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December 13, 2017

Indian Solar Manufacturers Stuck In Limbo As Government Dithers On What And How To Save The Industry

The Indian solar panel manufacturers are stuck in a morass as the government is dithering on how to save the industry in the face of billions […]
December 7, 2017

20 GW Plus Capacities By Chinese Solar Panel Makers Should Mark Undisputed Dominance

Some of the top Chinese solar companies are all set up to set up capacities of 20 GW plus in the near future as they look […]
December 6, 2017

Despite Hurdles, Sheer Economics Drive Massive Rooftop Solar Growth In India

Rooftop Solar Economics in India The Indian rooftop solar market is growing at an extremely rapid pace albeit on a small base. The rooftop solar segment […]
November 30, 2017

Floating Solar Projects Gain Traction Worldwide

World’s Largest Floating Solar Projects Already many floating solar projects exist across the world. Owing to lack of large masses of land required for ground-mounted solar […]
November 28, 2017

Penalty for Indian Solar Power Developers If Caught Cheating

Developers Defy the DCR Norms India has set an aggressive target to achieve 100 GW of solar power installation by 2022. Though the country is witnessing […]
November 23, 2017

Australia Could Get Upto 50% Of Its Power Needs From Renewable Energy If Government Listens To Reason

Is the Australian Government Abandoning its Climate and Environment Responsibility The Australian government in its National Energy Guarantee (NEG) plan has given short shrift to renewable […]
November 22, 2017

IEA Still Has Its Head In The Sand As It Predicts Oil Demand To Continue Growing Till 2040

Growing Demand for Oil Till 2040 – Really..?? The premier international agency IEA has not been the best forecasters, as it continues to underestimate the penetration of […]
November 21, 2017

Solar Energy Kills New Plans For Coal Power As No Is One Willing To Sign PPAs

Solar Inhibits New Coal Power Plants Solar energy is not only becoming a problem for existing fossil fuel plants with its ever decreasing prices (already fallen […]
November 20, 2017

India Plans A Massive 20 GW Solar Tender – The World’s Largest Solar Tender

World’s Largest Solar Tender in India In an attempt to boost its domestic manufacturing, India is planning to launch an aggressive 20 GW Solar Tender which […]
November 16, 2017

10 GW+ “Industrial 4.0” Chinese Solar Capacities Could Strengthen Their Dominance Once and For All

Industrial 4.0, AI and Data Analytics in Solar Manufacturing The Chinese solar companies are rapidly improving their technology and scale of operations further extending their lead over the few […]
November 15, 2017

Selling Unsubsidized Solar Energy For Indian Industrial Customers Become Big Growth Market

Unsubsidized Solar Market in India While lower prices of ground mounted utility solar energy plant in India have made headlines for a long time, rooftop and […]
November 13, 2017

Australia Sees Plans For Massive Solar Farms Attracted By Low Costs and High Electricity Prices

Multi-megawatt Solar Farms – Australia Though the Australian government has almost abandoned its renewable energy target with its New Energy Plan which remains ambiguous towards renewable […]
November 9, 2017

Solar and EVs Could be the Answer to Rising Air Pollution in The Indian Capital

Can Solar & EVs Save New Delhi? The air quality in India’s capital has deteriorated from bad to hazardous level. While the government did its bit […]
November 8, 2017

All You Wanted to Know About Microgrids In India

India is a huge county and a large portion of the Indian population still lives in darkness. The situation is even worse in villages, where people […]
November 7, 2017

Unsubsidized Solar Energy Starts To Capture Share In Europe

Solar Slowdown in Europe Europe had started the solar energy revolution with high feed-in tariffs allowing the industry to attain scale and reduce costs. However, as […]
November 6, 2017

I Told You So !!!! Telsa Fires Solar Workers As Multibillion-dollar Acquisition of SolarCity Continues Unraveling

Tesla A Great Short! Tesla had no business buying Solarcity for $2.6 billion at a time when the whole business model of the rooftop solar energy […]
November 1, 2017

After Residential Segment, Australian Commercial and Industrial Segments To See Massive Solar Uptake

Solar in Australian Commercial and Industrial Segments Solar energy in Australia has mostly taken off due to the feed-in tariffs paid to residential customers installing rooftop solar […]
October 25, 2017

Taiwanese Solar Cell Makers Are Coming Together to Survive

United Renewable Energy – Taiwan Three of the largest solar cell makers in Taiwan have agreed to merge themselves to form a larger entity which can […]
October 23, 2017

India Gets Its First Large Grid Storage Project Going In Its Southern Island Archipelago

India’s first Solar plus Storage project in Andaman and Nicobar While India has managed to show rapid growth in the pace of its solar energy installations, becoming […]
October 19, 2017

Another USA Solar Panel Maker Bankrupts Even As Trump Administration Mulls Trade Measures

A Glimpse Into Polycrystalline Technology Today The steep decline in solar panel costs affected by Chinese solar majors has bankrupted almost every other solar panel manufacturer […]
October 17, 2017

More Solar Power For Indian Railways

Azure Power to Put Solar Panels on Railways Azure Power, which is one of the leading solar companies in India, has bagged in another order for […]
October 13, 2017

Saudis Get The Power Of Solar At Below 2 cents

The Middle East Continues to make new records Saudi Arabia recently held its first large solar energy reverse auction and discovered another abysmally low price of […]
October 2, 2017

Is Australia Foolishly Paying $300 million To Subsidize a $56 million Corporate Solar Plant?

Solar Power Plant in Australia A solar power plant being built at Moree will use approximately $300 million in government subsidies in the form of loans, […]
September 28, 2017

Loss-making Beleaguered Taiwanese Solar Cell Players Look To Band Together To Survive

Gintech, Motech, Tainergy, and NSP to Form an Alliance Taiwanese solar cell manufacturers have always been in a troublesome spot due to their lack of end customer touchpoints. […]
September 26, 2017

Second Hand Chinese Solar Panels Find A Market In India’s Burgeoning RE Industry

India a Huge Market for Second hand Chinese Solar Panels While India has always been a major market for low quality Chinese solar panels, what is […]
September 25, 2017

All You Need To Know About  USA ITC Anti-Chinese Solar Panel Ruling

Could Result in Major Drop in Prices & Bankruptcies The USA government regulator on trade rules found that there was a case to be made of […]
September 19, 2017

Indian BIS Quality Requirement For Solar Panels Could Halt Surging Chinese Imports

Indian BIS Quality Requirement For Solar Panels Using certification and testing norms has been one of the best ways to discourage imports and promote domestic manufacturing. […]
September 18, 2017

India’s Not So Smart Developers Cry Wolf Facing Double Whammy Of Solar Panel Price Increase And ADD

The Plight of Indian Solar Developers India’s solar developers have been looking very smart in the last couple of years as they kept on making money […]
September 15, 2017

Net Energy Demand For Australian Utilities Could be Zero in a Decade

Rooftop Solar Continues To Grow Exponentially In Australia Due to high energy prices and low solar energy prices, Australia has become one of the best places […]