Insights into the cleantech industry by Apricum – The Cleantech Advisory
The country announces targets and a concrete plan for massive development of solar and other renewable energy sources Saudi Arabia has launched one of the world's most ambitious solar-energy programs today. At the Saudi Solar Energy Forum in Riyadh on May 8, officials...
Georg Weishaupt, Handelsblatt Die einst erfolgsverwöhnte Solarindustrie übt sich heute in Preisdrückerei. Unternehmen wie Q-Cells und Solon sind erste Opfer des brutalen Wettbewerbs. Jetzt haben nur noch die Großen eine Chance. „Chancen haben nur Unternehmen mit guten...
Cheryl Kaften, pv magazine A recent report released by Berlin-based Apricum GmbH, a strategic management consultancy that specializes in cleantech and renewable energies, reveals the possible ripple effects of the government’s proposed feed-in tariff (FIT) policy –...
On February 23, German Economy Minister Rösler and Environment Minister Röttgen announced the most drastic cuts to the German solar feed-in-tariff (FIT) to date, drawing fiery dissent from the solar industry and opposition parties. The announcement came only shortly...
After a turbulent 2011, one thing is perfectly clear: solar markets are not for the faint-hearted. Solyndra is gone; Solon filed for bankruptcy; German PV installations skyrocketed, while the price of PV panels plummeted; and China and the U.S. engaged in a nasty...
Renewable energy technologies are expected to play an increasingly important role in Turkey's future energy mix. The Turkish government has recently laid the regulatory foundations for renewable market development; building on these foundations, many renewable energy...
Article about Solyndra insolvency Handelsblatt, September 2011 Download pdf version (in German)
In a new series of publications, Apricum introduces and describes emerging markets for the solar energy industry. The series starts with Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia, being by far the largest Gulf State, is in the process of establishing the regulatory framework for...
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has passed another milestone on its way to making solar energy a major pillar of domestic power supply and to kick-start a market for solar energy potentially worth billions of dollars. At the Third Saudi Solar Energy Forum, hosted by the...
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has been building its international reputation as the world’s major producer of crude oil over the past decades. This one-sided picture could soon be enriched: Saudi Arabia could become a solar power producer in the GW-range and the most...
Cooperations between German PV-manufacturers and Asian strategic investors create decisive competitive advantage. Solarion, a PV company from Leipzig, has won Taiwan’s Walsin Lihwa Corporation as an investor, securing 40 Million EUR for the manufacturing of flexible...
On May 16, the most influential actors in the Saudi Arabian solar sector met for the first time to discuss current projects and further measures to expand solar energy in Saudi Arabia. Representatives of Saudi Arabian government authorities, leading companies and...