Thursday, January 05, 2012

Chinese cleantech companies forcing US counterparts to shut shop

Solyndra (Silicon Valley's poster child for clean technology) has gone bankrupt, since it was unable to compete with low cost Chinese manufacturers. A good take on the reality behind the doors by Forbes'Todd Woody.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/toddwoody/2011/08/31/what-solyndras-bankruptcy-means-for-silicon-valley-solar-startups/

Sunday, January 01, 2012

Can there even be a comparison?

Country Size: India x,  China 3x
Population: India 1.2 billion, China 1.3 billion
Installed Electricity Generation Capacity: India 185 GW, China 860 GW

Do you think we should compare further? Does the last data (coupled with second pointer) not explain why they can produce more? Think.