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July 13, 2017

Indian Distribution Utility Tangedco Fires First Shot Against Rooftop Solar In India

Tangedco Fights Solar! The U.S. utilities have been waging war against rooftop solar energy systems in numerous U.S. states. In some states they have won by lowering […]
July 12, 2017

Germany Goes To Live A Day Without Fossil Fuel Generation

Solar Energy Germany Germany sets an example for the world at large reporting almost 35% of power coming from renewable energy sources in the first six […]
July 11, 2017

Powering Through A Solar Window!

Solar Windows Ever heard about Solar Windows? Solar windows are nothing else but solar panels made of transparent glass that is used to convert the sun’s […]
July 10, 2017

China Going Green With Trees And Solar Panels

China’s Forest City & Panda Solar Power Plant China is all set to become an example for other nations in terms of combating air pollution and […]
July 6, 2017

India Has The Cheapest Solar System Prices In The World, Even 20% Below China

Solar Global Price Dynamics India has not only become the poster boy of the solar energy and climate change fight by showing massive growth in solar […]
July 5, 2017

GST To Change The Fate of Solar In India

GST on Solar India is set to become the rising solar power in the world. The country has installed an impressive 5,525.98 MW in 2016-17 according […]
July 4, 2017

Eco-Friendly Residents Of A Mumbai Housing Complex Set An Example For Masses

A Mumbai Housing Complex Goes Green! I recently read an article which criticized the lack of civic sense in tourists visiting Leh in recent years. It […]
July 3, 2017

India’s Solar Prices Hit 5.5 cents In New Auction But Downward Trend Remains Intact

Indian Solar Prices The Indian solar prices hit an all-time record low of INR 2.44/kWh or around 3.8 cents last month for a solar park in […]
June 29, 2017

Large European Utilities Aggressively Enter New Energy Services By Gobbling Up Startups

Companies facing disruption from RE European utilities have been the first utilities to face disruption from renewable energy with many of them seeing their share prices and […]
June 28, 2017

Coming Next – A Gigantic Lithium Battery Gigafactory Next Door To You

While we think that Tesla stock is overpriced and could face disruption from other automobile majors as they step on the gas on the electric vehicle […]
June 27, 2017

Flexible Solar Panels To Provide Light And Power On Your Next Train Ride

Solar Power On Indian Rails The Indian Railways has really been gung-ho about renewable energy and has plans to deploy as much as 5000 MW of […]
June 26, 2017

Most Oil And Gas Producers Could Go Bankrupt Over The Next Decade

Solar Costs To Fall By Another Whopping 60% Over The Next 10 Years Solar prices have already fallen by a jaw dropping 80% over the last […]
June 22, 2017

Indian Industrial Giants Rush Into The Sunrise Industry Of Electric Vehicle Charging Points

More EV Charging Points in India The Electric Vehicle industry is going to be a massive industry with huge growth prospects, as the whole transportation sector moves […]
June 21, 2017

Will Solar Displace Coal In Becoming The Undisputed Power King

India’s Coal Feel The Pressure from Falling Renewable Energy Prices King Coal faces a major downturn in India, with Coal India deciding to completely phase out […]
June 19, 2017

Will The Car Industry Go Into A Terminal Decline Like The Utility Industry?

Is the Auto Industry in Danger? The rise of the autonomous, electric vehicle technology along with the sharing economy started by Uber is going to have […]
June 16, 2017

Will India Succeed In Seeding An EV Ecosystem Through Battery Swapping On Three Wheeler And Buses

Battery Swapping for EVs in India India has an ambitious plan of completely electrifying its transport fleet by 2030. However, the gap between its target versus […]
June 15, 2017

Automobile Giants Look To Enter Electric Utility Space With Their Second-hand Batteries

Second-hand Lithium Energy Storage Major automobile makers will soon have megawatt hours of second-hand lithium energy storage in inventory as the demand and penetration for electric […]
June 14, 2017

Solar Self-consumption Becomes A Major Driver Of Demand In Europe

Solar Self-consumption in Europe Europe has been instrumental in making solar energy the most cost competitive energy source in the world today. The generous feed-in-tariffs market […]
June 13, 2017

Proved – International Energy Agency (IEA) is Always Radically Wrong on Solar Energy Forecasting

IEA Solar Predictions contradict Growth IEA has consistently been proved wrong while forecasting the growth of solar energy, even since it came out with its yearly […]
June 12, 2017

Irrational Decision Making by Indian Entrepreneurs Looks Rational In a Root Cause Analysis

The Plight of Indian Solar Manufacturers It is very difficult to understand the mindset and business planning of Indian entrepreneurs given that rationality generally takes a […]
June 8, 2017

India’s Central City of Nagpur eBcomes the Electric Vehicle Capital with 200 EVs Being Launched

35% of all the cars sold in 2040 will be EVs Indian city of Nagpur has become the EV capital of India with 200 Electric vehicles […]
June 7, 2017

Huge Floating Solar Power Plants May Become China’s Next Major Green Energy Export

Floating Solar Power Plants Can be Exported From China China has become the undisputed kind of the green energy industry with the help of massive government […]
June 6, 2017

Indian State Goes Really Green With 1/3rd Green Energy Generation Proving Trump Wrong

TN Power Grid remains Stable with intermittent Wind Energy The green energy naysayers have been proved wrong again and again, but they keep coming despite growing […]
June 5, 2017

Coal Fights Solar In A Unique Way!

Air Pollution Reduces Energy Payback Period Solar energy has been beating the pants down of all other energy sources. Coal is the worst hit as it […]
June 1, 2017

Energy Storage Plus Solar Power Projects To Be The Future Of India’s Energy Industry

Solar plus Storage in India While solar power is making all the headlines today with costs falling far below that of coal and gas based power […]
May 31, 2017

Giant 1 GW Plus Solar Plant To Come Up In Middle East Desert

1177 MW Solar Plant in Middle-East The sharply falling prices of solar panels have led to more and more countries joining the solar bandwagon in a […]
May 30, 2017

Why Coal Power Plants Will Be A Thing Of The Past Now!

Large Number Of Thermal Coal Power Plants In India Get Canceled As Solar Power Strikes Fear The recent crash of solar power price to just 4 […]
May 29, 2017

Indian Rooftop Solar Energy Remains In A Moribund State Despite Lofty Government Goals

Indian Rooftop Solar System still to catch up with Utility Solar in India While the Indian solar industry has been making waves around the world in […]
May 26, 2017

Indian Government's 12% Tax On Electric Vehicles Is Contrary To Policy

India to Tax EV @ 12% The Indian government recently set up new tax rates for a large number of goods and services to be sold […]
May 25, 2017

Indian Wind Players Face A Bleak Future As Orders Crash – Time To Get Out

State of Wind Energy in India remains dismal even after a record-breaking 2016! While Indian wind energy industry is looked upon as one of the bright […]