Solar Energy

June 20, 2013

Siemens to desert Solar energy after closing Solel Energy

Siemens to close its last solar shop – Solel Energy Siemens is now getting out of the solar business, with its decision to shut down Solel […]
June 19, 2013

Net Metering Charge – Utilities to fight tooth and nail to stop the distributed Solar Energy onslaught

Net Metering Distributed solar energy is growing at an exponential rate with 80,000 homes in the US installing solar panels last year, raising the total to […]
June 18, 2013

Solarworld takes the lead to fight the rising defect rates in the Solar Industry

I recently wrote about the rising solar panel defects noticed in the solar industry. There have been recent incidents that talk about the faulty solar modules and […]
June 17, 2013

Tamil Nadu shows the way for Green energy by building 4 GW exclusive Electricity transmission networks

Tamil Nadu has been at the forefront of green energy generation in India, with almost half of the country’s wind energy capacity. The state has also […]
June 15, 2013

Germany manages to get 60% of its Electricity demand from Solar Power during June noon

Germany meets 60% of its electricity demand from solar Germany has been the real reason that the solar industry has come so far so fast. The […]
June 13, 2013

Top Solar Products that can reduce your Bills this summer

Top Solar Products Solar Energy is the fastest and the most effective form of renewable energy used today. Energy from the sun is used and applied […]
June 13, 2013

Regional Solar Growth a worry for the US Solar Industry

USA is the biggest electricity market in the world with more than 1000 GW of capacity and accounts for almost 20% of the world’s electricity capacity. […]
June 12, 2013

Solar Panel Deadline in the Indian State of West Bengal

It is now time for West Bengal to get “Solarized” As per the new order by Calcutta High Court, all civic bodies in West Bengal need […]
June 5, 2013

Solar Installations now prone to Theft, will Liquid DNA change the scenario

German Solar Market and the rising Solar theft Germany is the world’s top PV installer, with a solar PV capacity of more than 32.3 GW as of […]
June 1, 2013

Tata Power – Solar Assets Rock even as Thermal Plant gives huge losses

Tata Power to build Solar and Wind Capacity every year TATA Power is one of the greatest power companies in India. The Company has an installed […]
May 22, 2013

Will India be oppressed once again this time by the Western Solar Power

FSLR thinks Indian Regulatory system to be “relatively sophisticated” India has been a big market for the US based First Solar (FSLR), with the company already […]
May 21, 2013

Solar Power comes to the humble Auto Rickshaw Pullers in India

Solar Powered Rickshaws Solar energy descends into another major area of pollution in India. It is the three wheeled auto rickshaws this time. The auto rickshaws […]
May 9, 2013

A Hidden Solar Small Cap Gem is up 300% from its recent low

US Solar Stocks are on a bull run Solar stocks have been rising rapidly in the recent months along with the general stock market and improving […]
May 8, 2013

Verizon to make a big push into Solar energy to go Green

Verizon Communications plans to invest $100 million in solar energy and fuel cells in USA. Verizon plans to step into green energy to become more environmentally sustainable. […]
May 7, 2013

India Shifting focus to Rooftop Installations – after Kerala its Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu’s new Subsidy for Rooftop Installations The Indian State of Tamil Nadu had set a target of 350 MW of solar rooftop installation by 2015. […]
May 6, 2013

Green Investment around the Globe: Not Just Americas

As oil prices continue to fluctuate at high rates, green investing has been looked at by a great number of people. Since oil is a commodity […]
May 3, 2013

Sustainable Energy – Need for the present generation without compromising the future generation

Sustainable energy is the provision of sustainable use of energy resources. It ensures that the energy need and demand of the present generation is met without […]
May 1, 2013

Saudi Arabia to become world's biggest Export market of Civil Nuclear Equipment

Saudi Arabia to diversify in Nuclear Power Saudi Arabia is one of the richest companies in the world with gargantuan foreign reserves which keep increasing each […]
April 25, 2013

Why proper implementation & usage of Renewable Energy is the need of the hour for India

Need for proper utilization of Renewable Energy Renewable energy is that form of energy which is replenished by nature on a timely basis. Such kind of […]
April 15, 2013

Solar Demand growth of 250%, 50% and 65% forecast for Middle-East & Africa, Americas, and Asia in 2013

Solar Growth Solar demand is expected to surge by 20% in 2013, after a flat 2012 as lower solar panel prices boosts solar adoption in under […]
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 […]
April 11, 2013

India's Renewable Energy Industry to hit a huge transmission hurdle soon, after REC bungling

India’s Renewable Energy Industry India’s renewable energy industry is already facing huge problems due to the country’s dysfunctional governance. The whole power industry is in crisis, […]
April 10, 2013

Suntech's Stock up – Myths & Reality

Warren to buy Suntech? Suntech stock surged almost 28%, after a rumor that the world’s smartest investor Warren Buffet would buy the company. I don’t know […]
April 10, 2013

Why Lancaster serves as the Solar role model for the rest of the World

Lancaster to achieve the Solar Capital Status Lancaster is a high desert city in northern Los Angeles County, California. Lancaster faces high sunny exposure and desert […]
March 27, 2013

Tamil Nadu offering 12c/KwH to Bidders

India’s southern state of Tamil Nadu is trying to fix a price of 12c/Kwh with bidders under its 1000 MW solar auction scheme. GWI has been […]
March 18, 2013

India sees Solar Electricity prices of 12-16c per unit in Reverse Auction Bidding

India has managed to build more than 1 GW of solar capacity already at competitive rates, thanks to reverse auctions and pragmatic feed in tariffs. Now […]
February 27, 2013

Solar Fun and Games at the WTO

Ontario Domestic Content Rules Ontario, Canada has put in extensive rules for domestic content usage in feed in tariffs and subsides for solar energy. These rules […]
February 21, 2013

Global Solar Energy crosses 100 GW of Installed Capacity

Solar Energy growth has exceeded the wildest predictions of fast growth and has managed to cross the 100 GW milestone. The oversupply of solar panels has […]
February 15, 2013

France gives a 10% bonus Feed in Tariff for Domestic Manufacturers – Won't help

As usual France has followed Italy in boosting solar manufacturing industry by giving a 10% FIT bonus for solar products manufactured in Europe. Note Italy had […]
February 14, 2013

Daimler Benz gets into Solar Production – just kidding they put a Solar System in Tamil Nadu

We had earlier written about how the Tamil Nadu solar energy policy is a game changer for demand in India. TN has become the second state […]