Trina Solar (TSL) is a vertically integrated company right from the production of ingots to modules. The company was founded in 1997, with 12 offices worldwide. Trina Solar has partnerships with […]
A large section of the German solar industry has already shut down or been bought for pennies to the dollar by Asian conglomerates such as Hanergy, […]
Trina Solar (TSL) is a China based vertically integrated company right from the production of ingots to modules. The company was founded in 1997, with 12 offices worldwide. Trina Solar has […]
Sunpower (SPWR) is a US company which makes the most efficient solar panels using its monocrystalline solar cell technology. The company is a solar system integrator and developer as well, building […]
The Solar Panel industry is gaining importance in today’s world. With rising electricity bills and fossil fuel prices, solar panels are becoming an easy and a […]
Renesola and Trina Solar are lowest cost Chinese solar panel manufacturers globally. Renesola is a vertically integrated company with complete R&D and manufacturing of polysilicon, silicon wafer and solar […]
India to impose Anti-dumping duties soon The Chinese and other Asian players like Malaysia and Taiwan have continued to supply their solar cells and modules all […]
SMA Solar is firing 700 workers from its nearly 4000 workforce, as the company tries to align costs to its falling revenue. The German solar inverter […]
Solar News 1) Panasonic to close its solar cell factory in Hungary. Approximately 500 jobs to be affected. 2) Conergy takes steps ahead to file insolvency. Payment […]
The solar industry suffers from too much supply globally. Supply-demand balance is expected to return in another year or two. The solar industry is heavily dependent on the […]
Solar Wafers are traditionally manufactured by growing polysilicon crystals in specialized furnaces. These crystals are then sawed to make thin slices of purified polysilicon which is […]
Andhra Pradesh Solar Tender Andhra Pradesh is one the major Southern states with a big solar subsidy policy and it recently enacted a reverse auction for […]
China Sunenergy China Sunenergy (CSUN) is a Chinese solar company which used to produce solar cells initially. Later, the company expanded into solar panel production, with solar […]
Companies acquiring funds for growth in Solar Energy Recently, JPMorgan Chase & Co. helped a privately held solar installation provider secure funds totaling $630 million. This […]
Desertec Project to close down I have always been a big critic of the Desertec project which envisaged building huge solar thermal plants in North Africa […]
REC in India The Renewable Energy Certificate (REC) scheme is the major policy initiative taken by the central government to use a market based mechanism, to promote green […]
UP to join the Solar bandwagon All major Indian states have launched independent solar power programs using a reverse auction bidding mechanism which has been pioneered […]
Solarcity collaboration with Tesla Motors Solarcity (SCTY) which has seen its stock price rocket up in recent times is exploring the option to sell energy storage […]
The US government has imposed anti-dumping duties on Chinese made solar panels but that has not stopped the major Chinese Tier 1 solar panel producers from […]
Mineirao Stadium in Brazil studded with PV rooftop Installations The Mineirao Stadium in Brazil has installed 1.4 MW rooftop solar power. This stadium is all set to […]
Solar News 1)Pure play monocrystalline wafer producer Comtec solar (listed in HK) plans to build a massive 1 Gigatwatt N-type mono wafer plant in Malaysia ( […]
Indian power developers seem a dumb lot with little risk management. They blundered big time in 2008 when they bid low for massive thermal power plants […]
German Solar Industry did not benefit from EU’s anti-dumping imposition The German solar panel manufacturing industry is on its deathbed and nothing will revive it. The […]