Solar Power

June 18, 2024

Beat the Heat Naturally: Cooling Your Home with Renewable Energy

The summer sun is here, and with it comes the dreaded heat. But before you crank up the AC and watch your energy bill skyrocket, consider […]
June 11, 2024

India’s Rise in Renewable Energy: Elections 2024

India’s energy landscape has undergone a remarkable transformation in the past decade. Under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership, India, the world’s third-largest emitter, has pledged to […]
July 4, 2023

Now Save Up to 20% on Electricity Bills with the New Tariff Rule in India

The Indian government has recently introduced a new tariff rule that will allow consumers to save up to 20% on their electricity bills. The new rule, […]
July 7, 2021

How Can Building Owners Meet the NYC Emissions Law Using Solar Power

In April 2019, the NYC Council passed the Climate Mobilization Act, which is also known as the NYC Green Deal. From the act, Intro 1253 aimed […]
August 14, 2013

Below 10c/Kwh Solar Price in India throws the Cat amongst the Pigeons

Cost of building a Solar power plant in India India’s solar power costs have declined dramatically and have become one of the lowest in the world. […]
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 15, 2013

Andhra Pradesh Government faces issues with its 1 GW Solar Tender

Indian states are competing with one another in announcing massive solar subsidies through reverse auction tenders. AP had announced a huge 1 GW tender as it […]
March 4, 2013

Indian State sees Good Response to its Gigawatt Solar Tender

Andhra Pradesh which is the largest southern Indian state has seen a good response to its tender for 900 MW of solar capacity. The state is […]
February 20, 2013

Kyocera and Mizhou plan a Massive 200 MW Solar Energy Plant in Gujarat, India

Gujarat has the most amount of solar energy plants installed in India due to a very supportive state government. The government has managed to boost solar […]
February 14, 2013

Fox News looks Foolish with its Anti-Solar propaganda and survival doubts of Solar Industry

Fox News has published an article which mentions the future of the solar energy industry is in doubt, with subsidies falling and the backlash of utilities […]
December 19, 2012

Andhra Pradesh Review of Solar Tender – Problems, Pricing and Opportunity

Introduction Indian states have been coming out with solar policies and tenders at a feverish pace in recent days thanks to falling solar panel prices and […]
November 29, 2012

Germany may end Subsidy to ground Solar Plants to rein in unbridled Growth

Germany to cut subsidy for ground mounted Solar Farms Germany has been the world’s largest market by solar installations and capacity for the last 5 years. […]
November 13, 2012

World’s Biggest Energy Project Desterec looks dead with Siemens and Spain jumping ship

Europe’s biggest solar project Desterec looks doomed with one of its founding member companies Siemens abandoning solar energy for good. Siemens facing lower margins and revenues […]
November 7, 2012

Steep German Electricity Price Rise fuels controversy over Erneubare Energien-Gesetz (EEG) and Industry Subsidy

Germany’s Erneubare Energien-Gesetz (EEG) Law Germany is one of the largest generators of renewable energy in the world being the  No.1 producer of solar power and […]
November 7, 2012

Solar Power India – Issues and Challenges in its development

Solar Power in India As a tropically located country, India is endowed with vast solar energy potential. With about 5,000 trillion kilo-watt hour (kWh) per year, […]
October 16, 2012

Solar Energy Study on India debunks Nuclear Energy’s Propaganda

Nuclear Energy in India has been facing massive protests with the new nuclear plant in Tamil Nadu, facing citizen opposition on a daily basis. The supporters […]
October 5, 2012

Georgia Utility forced to add Solar Power due to New Ambitious Competitor and Falling Costs

The US state of Georgia is seeing an interesting battle between the dominant utility and a new upstart Georgia Solar Utilities Inc that is proposing to […]
September 26, 2012

Solar and Wind Power Decrease Electricity Costs across Europe deflating Renewable Energy Critics

Europe through enlightened green power policies has installed massive Renewable Energy capacities in wind and solar power. Though there have been some issues and the costs […]
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 7, 2012

Australian state of Victoria to cut Solar Subsidies by 70% as previous 60% cut fails to dampen the Boom

Solar Power/ Subsidies Victoria, Australia Australian Solar Power  has seen a massive boom of rooftop solar power plants as various states in Australia have offered generous […]
August 18, 2012

Why CSE is dead wrong About the Reason behind the Failure of the Indian Domestic Solar Panel Industry

Solar Industry in India Solar power in India is one of the fastest growing energy industry and with the prices of solar energy falling continuously; it […]
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 […]
July 27, 2012

Brazil looks to "Shoot itself on the Foot" with the ill thought of – Local Content Rules for Wind Energy

Brazil made a lot of headlines when it managed to auction a couple of gigawatts of wind energy capacity at very low prices to wind energy […]
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 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 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 12, 2012

Swimming Pool Solar Panels Manufacturers, Types, Advantages, Working Mechanism & Hybrid System

Swimming Pool Solar Panels Swimming Pools require heating to bring it to the desired temperature during the swimming season, or to extend the swimming season in […]
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 5, 2012

Indian Solar Power Plants performing Badly as Biggest developers shirk on Quality, Maintenance

Indian states continue to award solar power projects to big developers like Welspun Energy, Moser Baer and others despite shoddy performance by big power developers. Tata […]