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December 9, 2013

One of oldest Indian Solar Manufacturers Websol Energy faces Liquidation

Websol Energy Faces Liquidation The Indian solar manufacturing has been comatose due to massive Chinese expansion. Some Indian companies which had started solar panel and cell […]
December 6, 2013

US Solar Farm size Decreases in order to Accelerate Completion Times

The US solar market has been dominated by large ground mounted solar farms developed by companies such as Sunedison (SUNE), Sunpower (SPWR), First Solar (FSLR) etc. […]
December 3, 2013

India's Solar Power Capacity grows at an anaemic pace as Gujarat slows down

Indian Solar Slows Down India’s solar power potential is not being realized despite the country possessing some of the most ideal conditions for growth in solar […]
December 2, 2013

Is India's monstrous Himalayan 5000 MW Solar Plant a Pipedream?

Solar Panel Plant in Ladakh, India India is afflicted with a problem of making big infrastructure announcements without actually executing them. The economy has cratered as most […]
November 28, 2013

Solar Energy and Utility Fight gets Interesting with Arizona giving a mixed Decision favoring none

Utilities are fighting for their lives as solar energy gets more prevalent each day with falling costs and support from customers and the government. Not only […]
November 27, 2013

Jinko Solar Reports another Great Quarter as Gross Margins cross 20%

Great Quarter for Jinko Solar Jinko Solar (JKS) has shown one of the greatest stock prices increase amongst solar stocks in the last couple of years. […]
November 26, 2013

Pros and Cons of Solar Bonds

Solar energy is a capital intensive industry with almost all of the costs of generating solar energy being front loaded. There is little expenditure in terms […]
November 25, 2013

Gujarat Government Fights to Enact a Retroactive Cut in Tariffs paid to Solar Developers

Gujarat wants a  Retroactive Cut in Tariffs The Gujarat government has been touting the success of the solar power scheme enacted by the state government, which led […]
November 22, 2013

Europe to see a Dramatic 37% Decline in Solar Demand in 2013

Europe Solar Demand Decline For many years, Europe has been the main driver of growth of the solar industry worldwide. In fact, it is highly doubtful […]
November 21, 2013

Abound Solar Bankruptcy becomes Another Hit with Republicans

Abound Solar Bankruptcy The US government grants and loans to green energy companies has not given good results, frequently resulting in big bankruptcies. The reason is […]
November 20, 2013

Borg Comes with a Great Solar Electricity Solution for Indian Homes

Will Borg Energy change the Sorry state of the Indian Power situation Borg Energy India has come up with a great solution to power Indian homes […]
November 19, 2013

Gigantic Solar Panel Arrays with Quarter Million Solar Modules in India to Rival Massive Thermal Power Plants in Size

The Indian government is looking to set up four gigantic solar panel power plants with hundreds of thousands of solar panels in each farm. The government […]
November 18, 2013

Erstwhile PV Inverter Giant SMA Solar Continues to Bleed Badly

SMA Solar Downfall It has been a sad downhill story for the leading PV inverter maker SMA Solar. The company has not managed the changed dynamics […]
November 15, 2013

Smaller Chinese Companies get squeezed by Chinese Banks as the Bigger Companies make Hay

Solar Companies – China I have been negative on the smaller Chinese solar companies such as Daqo and China Sun Energy, as these companies have not […]
November 13, 2013

GT Advanced Technologies hits the Sapphire Mother Lode, gets huge Contract from Apple

GTAT – A Stock to Buy GT Advanced Technologies (GTAT) has seen a spectacular stock run on the back of improved solar sentiments in recent time. […]
November 12, 2013

Suntech goes into Liquidation, will Equity Holders get Anything

Suntech Liquidating Suntech which is the largest solar bankruptcy case in China is slowly shutting down. After its main operating subsidiary Wuxi Suntech was declared insolvent, there […]
November 8, 2013

Green Energy Faces Moment of Truth in Germany as Green Power Subsidy surges to 8.5c/KwH

Green Power Subsidy in Germany Germany has been the biggest reason for the success of solar energy growth, as its EEG law allowed big solar panel […]
November 7, 2013

Chinese Solar Panel Domestic Demand to account for almost 1/3rd of Global Solar Demand in 2014

China Solar Industry China was always supposed to be the holy grail which would lead the solar panel industry to great profitability. In 2010 and 2011 […]
November 6, 2013

Solar Frauds hit both India and China as Sunrise Industry Attracts Scamsters

Indian and Chinese Solar Frauds India and China are not only very large fast growing economies but very corrupt ones as well. Greenworldinvestor readers would already […]
October 31, 2013

Energy Storage – The Time is coming as 20 Fold Growth expected in next 10 Years

Energy Storage Solar energy is no longer a fringe pastime for tree lovers but a $100 billion industry these days with 35 GW of installation expected […]
October 29, 2013

Tamil Nadu – Be the first one amongst the 50,000 Solar Home Subsidy Applications for a 20% ROI

Solar in India is rapidly reaching mainstream status and you can find solar products in the daily lives of people even without government subsidies. Here is […]
October 28, 2013

Is Solar really going to touch 50 GW with a 50% Growth in 2014 – Be careful while investing as Solar Stocks soar

Investment in Solar Solar commentary these days has become hugely bullish as solar stocks touch new highs. Sunpower, Trina Solar, Canadian Solar are all reaching their […]
October 24, 2013

The Upstream Solar Supply Chain finally sees some "Sunrays of ASP Hike"

The solar panel industry has been on a major upswing in 2013, with stock prices doubling even tripling for major solar panel makers such as Trina […]
October 23, 2013

Solar Inverter Market Sees Huge Price Pressure even as the Module Market Stabilizes

Solar Inverter Market The Solar Inverter Market is seeing increasing pressure of competition even as the solar panel prices have started to stabilize. The solar module […]
October 22, 2013

Innovation picks up Pace as Solar Industry Size Grows and Makes Inventions Lucrative

Inventions in Solar Industry The solar industry is seeing new applications and innovation by industry veterans as the industry grows out of its infancy stage. The […]
October 21, 2013

Solar Glass – Chinese Domination and Cut Throat Pricing Eliminates Asahi Glass

Asahi Glass to exit Solar Glass Business? China is starting to dominate all parts of the crystalline solar supply chain. The country earlier used to dominate […]
October 18, 2013

Imploding Suntech should see Final Closure with Asset Sale – Stockholders will get Nothing

Suntech has been the poster child of Chinese solar failure after the company stopped bond payments earlier this year and its top management was unceremoniously shown […]
October 17, 2013

NREL Sets New World Record with Two-Junction Solar Cell

Scientist Myles Steiner has announced that The Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has set a new world record at 31.1% for a two-junction solar cell. The research […]
October 17, 2013

Retail Solar Financing comes of Age in India

Retail Solar Financing At Greenworldinvestor, we have always thought that the country’s needs would be more served if the government stopped subsidizing the large massive solar […]
October 15, 2013

Hoarding of Japanese Solar Permits comes under METI Scrutiny

METI to Survey The Japanese Solar Farms The Japanese solar boom has continued unabated over the last one and half years with massive FITs leading to […]