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March 31, 2015

India's Green Bond market to expand to $1.5 billon soon, Exim Bank issues $500 million bond for just 2.75%

Green India Bonds India came out with its first ever green India bond, under Prime Minister Modi’s leadership. Mr. Modi has been pushing the country hard […]
March 30, 2015

Shunfeng ventures into Wind Energy

Shunfeng acquires 723 MW of wind capacity Looks like Shunfeng International Clean Energy has started doing justice to its name change, as the company recently entered […]
March 26, 2015

Best Ever Solar Short

Short Hanergy Hanergy stock’s valuation have always been absurd, not supported by any strong fundamentals. The market capitalization is higher than many top leading shippers in […]
March 25, 2015

RPO in India continues to be a joke

RPO in India Renewable Purchase Obligation (RPO) was launched in 2010, making it mandatory for distribution companies, open-access consumers and captive power producers to meet a […]
March 24, 2015

Thin Film share to decline to 7% in 2015 – the lowest so far!

Global Solar capacity to reach ~500 GW in 2019 Total solar capacity to reach close to 500 GW in 2019, according to a recent report by […]
March 23, 2015

Jinko Solar to expand capacity in Malaysia

Jinko Solar – First one in Malaysia Jinko Solar (JKS) is one of the lowest cost producers of solar panels. The company is vertically integrated and […]
March 19, 2015

Incredibly Strong Dollar, Falling Oil and emerging markets – Where does that leave India

India The Indian stock market has been on a roll since end 2013, as poll forecasts started to predict the end of the corruption ridden and […]
March 18, 2015

India’s No.1 Industrial state comes up with an investor friendly, Solar focused Renewable energy policy

Maharashtra – RE Policy with solar focus Maharashtra is India’s largest industrial state and home to India’s financial capital – Mumbai. The state has massive power […]
March 17, 2015

India to set the advent of a first big green energy IPO in a long time

India – Green IPO Green stocks have not really set the Indian stock market on fire, with most going into bankruptcy (called CDR in India, as […]
March 16, 2015

Chinese solar product makers face additional trade sanctions from Canada and Europe

Chinese Solar Industry in more trouble Chinese solar product makers have been facing trade sanctions from different countries at different points of time. USA was the […]
March 13, 2015

Solar Panel market to become worth $37.8 billion by 2020 in Asia-Pacific region

Asia Pacific Solar market to reach $37.8 billion by 2020 The Asia Pacific region is rapidly getting solarized and China, Japan, India are the leading markets […]
March 12, 2015

Yieldcos in Solar Industry – The Story so Far

Yieldco Yieldcos are fast gaining traction in the solar industry today. A yieldco is a spin off from the parent company, wherein the latter transfers its […]
March 10, 2015

Another round starts in the Utility war against growing Solar energy in USA

Solar Power versus Utility companies Giant utilities in USA such as Southern Power, Dominion Energy etc. have long been investor favorites due to the regulated nature […]
March 9, 2015

India doubles the tax on dirty Coal but no new concrete proposals on the existing plan of 100 GW Solar energy

India presented its budget for 2015-16 in which a number of proposals for propping up the infrastructure sector in India were announced, such as setting up […]
March 5, 2015

Jinko Solar jumps up 2 spaces to become the 3rd largest solar module shipper in the world

Jinko Solar becomes third largest Solar Module Shipper Jinko Solar using its ultra low cost advantage has become the 3rd largest module shipper in the world, […]
March 4, 2015

10 oligopolistic Japanese utilities start shutting the doors on booming Solar power in Japan

Is Japan losing its Solar focus? Japan has seen an unprecedented boom in solar power generation after the country shut down its nuclear power plants and […]
February 20, 2015

Japan could be the biggest demand risk for Solar Energy in 2015

Japan to slow down on Solar Japan could be the biggest risk to solar demand in 2015, as the country is facing grid connection issues and […]
February 19, 2015

China falls short of 2014 target but still installs 1/4th of the world’s Solar energy capacity

China instals 25% of Global Solar Energy China missed its 12 GW solar installation target for 2014, as it only managed to install 2 GW of […]
February 18, 2015

With Sun Pharma money, will Suzlon finally turnaround?

Suzlon to turnaround Sun Pharma is India’s largest pharma company by value and one of the largest generic companies in the world. The company has grown […]
February 17, 2015

India’s Renewable Energy sector gets 266 GW of investment commitments, but how will it see the light of the day

India to solve teething issues before seeing actual RE investments Almost each new day sees a major renewable energy developer announcing multi gigawatt investment plans in […]
February 9, 2015

Germany copying India in Solar power – Moves to Reverse Auctions for solar power capacity

Germany to move to Reverse Auction Germany has been the most successful country in installing solar power with more than 35 GW of cumulative solar power […]
February 6, 2015

India’s “Make in India” Solar push raises USA hackles

Despite being a low income country with millions of unskilled workers, India imports large amounts of manufactured low valued added products from foreign countries, which could […]
February 5, 2015

After 50 billion Euros of Solar investment, Italy stops solar subsidies as it reaches grid parity

Italy stops solar subsidies Italy has become one of the first countries to stop solar subsidies almost completely. This came after the country received over 50 […]
February 4, 2015

Hanergy’s $17 billion valuation not supported by fundamentals and is a Massive Bubble

Hanergy Valuation can be a bubble Chinese company Hanergy has been making waves in the last 3-4 years by buying western solar thin film solar companies […]
February 3, 2015

Solar manufacturing Superpower China remains weak in Poly raw material production

China weak in Poly China is the world’s largest manufacturer of solar cells and panels, with almost 50% of the world’s capacity if not more. The […]
January 29, 2015

Global Clean Energy investment crosses $300 billon with Solar Energy alone at $150 billion

Global clean energy investment Global clean energy investment surged in 2014 crossing $300 billon for the first time ever, with solar energy drawing nearly $150 billion […]
January 28, 2015

India’s unemployment & 100 GW Solar mix may not gel well

Reducing Unemployment in India by Solar The Times of India has reported that the Indian government is thinking of reducing unemployment amongst the highly educated youth […]
January 27, 2015

Suzlon looks to get out of the debt mess by selling Senvion but future still looks bleak

Suzlon to sell Senvion Suzlon which is one of the world’s largest manufacturers of wind turbines, is looking to get out of its monstrous debt liability […]
January 23, 2015

India’s National Electric Mobility Mission Plan (NEMMP) seems unrealistic with 6-7 million target by 2020

Electric Vehicle Industry in India India wants to increase its electric vehicle count to 6-7 million vehicles by 2020, which seems highly unrealistic with the current […]
January 22, 2015

The Dice Is Rolling In The Right Direction For Dice Holdings Inc

Dice Holdings Inc Dice Holdings Inc. (DHX) host websites customized to meet the requirements of select professional communities. The websites are customized for specific professions and […]