mine Does Not Get Approved

India’s Adani conglomerate is looking to build a portfolio of 1500 MW of solar power capacity in Australia and is already in advanced stages to build […]
November 24, 2016

Despite Trump, Coal Is On Its Way To An Excruciating And Inexorable Global Death

Coal will die Coal has been the mainstay of power generation in almost all major countries such as USA, India and China. Hundreds of gigawatts of […]
November 22, 2016

The Fate of Solar Industry Amidst Falling Panel Prices, Overcapacity in China and Trump led America

Where will Solar Industry Go From Here… Solar energy has been witnessing an overwhelming response from all around the world. The technology has not only been […]
November 21, 2016

India Reduces The Reference Rate For Grid Solar Power To Just USD 6 Cents/kWh

New Reference Rate in India Solar power costs in India have been plummeting to new lows every year, due to the falling costs of solar panels […]
November 18, 2016

Suzlon Returns To Profit After A Very Long Time But Should You Buy The Stock?

India Wind Player- Suzlon Suzlon has made some very impressive gains in Indian wind energy marketshare, becoming the second largest WTG seller. The company has also […]
November 17, 2016

A Trump Win Is A Disaster For The Global Solar Energy Industry And Global Warming

Global Solar Industry under Trump’s eye While people are still trying to figure out how Trump will implement new polices on immigration, trade and other areas, […]
November 16, 2016

Adani Becomes Cost Uncompetitive Even Before Starting Its New 1200 MW Solar Factory

India’s Adani Cost Uncompetitive Already The Indian manufacturing companies have not been successful despite pouring in a lot of money to build almost 5000 MW of […]
November 15, 2016

China Slashes Its 150 GW Solar Target by 2020 to just 110 GW Due to Grid Issues

Solar Slowdown in China The Chinese government is reportedly cutting its target for solar capacity additions from 150 GW in 2020 to just 110 GW. The […]
November 14, 2016

Solar in India exceeds Wind for the first time, Expect this Trend to Continue

Solar>Wind in India While solar energy hogs all the headlines in India, it is to be remembered that India has the world’s 4th largest capacity of […]
November 11, 2016

Indian Government and Its Companies Create a Giant Equity Fund to Keep The Solar Momentum Going

$2 billion Equity Fund for RE in India We at Greenworldinvestor had recently highlighted the problems being faced by the Indian solar industry in getting equity to […]
November 10, 2016

Revenues Fall Off a Cliff for Chinese Solar Companies as Demand Plummets in World’s Biggest Market

Falling Sales for Solar Companies in China China remains the biggest driver for renewable energy demand whether it is solar or wind energy. China installed a […]
November 9, 2016

Armageddon Solar Scenario Makes Thin Film Leader First Solar Rethink Its Strategy

First Solar not launching Series 5 Solar panel prices have crashed by around 30% globally in 2016 which has made every major producer rethink their strategy […]
November 8, 2016

Suzlon Continues to Execute well on its Solar Strategy of Develop, Build and Sell

Suzlon Solar Strategy Suzlon which is India’s largest wind turbine manufacturer entered the solar space last year. The company is using its expertise in wind farm […]
November 7, 2016

Indian Rooftop Solar Companies Hunt for Equity in this Fast Growing Cash Guzzling Sector

Solar Rooftop Financing In India While a lot has been said about the debt financing needs of India’s rapidly growing solar industry, little has been said […]
November 4, 2016

Solarworld Merrily Destroys Cash for Shareholders as it Continues Slide down to Another Bankruptcy

Solarworld headed towards Bankruptcy Solarworld the German firm which used to be one of the largest solar panel producers in 2008 has become a shadow of […]
November 3, 2016

Wind Industry In India Asks For Some Love From the Government to Achieve its Potential

India Wind Industry needs more Policies & Incentives India has a big and strong wind power industry with the country having the 4th largest installed capacity […]
November 3, 2016

Elon’s Rooftop Solar Ruse Meant To Get Tesla Shareholder’s Acceptance Of Dying SolarCity

Acquisition of SolarCity by Tesla SolarCity Corp (NASDAQ:SCTY)  is a dying company as its business model of financing rooftop solar energy in USA is slowing down, […]
November 2, 2016

India’s Black Sheep State Jammu and Kashmir Finally Introduces Net Metering Policy For Solar Energy

Net metering policy in J&K India’s hilly state of Jammu and Kashmir is one of the worst states in administration of electricity. The state doles out […]
November 2, 2016

IEA Continues To Remain Stupidly Conservative On Solar Growth Despite Being Proved Wrong Repeatedly

The international agency IEA which is considered as the “authority” on energy globally has proved itself foolish by being extremely conservative on solar growth, despite being […]
November 1, 2016

Polysilicon Giant GCL Becomes Even Bigger With Acquisition of Bankrupt SunEdison’s Polysilicon Assets

GCL which is the world’s largest producer of polysilicon with a capacity of more than 70,000 tons per year is set to become even bigger after […]
November 1, 2016

Bureaucratic Wrangling Leads To Project Date Extension by Uttarakand – Bonanza For Developers

Solar Power in Uttarakhand Another hilly state of Uttarakhand has seen huge bureaucratic wrangling, leading to a delay in signing PPAs with solar power developers who […]