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January 20, 2015

India pushing power funding agencies PFC, REC to set billion dollar solar funds for 100 GW Solar target

India’s Solar Fund India has set up a very ambitious solar target of 100 GW by 2022 which would require at least $125 billion in investment. […]
January 19, 2015

Will SunEdison really build an integrated Gigawatt silicon Solar Panel factory in Kutch, India

The recent Vibrant Gujarat Summit saw the announcement by SunEdison and Adani Group that they would collaborate in setting up an integrated PV solar panels manufacturing […]
January 15, 2015

Is India’s decision to halve the subsidy on Rooftop Solar any good?

India’s Rooftop Solar Subsidy to decrease from 30% to 15% India is set to reduce the subsidy on rooftop solar systems to 15% from the 30% […]
January 14, 2015

Solar Energy to face slight headwinds from Fossil Fuel price crash

Fossil Fuel & Solar Energy IHS has come out with a revised demand estimate for 2015, for the global solar demand to be between 53-57 GW. […]
January 13, 2015

Is 6 cents per unit Solar Electricity price an aberration or a new sustainable low

Solar Electricity at just 6c/kWh The last couple of years have been marked by increasingly lower prices for solar electricity, being bid in various parts of […]
January 12, 2015

India pushes state owned energy giants to aggressively build out Solar Energy

Large Indian state owned energy companies such as OIL India, IOCL etc. have periodically made small forays into building very small solar energy plants, but they […]
January 8, 2015

Could Haryana see a mini solar boom as government makes solar panels mandatory for almost everyone

Solar Boom in Haryana Haryana has very little by way of solar installations in a country where solar energy has become the main thrust of the […]
January 6, 2015

Is Concentrating PV Technology going down the Solar Thermal Technology way

Concentrating PV Technology Concentrating PV Technology (CPV) is a niche solar technology in which mirrors are used to concentrate sun rays on high efficiency solar PV materials. […]
January 5, 2015

USA sanctions on Chinese solar modules lead to closure of giant Dow $1.2 billion factory in Clarksville

Effects of Anti-Dumping Duties Trade wars are generally counterproductive, as they lead to more losses than gains in general. USA and China have been battling it […]
January 2, 2015

Motech to become the world’s biggest solar cell maker after merging with UMC subsidiary

Motech – largest Solar cell Maker Taiwanese solar cell maker Motech is set to become the world’s largest solar cell maker, after acquiring United Microelectronics subsidiary […]
December 26, 2014

China comes under more pressure from USA and Europe on solar trade with new duties and sanctions

New Duties on China It seems that China cannot get a break from large duties and trade sanctions being imposed on it by other major trading […]
December 24, 2014

India to become first country to aggressively expand solar rooftop plants on canals

Solar Rooftop India India is looking to aggressively increase the installations of solar rooftop plants on water canals crisscrossing the country. India had built its first […]
December 22, 2014

2014 Solar demand to be around 45 GW as China fails to meet its lofty 14 GW target

45 GW Solar Demand in 2014 The total global solar demand is expected to come at 45 GW, which is roughly the middle point of the […]
December 12, 2014

High efficiency polycrystalline cells to be in a big shortage in 2015

2015 may be a flat year in terms of solar demand growth with two of the largest markets Japan and China showing declining to flat demand […]
December 11, 2014

G-56 – New Solar Country Grouping planned by India

G-56 India has recently been somewhat rattled by the new US-China climate change deal, in which the world’s two largest polluters have signed a deal to […]
December 10, 2014

Chinese Borg absorbs last surviving independent European solar manufacturer

REC Solar acquired by a Chinese Solar Company The European Solar producers used to dominate the solar industry in 2008, as the German EEG subsidies started […]
December 8, 2014

Foreign development banks (ADB, KFW, EXIM) to fund India’s massive solar plans with billion dollar loans

India’s government recently increased its plans to install 100 GW of solar energy by 2022, up from around 3 GW now. This would mean an investment […]
December 5, 2014

Earnings Update Q3 2014 – Canadian Solar (CSIQ)

Lets analyze the Q3 results of Canadian Solar (CSIQ) today.Canadian Solar has emerged as a star performer. Not only did it gave good results this quarter, […]
December 4, 2014

Earnings Update Q3 2104 – Renesola (SOL)

Yesterday I wrote about why I think the solar companies’ performance was fair last quarter (Q3 2014). Now a series of posts will follow, giving the […]
December 3, 2014

Fair Performance by Solar Companies in Q3 2014

Reasons for a fair performance in Q3 2014 Most of the solar companies recently updated their Q3 2014 results. The performance in the overall segment was […]
December 1, 2014

Japan to steal the No.1 Solar position as Chinese projects get delayed

Japan to overtake China China had a target to install 14 GW of solar power by 2014. However the country has suffered from delays in solar […]
November 28, 2014

Another small solar raw material producer bites the dust even as polysilicon demand skyrockets

The solar market has become a two track market for solar manufacturers. Some producers are doing extremely well growing both revenues and margins, while others are […]
November 27, 2014

India’s renewable energy funding agency to shift focus away from Wind to Solar energy

IREDA to finance Solar Energy India’s main renewable energy funding agency IREDA is going to shift its focus towards solar energy as the country has made […]
November 26, 2014

Will 2015 be a year of Solar Demand decline?

Solar demand 2015 The solar industry has grown at a torrid pace in the last 5 years, growing from 8 GW per year to more than […]
November 25, 2014

Can India install 10000 MW of solar capacity a year!!!!!

India to instal 100 GW solar capacity The Indian power minister recently said that the Indian government is going to raise its solar energy target dramatically […]
November 24, 2014

US anti-dumping duties create dramatic changes in global Solar supply chain

Effect of US Anti-Dumping duties on China & Taiwan The US anti-dumping duties on imports of Chinese and Taiwanese solar products has upended the global solar […]
November 17, 2014

Solar prices fall and Taiwanese cell companies sink into the red, as US sanctions bite

Effect of US Duties on Taiwan Cell Manufacturers Taiwanese solar cell producers have been the worst affected victims of the US sanctions on Chinese and Taiwanese […]
November 13, 2014

Solar Panel Companies expand into the Balance of System (BOS) Equipment Space through acquisitions

SunPower acquires SolarBridge Solar companies continue to expand into different areas as the industry moves more and more into an energy providing service, rather than product […]
November 12, 2014

After India, SunEdison wins huge deal to supply Solar Panels in Brazil Solar auctions

SunEdison wins projects in India SunEdison (SUNE) is on a roll these days winning large contracts to build and develop solar farms outside its core USA […]
November 11, 2014

Solar Polysilicon producers make hay despite stable low Polysilicon prices, as costs keep declining

Polysilicon Industry to see more cost reductions The big polysilicon producers are making a lot of money after a loss making 2-3 years. The reason is […]