Robert Dydo
Robert is the founder and CEO of SolarPVInvestor. His career spans more than 20 years in supply chain, managing and planning operations for distribution centers. An ardent private investor, Robert found his niche in contesting misinformation about solar in general, and the Chinese solar industry in particular, while using his finance education matched with a lifelong ardor for the stock market
Q2 Results Add Confidence to First Solar Strategy
Published in SPVI NEWS
Thursday, 02 August 2012 01:40
Net sales for the company were $957M, a $460M sequential increase from Q1 and up $425M from Q2 in 2011. ...
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Chinese Solar Companies seek Emerging Markets to Offset European Woes
Published in SPVI NEWS
Thursday, 26 July 2012 04:48
SolarWorld garnered the support of 25 European entities, including the insolvent Sovello, to deliver an anti-dumping petition against the Chinese, which was filed in Brussels yesterday ...
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Wacker Releases Q2 results; Revenue Is Down, Optimism Up
Published in SPVI NEWS
Wednesday, 25 July 2012 08:13
Wacker quoted ongoing consolidation as a factor for reduced volume sales. Some of the customers did not take on deliveries due to the financial crunch ...
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The Best in its Class, Trina Solar’s “Honey” Cell Hits the Sweet Spot
Published in SPVI NEWS
Sunday, 22 July 2012 18:00
SolarPVInvestor’s exclusive interview with Mr. Mike Grunow, Vice-President of Marketing for Trina Solar ...
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Taiwan’s Top Three Solar Cell Makers on the Offensive
Published in SPVI NEWS
Tuesday, 10 July 2012 18:00
While the picture is still unclear for the entire Taiwanese solar industry, the top players are staging a semi-recovery. ...
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Solar Industry and Burden of Debt, Q1 2012 Edition
Published in SPVI NEWS
Friday, 06 July 2012 18:00
As a peer group, the debt level increased by $150M and the combined debt level stands at $19B ...
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According to Bloomberg, Robert Bosch GmbH Chairman Franz Fehrenbach has urged politicians to introduce an import tariff, SPVI has contacted Bosch Solar Head of Communications Ms. Heide Traemann for comments ...
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Is this the End of the CdTe Module? GE halts Solar Factory, Abound Goes Bankrupt
Published in SPVI NEWS
Tuesday, 03 July 2012 18:00
According to GE, in 2014 the company will resume factory development with plans to build modules which will be expected to reach 15%, up from the current 13% conversion. Based on this announcement, chances are we will never hear about it again ...
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Schott Solar Withdraws from C-Si Production, Q-Cells’ Assets Are Considered By Hanwha Group
Published in SPVI NEWS
Friday, 29 June 2012 18:00
On Friday, June 28th, Schott Solar issued a release about withdrawing from module c-Si production, following a similar move in January, when the company had stopped wafer and cell production activities. ...
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Encircled by Losses, LDK Solar Guides Down the Yearly Revenue
Published in SPVI NEWS
Tuesday, 26 June 2012 18:00
Based on the guidance, only some 60% of newly reached 4.3GW wafer capacity will be utilized this year ...
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