Financing risks around Solar FITs show up in Spain
The Spanish government is negotiating for a reduction in the Feed-In-Tariffs (FITs) paid to solar power generators. This seems odd since most investors jumped into the Spanish solar market because …
Sharp solar to increase investment in UK based solar manufacturing
The UK feed-in-tariffs have got a lot of companies excited and that includes Sharp Solar. The company has been pretty active in the UK with a manufacturing plant in North …
BP Solar to benefit from CEO change? Bob Dudley vs Tony Hayward
Bob Dudley is another “proper” oil man, but his profile slightly defers from that of Tony Hayward. He joined BP after the merger with Amoco (so he has been exposed different business cultures), and his first role was to head BP’s renewable and solar energy business. I am guessing and hoping that we will get a slightly different flavour of leadership from Mr Dudley, and maybe the BP Solar business might have found a new champion.
Solar Impulse plane record shows the way
Congratulations to the Solar Impulse team for its significant achievement. By designing and building a plane that can fly for 24 hours without any additional source of energy but that …
Solar car roams around the West Bank
When fuel is not that easy to get your hands on but you have sunshine in abundance….it gets you thinking! At Sunhive, we are always very pleased to hear about …