All posts published on GWI for the Week Ending 7th October, 2012:
The Solar Industry has become so big and globalized that we miss out on a lot of interesting stories and news
Renesola was established in 2005 and is a leading global photovoltaic manufacturer. The company has its own R&D team and advanced production equipment. Renesola is a vertically integrated company…….. Renesola Solar Modules are divided into Monocrystalline and Virtus Series
Big Chinese state owned companies are gobbling up financially strained Western solar firms as a massive overcapacity in global solar panel supply…….. Hanergy has once again picked up a leader in thin film solar panel space by buying up Miasole for a mere $30 million…….. Miasole was in distress for sometime
Solar arrays are soon going to be seen on major retail chain rooftops in India……… Electricity has become the 3rd largest cost for retailers in India………. Shopper’s Stop which is one of the leading retailer in India is contemplating installing solar panels
USA’s loan grant schemes to green companies have proven to be a massive disaster……… Now there is a proposal to give $197 million to Thin Film Startup SoloPower…….. Most of the thin panel companies have already gone bankrupt……… Suntech has a market capitalization of just $184 million. This is smaller than the $197 million
Geopolitics/ Politics, Tech, Climate Change, Wind Energy, Solar
The Indian Wind Industry has been facing problems in 2012 and installations have fallen…….. the Government has agreed to reintroduce Generation Based Incentive (GBI) of 80 paise per unit
Investment Banking which used to be the profession of choice for every MBA………. The death of Lehman and Bear Stearns in 2008……… I-Banking keeps taking knocks from both the regulators…….. Deutsche Bank employees were apparently poisoned in Germany
Gujarat which has installed a number of solar farms and some innovative solar energy generation project…….. The state Government has started the big process for giving 25 MW solar power capacity to contractors…….. The Indian Government is now set to bring out a policy to promote the leasing out of rooftops for buildings
India’s Tata Group company Tata Chemicals is setting up a 60 MW Waste to Energy plant in UK………. The WTE plant will cost around 400 million dollars ( around $6.6/watt) and will be take around 3 years to be built……… like other WTE plants around the world, this project also faced strong local opposition
Germany and Japan which are amongst the top 10 generators of nuclear power…….. European Union Report has come out with some damaging findings……… It would require around $32 billion to be spend on safety upgrades in the next 3 years to prevent a repeat of Fukushima in Europe
Indian Government has come out with a new plan to build Smart Cities which will have intelligent transportation and low carbon living………. JNNURM plans 2 Smart Cities for every state in India
India’s crucial Power Industry has been in a mess for a long time now with muddled regulations in coal, gas and power…….. Coal India which is India’s monopoly miners continues to be one of the most inefficient and corrupt organizations…….. coal rich states do not want to bear the extra price of imported coal
Georgia Solar Utilities Inc that is proposing to set up an astounding 2 GW of solar power……… Georgia Power till now has managed to avoid buying solar power……… The plan also lacks support for small rooftop solar power generators
Jinko Solar works on a vertically integrated model, producing crystalline ingots, wafers, cells, and crystalline PV panels……… JinkoSolar has an international presence……. Jinko Solar Modules can be divided into – Monocrystalline & Polycrystalline modules.