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September 15, 2012

Indian Government’s New Hair Brained Scheme

Indian Government’s New Hair Brained Scheme – Export 500 MW of Electricity to Pakistan to build Good Relations India suffers from a huge deficit in power […]
September 14, 2012

Bankrupt Greece Sees a Huge Increase in Solar Subsidy Expense in 2012 Driven by Blind Governance

Solar subsidies in general have always been a boom and a bust story with very few countries managing to get it right. In Europe, in particular […]
September 14, 2012

US Solar Companies Continue to Die as Solar Panel Prices keep Plummeting despite Trade Measures against China

US Solar Panel Industry The massive global oversupply of solar panels has led to solar panel prices plummeting to new depths. This has already led to […]
September 14, 2012

Largest US Nuclear Utility Exelon Turns Anti-Wind and Pro-Solar opposing Tax Credits for Wind Industry

Exelon from Wind to Solar Exelon which is the owner of the biggest portfolio of nuclear power plants in the US has been kicked out of […]
September 13, 2012

Solar Riches to Rags Story of Erstwhile Global Solar No.1 German Q-Cells Ends, with Korean Hanwha Buying the Remains for a mere $50 Million

The story of Q-Cells comes to an End Q-Cells is the biggest solar failure in Europe as the company which was the global leader in 2008 […]
September 13, 2012

Industry Cartels Blatantly Manipulate Shallow Agricultural Commodity Markets in India where Regulator FMC remains a Mute Spectator

Commodity Markets India The shallow commodity markets in India are being blatantly manipulated by industry cartels and big brokers who through hoarding and circular trading are […]
September 13, 2012

Stock Exchange Price Wars Start in India as MCX challenges Equity Duopoly of NSE and BSE

MCX, NSE, BSE – Stock Exchange Wars A major price war has started between the stock exchanges in India with MCX sharply cutting the prices of […]
September 12, 2012

Why India badly needs Bullet Trains like China between Major Urban Centers as Flight Costs Soar

Problem of Transport in India India’s major urban centers of Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata and Chennai popularly known as metro cities are not adequately covered by transport […]
September 12, 2012

Is India Turning into Pakistan – Indian jails Cartoonist under Sedition Law while Pakistan locks up Disabled Child over Blasphemy Law

No Freedom of Expression in Democracy? Indian citizens are shocked by the actions of the judiciary and police in Maharashtra who have jailed a cartoonist under […]
September 12, 2012

Nuclear Power Protest Killings, the new Normal in India – After Jaitapur, Kudankulam sees Police Firing

Future of Nuclear Plants in India The new nuclear power plants that are coming up in India are facing strong protests by local people worried about […]
September 11, 2012

Hanwha SolarOne Solar Panel Review

Hanwha SolarOne Hanwha Group is one of Korea’s top ten enterprises. In 2010, Hanwha Group achieved total assets of approximately USD83 billion and total sales of […]
September 11, 2012

Is it justified for the Indian Wind Industry to ask for Subsidies from the Government in Addition to RECs

GWI had written that the Indian Wind Power Industry is facing problems in 2012 and there is a possibility that new wind capacity could fall by […]
September 11, 2012

Europe Initiates History’s Biggest Anti-dumping Case Against Chinese Solar Panel Imports of 21 Billion Euros

Europe-China Anti Dumping Trade War Initiates The worst fears of the Chinese solar panel producers have come true with Europe starting the history’s biggest anti dumping […]
September 10, 2012

Bull Market or Bear Market – Two Contradictory Views

Stock Market One of the most fascinating things about the stock markets is that there are as many views and opinions about the markets as the […]
September 10, 2012

Japanese Industrial Conglomerates follow Korean Shipbuilders into Offshore Wind Energy

Investment in Offshore Wind Energy The growth potential in offshore wind energy has attracted a large number of top global industrial conglomerates despite the industry not […]
September 9, 2012

The GWI Weekly Newsletter – Did You Miss Anything?

All posts published on GWI for the Week Ending 9th September, 2012: India to use Accounting Shenanigans to prevent Bad Loans from the struggling Power Industry […]
September 9, 2012

Hon Hai drives a Hard Bargain with beleaguered Japanese Solar Leader Sharp Industries

Sharp strikes a deal with Hon Hai Sharp Industries is in a very bad shape losing billions of dollars last year as its TV and solar […]
September 8, 2012

Solar Rooftop Leasing in India to Become Next Green Growth Sector

Solar Rooftops India There are hardly any rooftop solar panels on homes in India due to lack of knowledge, government support and distribution. Solar Energy incentives in most […]
September 7, 2012

Rise of Vietnamese Kleptocracy – How 24 year old daughter of Politburo Member became CEO of a Billion Dollar State owned Company

The story of princelings in China is quite well known with the sons and daughters of powerful members of the Chinese Communist Party ruling billion dollar […]
September 7, 2012

Australian state of Victoria to cut Solar Subsidies by 70% as previous 60% cut fails to dampen the Boom

Solar Power/ Subsidies Victoria, Australia Australian Solar Power  has seen a massive boom of rooftop solar power plants as various states in Australia have offered generous […]
September 6, 2012

India Plans to Double Existing Renewable Energy Capacity in next 5 years – Is it Possible?

Renewable Energy India India has sharply increased its target for Renewable Energy in the next 5 years to 30 GW from the earlier 17 GW. Greenworldinvestor […]
September 6, 2012

Fierce Competition and Shrinking Revenue Pool to see more Investment Banking Down Sizing

Job Cuts in the Esteemed Investment Banks The retrenchment in the Investment Banking Business seems to be never ending with a DB report predicting further job […]
September 5, 2012

Bad Governance and pathetic Infrastructure drive Industry to investor friendly States especially Gujarat

Industry in India is facing hard times with growth rates having plummeted in 2012 due to various factors the biggest of which is bad and corrupt […]
September 5, 2012

Queensland Power Utility forced to downsize as Rooftop Solar Generation Booms

Solar Power in Queensland, Australia When you talk about solar energy, most of the world’s attention is directed towards Germany which has installed an incredible 7 […]
September 4, 2012

Why Private Equity is Investing heavily in Indian Wind Energy – 14-15% ROI and Unmet Power Demand

Private Equity in Wind Industry India The Indian Wind Energy Industry is currently under a lot of stress as subsidies and incentives have been withdrawn towards […]
September 4, 2012

Indian Industry Group Assocham wants to muzzle Independent Unbiased Research on its Members rather than Improve Corporate Governance and Reduce Corruption

India’s business houses are hardly the paragons of virtue as everyone knows. Many of the business houses are known to siphon money from the public companies […]
September 3, 2012

India’s Shadowy Massive Sahara Conglomerate ordered to return $3 billion to its Depositors – that is if they exist

India’s Sahara Group has a huge presence in the media, real estate, financial and hospitality sector. The business conglomerate which is led by Subroto Roy however […]
September 3, 2012

India to use Accounting Shenanigans to prevent Bad Loans from the struggling Power Industry from showing in Bank books

Problems of Power Industry in India The problems faced by the electricity companies in India are quite well known and those who did not, the biggest […]
September 2, 2012

The GWI Weekly Newsletter – Did You Miss Anything?

All posts published on GWI for the Week Ending 2nd September, 2012: The Best Chinese Solar Companies heavily Outperform the Badly Managed Over Debted Solar Firms […]
September 2, 2012

Are You Looking for A Web Developer in India? Here is a list of Some Indian Companies

Website Development Companies – India A website is a right mix of creativity and functionality which can boost your online presence. A well developed website serves […]