Japan

August 19, 2013

Sharp sees a Doubling of Solar Revenues driven by Japanese Boom but is it Sustainable

Sharp’s Revenues Double Itself The Japanese electronics giant Sharp has seen its revenues from solar sales double in the first quarter of 2013 to almost $850 […]
August 14, 2013

Can the Japanese Grab the Solar Leadership position from China

Who will be the Solar Leader – China or Japan The Asian countries of China and Japan have a host of companies manufacturing solar panels at […]
June 4, 2013

Japan to become the world's biggest Solar Market by Revenues

Japan is a country where solar energy is flourishing because of its Government support through generous feed in subsidy. Till 2007 Japan was the leader in Solar […]
May 28, 2013

The Chinese want to manufacture Solar Products in India to escape the looming Anti-dumping Duties

The Indian solar manufacturing industry is running on fumes with 10% capacity utilization. Even the bigger capacity players like Tata Power, Indosolar and Moser Baer are […]
May 27, 2013

Could the Global Solar Market to grow to a stupendous 62 GW by 2018

Global Solar Industry Scenario The global Solar industry has been in a pickle in the last couple of years with a huge number of bankruptcies amid […]
May 9, 2013

Another US factory goes caput, despite Anti-dumping duties against China

Kyocera to Shut down its US Manufacturing unit Kyocera Solar is in talks to shut down its manufacturing unit in San Diego in USA. The company […]
April 12, 2013

Foxonn looks to expand Solar manufacturing in Japan after the Yen plunge

Japanese Solar Boom The Japanese solar market has been booming in the last year, thanks to a very generous feed in subsidy being given by the […]
March 5, 2013

No more a "Kodak Moment" for Kodak

Kodak It is needless to say by now that Kodak was known for its photography and film business. A market leader until digital photography made a […]
January 23, 2013

Toshiba looks to expand its Nuclear Energy Business

Toshiba to Acquire Urenco Japanese industrial conglomerate Toshiba is looking to expand its nuclear energy business, even as other big nuclear equipment companies such as GE […]
November 28, 2012

Panasonic Sanyo to halt solar panel expansion as $10 billion Loss sinks stock to 1975 Low

Panasonic halts Solar Panel Expansion Panasonic the iconic Japanese conglomerate which manufactures a mind boggling variety of products is facing the same fate as that of […]
November 26, 2012

Japanese Solar Panels Efficiency requirements increased to ward off Foreign Imports

Japan increases Solar Panel Efficiency Criteria to curtail foreign imports Asian countries like Japan and China routinely erect non explicit barriers to imports to protect their […]
November 9, 2012

Even as GE and Siemens pull back, Hitachi pushes ahead in Nuclear Power with Horizon Buy

Hitachi Entering Nuclear Power The massive global backlash against nuclear energy has seen a number of top nuclear equipment manufactures like GE, Siemens, Toshiba pulling back. […]
October 25, 2012

Japanese Solar Bubble grows Bigger and Bigger each Day – Bureaucrats Blind to Reality

Japanese Solar Bubble Solar Energy in Japan is seeing a huge boom in solar installations as the generous subsidy announced by the Government sees the entry […]
October 11, 2012

Sharp to Bail out of Solar as it gets Bailed out by Japanese Banks

Greenworldinestor has been pointing out the rapidly deteriorating competitive position of Sharp in the solar panel market for the last couple of years. We have even […]
October 11, 2012

Solar Energy Bubble in Japan as Gamblers and Goldman Sachs set up Huge PV Power Plants

We have been predicting a massive solar energy boom in Japan due to the generous solar feed in tariffs set by the Japanese Government in the […]
September 21, 2012

Note to Investors betting on Perpetually Rising Indian Real Estate Prices – Japanese Real Estate Prices down for 21st year in a Row

Real Estate Bubble in India Indian real estate prices are one of the highest in the world in terms of affordability as median real estate price […]
September 9, 2012

Hon Hai drives a Hard Bargain with beleaguered Japanese Solar Leader Sharp Industries

Sharp strikes a deal with Hon Hai Sharp Industries is in a very bad shape losing billions of dollars last year as its TV and solar […]
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 2, 2012

Solar Inverter Industry in 2012 – Marketshare Churn even as Revenue remains Flat

The Solar Inverter Industry The Solar Inverter Industry has remained relatively stable compared to the solar panel industry due to fewer number of players and higher […]
August 1, 2012

Indian Nuclear Accidents remain Shrouded in Secrecy and Opacity

One of the crowning achievements (if you can call that) of the current Government in India was the pact with USA which removed India from the […]
July 13, 2012

Japan to protect Domestic Solar Companies from being swamped by cheap Chinese, Korean Solar Modules

Japan The country has set a very lucrative solar Feed in Tariff which can give an IRR of over 30% to solar power plant developers. This […]
July 4, 2012

Why Investing in DRAM Industry makes great sense as Painful and Prolonged Industry Consolidation leaves only Three players left – Micron, Samsung and Hynix

The DRAM Industry has seen a long and painful consolidation with many players going bankrupt and others being gobbled up by bigger companies. Many companies left […]