Energy

July 12, 2010

Italian Solar Feed in Tariff Subsidy Cuts for 2011 will fail to stop the Boom in Solar Demand

Italian Solar Feed in Tariff Cuts to be More Moderate than Market Expectations The German government allowed a face saving gesture to the Upper House by […]
July 6, 2010

Green Investing climate in Spain improves dramatically with Wind and Solar Thermal Industries reaching Agreement with Government over Subsidy Cuts

Spanish Government Facing a Tough Fiscal Situation;Plans Green Energy Subsidy Change The Spanish Government has been  facing a tough budgetary situation due to sovereign debt problems […]
July 5, 2010

Nuclear Energy in India faces external obstacles from old adversaries China and Pakistan

Landmark Nuclear Deal between US and India removes India’s pariah status The landmark Nuclear Energy deal signed between USA and India was supposed to herald the […]
July 5, 2010

Green Investing in India – State Run Companies make big plans for Solar Energy Generation

Solar Energy in India has the potential to be one of the biggest opportunities in the Energy Sector in the 21st Century.The government’s strong backing through […]
July 5, 2010

China Jails another Foreign Executive on Vague Legal charges

China increasingly difficult for Foreign Companies to Operate in China is becoming an increasingly difficult place for foreign companies to operate in.GE CEO Jeffrey Immelt voiced […]
July 3, 2010

Itochu and Toshiba increase their Green Investments through multiple Joint Ventures

Toshiba,the leading Japanese Electronics Producer  is diversifying into the Green Industry like its counterparts in the rest of the world.Samsung,NEC,Panasonic,LG,GE and Siemens have all been strongly […]
July 2, 2010

India and China try to curb GHG Emissions through Coal Taxes and CCS

India-China Economic Growth leads to sharp increase in GHG Emissions The 21st Century is said to be a China-India Century with these Large Asian economies expected […]
June 26, 2010

Did Pension Fund Pressure cause Spain to reconsider its Retroactive Solar Feed in Tariff (FIT) Cut?

Most of these reports had been quite vague but a recent report explicitly mentions that Danish Pension Funds writing to Spanish and EU investors voicing their concerns.With such Big Players joining the fray,its no wonder that Spain is reconsidering its whole Energy Policy.
June 26, 2010

Spain and Italy rethink their plan of Renewable Energy Subsidy Cuts

European countries have been hit hard by the Greek Contagion and are trying to outdo each other in reducing their fiscal deficits.Renewable Energy which is looked […]
June 22, 2010

Fossil Fuel Extraction continues to Directly Inflict Thousands of Human Deaths

Fossil Fuels form the main Energy source for  humanity due to their abundance,general ease of extraction and high energy density.However the Environmental costs and the Loss […]
June 21, 2010

Green Investing gone Haywire- Masdar's Jack of all Trades Strategy makes top executives resign,get fired

Green Investing gone Haywire Masdar,Abu Dhabi’s Renewable Energy company is facing a rocky time  as top executives have left the company or been shown the door.The […]
June 20, 2010

Valero Energy positions itself strongly for a Green Future by investing in Biofuels

Valero Energy which is the US’s largest oil refiner has positioned itself strongly to take advantage of future shift in the fuel industry.The massive drop in […]
June 18, 2010

Nuclear Energy Investing -Toshiba plans Major Investment to catch upto Areva even as Indian,Chinese markets see setbacks

Toshiba aims to Double Nuclear Exports in next 5 years Toshiba the No.2 players in the Nuclear Equipment markets is planning a major investment to double […]
June 15, 2010

Oil Companies try to Evade Valid Claims and Questions arising from the BP Oil Spill

Oil Companies are coming under increasing fire in the aftermath of the BP Oil Spill which has exposed a lot of skeletons in the Fossil Fuel […]
June 13, 2010

China's Wind Giant Xinjiang Goldwind Cancels Largest Green IPO of 2010

China’s Wind Turbine Producer Xinjiang Goldwind has apparently canceled plans for a massive $1.2 Billion Hong Kong IPO .The reasons for the cancellation of this much […]
June 11, 2010

Green Investing in Japan – Panasonic Discovers a Green Goldmine in Sanyo Acquistion

Panasonic hits upon a Green Goldmine in Sanyo Panasonic has hit upon a Green Goldmine with its acquisition of Sanyo .It is now capitalizing on  Sanyo’s […]
June 7, 2010

Is the Green Investing Opportunity in Pumped Hydro Storage being overlooked

Pumped Hydro Storage Introduction Pumped Hydro Storage along with Compressed Air Energy Storage (CAES) are the less glamorous cousins of Energy Storage Approaches like Lithium Batteries,Flywheels […]
June 2, 2010

Is the Coal to Liquid (CTL) Tata-Sasol $10 Billion Plant an appropriate use of India's resources?

Introduction to Coal To Liquid (CTL) and Sasol The Tata- Sasol Joint Venture has been working to set up a massive $10 billion coal to liquid […]
June 2, 2010

China promotes its CleanTech Industry through Electric Vehicle subsidies

China is already the world’s largest producer of Solar Energy Equipment with almost 50% of global marketshare and is looking to dominate the Wind Energy Industry […]
June 1, 2010

Nuclear Energy Market – Hitachi-GE failing to keep up with Market Leaders Areva and Toshiba

Nuclear Energy Reactor Market – Main Players The Nuclear Energy Equipment market which is supposed to grow to a Trillion Dollar Market by 2030 is dominated […]
May 28, 2010

Wind Energy in US hits an Air Pocket in 2010 due to Low Gas Prices and Federal apathy

Wind Energy in 2010 has ground to a halt in the US after a record 10,000 MW were installed in 2009.The ARRA grants in 2009 which […]
May 23, 2010

Indian solar companies win a Pyrrhic Victory

Indian companies Fear Foreign Competition Indian companies raised a massive hue and cry against the Indian government’s draft to allow foreign made modules to be used […]
May 22, 2010

Reality Check for US Commerce Secretary – USA is already far behind China in Clean Energy

The United States could fall behind China and other countries in clean energy technology unless Congress passes energy legislation, U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke said on […]
May 20, 2010

BP Oil Spill Finally Hits American Coast;Massive Impact on Economy and Environment Expected

Despite “numerous efforts” by BP which took a week to wake up to the scale of the disaster, the Oil Spill has finally  hit the American […]
May 17, 2010

Democratization of Nuclear Energy – Miniature Nuclear Plants much closer to reality

Large nuclear power plants require a long time to build with delays due to permitting,environment clearances,financing etc. This can lead to project risk and cost escalations […]
May 17, 2010

Green IPO: Chinese Wind Heavyweight Goldwind gets approval for $1.5 billion Hong Kong Listing

China has massively increased its wind installations to become the world’s second biggest market in 2009 . It has also managed to cultivate its local home […]
May 16, 2010

Do Indian Solar Manufacturers Fear Foreign Competition?

The Indian Government under the Jawaharlal Nehru Solar Mission has proposed ambitious plans for the development of solar energy with a 20 GW target by 2022. […]
May 1, 2010

After China and Canada(Ontario) ,USA could mandate "local content" provisions for Renewable Energy

Ontario,Canada  has a 60% “local content” requirement for renewable energy installed in the province.This is illegal according to WTO but unless someone challenges it in the […]
April 29, 2010

Europe's pathway to 100% renewable energy by 2050

EREC has released a  new report “Re-thinking 2050” outlining the roadmap to make Europe 100% powered by renewable energy by 2050  . The report was released […]