Electricity

October 24, 2012

Rapidly Growing Solar Pie attracts the Birlas into India’s Solar Industry

Tatas & Birlas into SOLAR The Tatas and the Birlas are synonymous with industry in India being the oldest and biggest industrial groups. While the Tata […]
October 18, 2012

Why India’s Power Reforms Fail Green Energy as structural issues of Theft, Fuel and Electoral Carrot unaddressed

The Indian Government has recently come up with some economic reforms in the areas of Subsidies, Aviation, Retail and Power. However most of these reforms are […]
October 10, 2012

800,000 Australian Solar Households pose Survival questions for Australian Electricity Utilities

Solar Power vs. Electricity in Australia Australia has one of the highest penetration of residential solar systems in the world, thanks to generous subsides given by […]
October 2, 2012

Solar Energy in Indian Retail comes of age as Soaring Electricity Costs Bite the Bottomline

Indian Retail Stores Go Solar Solar arrays are soon going to be seen on major retail chain rooftops in India as high electricity costs have forced […]
September 28, 2012

Solar Water Heater Companies in India to shine as Indian Cities (Surat, Kolkata) make SWH Mandatory

Solar Water Heaters in India – 20 already account for 30% of the total water heating market in the country and are growing at a good […]
September 25, 2012

Why Germany has the Highest Solar Power Capacity in the World

Germany is the definite number one solar power country in the world. The latest numbers reveal that 28 GW of solar is connected to the grid […]
September 20, 2012

Largest Indian State plays Feudal Politics with “Power”

Politics & “Power” in India Dirty Politics and blatant misuse of power is nothing new for Indian citizens but it has reached absurd levels in India’s […]
September 15, 2012

Indian Government’s New Hair Brained Scheme

Indian Government’s New Hair Brained Scheme – Export 500 MW of Electricity to Pakistan to build Good Relations India suffers from a huge deficit in power […]
September 11, 2012

Is it justified for the Indian Wind Industry to ask for Subsidies from the Government in Addition to RECs

GWI had written that the Indian Wind Power Industry is facing problems in 2012 and there is a possibility that new wind capacity could fall by […]
September 5, 2012

Queensland Power Utility forced to downsize as Rooftop Solar Generation Booms

Solar Power in Queensland, Australia When you talk about solar energy, most of the world’s attention is directed towards Germany which has installed an incredible 7 […]
August 29, 2012

Wind Energy Woes in India as Capacity may drop to just 1000 MW from 3000 MW in 2012 – 70% drop in Wind Energy Installations in India’s Wind Capital of Tamil Nadu

Wind Energy – India Wind Power Plants in India are finding the going tough in 2012  as we had written earlier with a number of factors […]
August 24, 2012

Cuckoo Land Economics – No Power, No Infrastructure still PM expects 6.5% Growth in 2012

No Power, No Infrastructure in India India’s Governance was always quite bad except for a few good years here and there. However the massive global credit […]
August 21, 2012

Uttar Pradesh Solar Policy promoting Land Hogging Ground Mounted Solar Farms seems Misguided – Sets 1000 MW Target in next 5 years

Solar Policy in Uttar Pradesh India’s largest state in terms of population Uttar Pradesh, is set to come out with a 5 year solar policy to […]
August 20, 2012

Green Solar Panels and Cells for Homes, Buildings – What does it Mean?

Green Solar Cells & Panels Concept Green Solar Panels & Cells is a recent technology to manufacture solar cells & panels by isolating chlorophyll, the plant […]
August 14, 2012

Energy Colossus – General Electric says that Nuclear Reactors no longer Economically Viable as Natural Gas and Solar Energy Prices Plummet

Nuclear Energy As the whole world is fixated on the debate about on using and not using nuclear power for energy generation, the anti-nuclear protestors have […]
August 13, 2012

Why Indian Judges are Asking for Solar Power?

What we have been writing about in Greenworldinvestor that solar power in India will be the biggest energy opportunity in the 21st century, which has been […]
August 8, 2012

Renewable Certificate Prices in India Volatile – reason being Renewable Purchase Obligations (RPO) Enforcement Uncertainty

Renewable Energy Certificate Renewable Energy Certificate prices in India are showing massive volatility with prices going down by almost 20% in one month as supply exceeded […]
August 7, 2012

WSJ Fires Biomass Energy for Pollution, however Fails to Discuss Coal Hazards causing Thousands of Deaths each year

Biomass Biomass Energy is the non-glamorous green energy form, which is one of mankind’s biggest energy providers. Biomass Energy is not frequently used to generate electricity […]
July 26, 2012

Wind Energy Policy of Rajasthan – What you need to Know

Rajasthan India’s western state of Rajasthan which is home to India’s only desert and with one of the least population densities has come out with a […]
July 21, 2012

Will the 21st Century be the Century of Natural Gas?

Natural Gas New technology for drilling Natural Gas in Shale Formations in America has brought a paradigm change in the Energy Market at least in North […]
July 19, 2012

Why China keep on Increasing its Solar Capacity Targets?

Solar Capacity in  China China has repeatedly increased the Solar capacity targets since the last one year as solar panel prices have crashed making solar power […]
July 18, 2012

Solar Power Cost in Brazil falls below Retail Electricity Price – Government Subsidy Proesco leads to faster Consumer Adoption

Solar Power in Brazil Solar Energy is now cheaper to generate than buying electricity from the utility for retail consumers, in Brazil. The sharp fall in […]
July 17, 2012

India’s Second Largest State sets Attractive Solar Subsidies – What you need to know

Solar Power in India is growing rapidly despite the federal subsidy program, JNNSM not doing so well. This is mainly due to the State Government’s stepping […]
July 16, 2012

Energy Efficiency Rankings show Europeans far ahead of Anglo-Americans

Energy Efficiency Rankings In an unsurprising ranking by International Energy Efficiency Scorecard developed by ACEEE, US and Canada have bottom ranks in Energy Efficiency along with […]
July 14, 2012

Solar powered Mobile Phones can Solve the Problem of Indian Villages, without Electricity Access

Solar Mobile Phones India has the fastest growing market of mobile phones, with the second largest number of subscribers in the world. There are more mobile […]
July 11, 2012

Sunshine State Florida Does No Justice to its Name, installing measly number of PV Solar Panels

While US Solar Installers are expanding rapidly as solar power grows at a rapid pace across the country, the Sunshine state Florida refuses to adopt legislation […]
July 6, 2012

Why Indian State owned Electricity Distibutors and Generators are living in mortal fear of the Sun

India’s Green Companies are seeing tremendous growth backed by the nation’s massive energy demand increase. However, it is a known fact that India’s power situation is […]
July 5, 2012

Despite massive Green Manufacturing Expansion, China’s Greenhouse Effect to grow to critical levels by 2020

China Solar and Wind China’s renewable (solar & wind) manufacturing industry has generated a massive global oversupplying leading to a price crash in solar panels and […]
July 4, 2012

Indian Renewable Energy Certificate Market grows by an astounding 600% annually

India recently introduced the Renewable Energy Certificate Scheme to promote the use of Green Energy in India through a market based pricing mechanism. Other cleantech subsidies […]
July 1, 2012

Solar in UK sees a Utility Scale Solar Farm boom powered by Renewable Obligation Certificates

United Kingdom is seeing a raft of new Solar Farm projects in the 20-50 MW range even as the solar feed in tariffs have been sharply […]