Green Stocks April 15: Ready To Launch? Updated On Tue, Apr 15th, 2025 by Saurenergy As the markets celebrated yet another day of relative peace from the Trump White House, green stocks continued their recovery apace. Stocks like Waaree Renewable Technologies, which has announced its results tomorrow, made a particularly strong run up on expectations that an early announcement presages strong results, WRTL needs it, as it has been among […] Read more
China Solar Firms Hope For a Quick Resolution Of US Tariff Tussle Updated On Mon, Apr 7th, 2025 by Saurenergy As global markets swoon over the US tariff action, and China’s surprising retaliatory response with a 34 percent tariff on US imports to that country, China’s solar titans hope that better sense will prevail in due course, sooner rather than later. With stock prices for both Jinko (NYSE listed) and Longi (Shanghai SSE listed) down […] Read more
Green Stocks April 4: No Respite As US Tariffs Continue To Trip Up markets Updated On Fri, Apr 4th, 2025 by Saurenergy After having apparently dodged the worst of the impact from US Tariff announcements today, there was no escaping the impact today. the Indian markets followed most global markets in going for a dive. Markets are clearly digesting the uncertainty of follow on actions on April 9 from the US spreading to more sectors, as well […] Read more
Green Stocks March 25: Stocks Swoon With Broader Market Updated On Tue, Mar 25th, 2025 by Saurenergy With reasons as varied as a run-up that was too fast, too soon, to the Trump deadline on April 2 for tariffs, the markets, and our green energy packs took a breath today, correcting after the sharp run-up since last week. Among the big losers was Solar Pump maker Shakti Pumps, besides developers NTPC Green, […] Read more
First Solar India’s Disconnect: Big Factory, Small Home Footprint Updated On Mon, Mar 24th, 2025 by Saurenergy First Solar, Inc., a US solar manufacturer, ventured into India manufacturing business with the intention of serving the domestic India market as it inaugurated a fully vertically integrated solar manufacturing plant in Tamil Nadu with a capacity of 3.3 GW. The firm also had the distinction of making it to India’s ALMM list as the […] Read more
COVER STORY: India’s Different Path For Solar Module Manufacturing Updated On Fri, Mar 21st, 2025 by Saurenergy On February 17, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) issued its latest ALMM (Approved List of Models and Manufacturers) list. The issuing of the much-awaited list has been increasing in frequency over the year, as the rate of addition of new firms and module manufacturing capacity picks up pace. From just 26 manufacturers […] Read more
Korea Firm OCI To Build 2 GW Cell Manufacturing Plant In US Updated On Fri, Mar 21st, 2025 by Saurenergy Korean chemical industries company OCI Holdings will build a 2GW solar cell production facility in Texas. The Korean firm had closed 2024 with revenues of almost $2.5 billion. With a strong presence in photovoltaic polysilicon manufacturing including plants in Malaysia, the firm is hopeful that its own polysilicon supply chain will provide it a competitive […] Read more
Europe’s Big Battery Hope NorthVolt Files for Bankruptcy Formally Updated On Thu, Mar 13th, 2025 by Saurenergy Northvolt, the Sweden based battery maker that many in Europe saw as a future champion, has filed for bankruptcy in Sweden on Wednesday. Northvolt has reportedly raised has raised more than $14 billion, which clearly wasn’t managed too well, as the firm’s bankruptcy filing in the US in November last year demonstrated. “Northvolt has experienced […] Read more
With 50 GW Additions, Solar Momentum Strong In US in 2024 Updated On Wed, Mar 12th, 2025 by Saurenergy The United States installed a record-breaking 50 gigawatts (GW) of new solar capacity in 2024, the largest single year of new capacity added to the grid by any energy technology in over two decades. According to the U.S. Solar Market Insight 2024 Year in Review report released by the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and Wood […] Read more