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October 27, 2014

SunEdison looks to build on its polysilicon expertise with a giant 30000 ton plant in China

SunEdison (SUNE) has been one of the best performing solar companies in the recent past, as the management has successfully transformed the company into one of […]
October 21, 2014

Auction for a giant 1000 MW solar PV capacity solar park starts in India as government pushes renewables strongly

Solar parks in India India is set to launch its massive solar park policy with the government starting the process of a reverse auction for solar […]
October 20, 2014

What caused GT Advanced Technologies to die without warning – Small Company Affliction and Original Sin

GTAT Bankruptcy GT Advanced Technologies (GTAT) died suddenly and inexplicably after being on top of the world just a couple of months ago. The main factor […]
October 17, 2014

Global Solar Installations to reach 200 GW a year by 2025

Solar Installations by 2025 Global solar installations can reach 200 GW a year according to a new research by IEA. The report says that solar PV […]
October 8, 2014

Another Solar Thermal plant bites the dust as technology falls further behind Solar PV

Solar thermal technology has become a failed one, with solar PV taking over as the mainstream solar energy technology. Solar thermal companies have been going bankrupt […]
October 1, 2014

More schools in New York to get Solar power says the Mayor

More schools in NYC to instal Solar Panels New York city Mayor Bill de Blasio is all set to instal solar panels on New York city […]
September 26, 2014

Solar Planes to fly over Oil rich countries to lure investment in Clean Energy

Solar Plane in Abu Dhabi UAE and Middle East countries are oil rich countries and have been ruling the world in terms of oil. But they […]
September 24, 2014

SunEdison to now solarize the Indian villages!

SunEdison’s Indian Solar Mission SunEdison (SUNE) the US based solar and semiconductor company is now all set to remove darkness from the villages in India. Even though […]
September 23, 2014

12 GW Solar pipeline in Africa & Middle East

Middle East & Africa close to 12 GW My article last week said that the Asia-Pacific region is all set to be the world champions in […]
September 22, 2014

India should follow the example from West – Turn wasteland into Golden Solar Farms

Turn Waste lands into Solar Farms! Acres of land lie waste in India, where municipal waste is dumped. This land cannot be used for any residential […]
September 19, 2014

New Solar Projects/ Funding everywhere!

Solar energy is the new wave of excitement everywhere in the world. With the solar prices slashing and solar energy reaching grid parity in many parts […]
September 18, 2014

Asia Pacific world champions in Solar!

Asia Pacific is all set to become solar champions in the second half of 2014. China and Japan continue the unabated construction of solar projects, but […]
September 17, 2014

Owning vs Leasing Solar energy System

Solar energy is getting affordable by each passing day and it is now being argued that owning solar energy system is more beneficial than leasing it. […]
September 16, 2014

Hanwha Solar deserves to be a part of your Solar Portfolio

Hanwha Solar Q2 2014 Results Hanwha Solar (HSOL) is a vertically integrated solar company in China. HSOL had a production capacity of 800 MW for ingot […]
September 12, 2014

Another Renewable Energy Venture for Google

Google invests in another Solar Energy venture Google (GOOG) is all set to invest in another solar energy venture. This time to help SunEdison (SUNE). The […]
September 11, 2014

Short SolarCity despite continued Increase in Sales

Why is SCTY a Short? SolarCity(SCTY) is a systems installer company in the US, which it either sells or lease to its customers. The company gave […]
September 9, 2014

Now its time for Schools in New York to get Solarized

Solar Energy Application in NY Schools Solar energy is the best answer to the world for reducing the energy costs and making the world a better […]
September 8, 2014

6.5 GW Solar installations for USA by 2014?

USA Solar Generation Target (2014) USA will reach 16 GW of PV generation capacity. According to US Solar Market Insight Report, the USA installed close to […]
September 5, 2014

Renewable Energy Tariff to be announced by DERC next week

DERC to fix Renewable Energy tariffs Net Metering regulations will be announced in the Indian capital of Delhi, the next week. The tariffs for renewable energy […]
September 4, 2014

Another major solar thermal equipment producer Areva exits the business

Areva to exit Solar Thermal Business Solar thermal technology has been on a downtrend for a long time now and Greenworldinvestor has been one of the […]
September 3, 2014

Solar manufacturers look to expand capacity as global supply catches up with demand

Good News for Solar Manufacturers Solar manufacturers are looking to expand capacity as most of the Tier 1 makers are now running at full utilization and […]
September 2, 2014

Indian government utility loses case for retroactive reduction in Solar Feed in Tariffs

GUVNL at a loss! The Indian government utility Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Ltd. (GUVNL) has lost out on a case to reduce the solar feed in […]
September 1, 2014

India’s giant solar project in Thar desert runs into environmental hurdle

India’s Thar Desert Solar Project India’s large project execution record has been quite pathetic in recent years due to policy paralysis, vested interests, delays due to […]
August 29, 2014

After rejecting anti-dumping duties, India looks to spur domestic solar manufacturing through state owned company procurement

India rejects Anti-dumping duties India has decided to reject anti-dumping duties imposition on imports of solar cells and modules recommended by its ministry. The rejection was […]
August 27, 2014

There is more good News for Jinko Solar

JKS enters into another agreement with CDBI Jinko Solar (JKS) is becoming the blue eyed boy for the Chinese Government. The company is successfully bagging financial […]
August 26, 2014

Jinko Solar Q2 2014 Results – Good Performance

Jinko Solar Q2 2014 Results Jinko Solar (JKS), one of the best Chinese Solar companies has proven itself by giving the best quarterly result. The company […]
August 22, 2014

ReneSola gives a good set of results, sharp jump in margins

Profitable Q2 2014 for SOL Chinese wafer and solar module maker ReneSola (SOL) gave a good set of results, reporting a GM of almost 15% which […]
August 19, 2014

India plans dramatic changes in Solar and Wind policy – unlimited capacity on fixed FIT for solar and 10 GW annual wind capacity installations

10 GW Wind capacity installation in India India is planning to go in for dramatic changes in its renewable energy policies to boost solar and wind […]
August 18, 2014

Taiwanese solar cell makers feel the squeeze of US sanctions – Drop prices by 20%

Effect of US sanction on Taiwanese Solar Taiwanese solar cell companies were having a gala time in the last couple of years, thanks to the US […]
August 15, 2014

Private and Government owned Solar Parks become the latest fad in India’s Energy Sector

Solar Parks in India Solar parks are being aggressively built both by the government and the private sector to take advantage of India’s solar policy, which […]