Leading marine energy developer Minesto has reached further improved power production performance through upgrades and modifications of the company’s DG100 marine power plant. Furthermore, key aspects of test operations and electricity production with the DG100 system have now been third-party verified by DNV in accordance with international standards.

The number of shares and share capital in Minesto AB has increased as a result of the exercise of warrants of series TO3.

The warrants program TO3 in Minesto AB has been successfully completed. The program was fully subscribed, which means that Minesto adds SEK 161.6 million in proceeds before issue costs to secure the company’s commercial expansion. A total of 10,236,653 new shares in Minesto were subscribed for through the warrants program, corresponding to an exercise rate of 99.1 percent.

The shareholders of Minesto AB, org.nr 556719-4919 (”Minesto” or ”Company”), are hereby given notice to attend the Annual General Meeting to be held on Wednesday 2 June 2021.

Minesto’s largest owners BGA Invest and Midroc New Technology have exercised all of their warrants of series TO3 in Minesto AB. Through this, Minesto will add approximately SEK 44.7 million in proceeds before issue costs, corresponding to approximately 27 percent of the total TO3 program. In addition, Minesto AB’s senior executives have also exercised all their TO3 warrants. The subscription period for TO3 runs until April 30, 2021– but please note that nominees may have an earlier deadline for exercising the warrants.

Leading marine energy developer Minesto reinforces its already extensive patent portfolio covering the company’s unique ocean energy technology. Minesto has been granted a new patent by which the company extends the protection of its core technology.

Leading marine energy developer Minesto continues to make operational progress in the company’s tidal energy project in the Faroe Islands. During electricity production runs over the last weeks Minesto’s DG100 power plant has delivered grid-compliant electricity at new record levels.

Minesto’s annual report for the financial year 2020 is now available, in Swedish only, on the company’s website.

As part of the continued operations programme in its tidal energy project in the Faroe Islands, Minesto has made significant progress related to electricity generation to grid. The company’s DG100 power plant has reached peak power production performance above 110 kW with average power produced over a tidal cycle aligned with predictions in simulation runs.

Leading marine energy developer Minesto and Schneider Electric, the global leader in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, have entered a Memorandum of Understanding to work together to develop and build ocean energy farms based on Minesto’s Deep Green technology.

Leading marine energy developer Minesto continuous the operations programme with the DG100 tidal energy powerplant in Vestmannasund, Faroe Islands. This includes verification of electricity production together with the utility customer SEV and third-party certifier DNV. Personnel, hardware, and installation vessel have been mobilised and commissioning work is underway.

As a part of the ongoing commissioning work of its DG100 tidal kite system Vestmannasund, Faroe Islands, leading marine energy developer Minesto has reached the milestone of delivering electricity to the Faroese grid facilitated by the Power Purchase Agreement with the utility company SEV.

Minesto is making progress at the company’s tidal energy site in Vestmannasund, Faroe Islands, in commissioning the DG100 kite system. To date Minesto has successfully verified the key kite system functions as well as conducted safe and efficient installation and recovery procedures.

Senior executives in Minesto have subscribed for a total of 280,000 new shares in Minesto AB through the exercise of warrants of series PO4. As a result, all issued PO4 warrants in Minesto have been exercised and the company will add approximately SEK 7.4 million in proceeds through the warrant program.

Minesto has today announced that the company plans to continue commissioning activities in its tidal energy project in Vestmannasund, Faroe Islands in mid-October. Minesto has also verified the area for the first proposed array installation of its tidal kite technology in the Faroe Islands.

CEO Dr Martin Edlund: “The signals from the public sector remain positive in terms of financial support to accelerate the upscaling of renewable energy supply and to build the global economic recovery from a sustainable base.”

The previously issued warrant program in Minesto AB aimed at the European investor EIT InnoEnergy has been completed. A total of 8,513,595 shares were subscribed for in Minesto through the warrant program.

Minesto has completed the installation of subsea and onshore infrastructure in the company’s tidal energy project in Vestmannasund, Faroe Islands. Minesto also successfully installed the first DG100 tidal energy converter, but during the initial commissioning phase a mechanical failure occurred in the powerplant’s mooring interface and denied further operations.

Minesto’s CEO Dr Martin Edlund has subscribed for 120,000 shares in Minesto AB through the exercise of warrants of series PO4. Minesto will thus receive just over SEK 3 million in proceeds.

Onshore and offshore installation work has been conducted throughout the week in Minesto’s tidal energy project in Vestmannasund, Faroe Islands, involving Minesto, SEV and supplier personnel. The subsea cable installation that connects to the electric grid was not completed as planned due to a technical issue occurring during cable laying.

Minesto progresses its tidal energy project in the Faroe Islands. The leading marine energy developer has completed the first offshore installation phase of the project, as the gravity-based foundation for the powerplant has been installed at the site in Vestmannasund.

Minesto’s CEO Dr Martin Edlund has subscribed for 140,000 shares in Minesto AB through the exercise of allotted warrants of series P0.

Minesto AB has today published the Notice of the company’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) 2020. The AGM will be held in Gothenburg on 9 June 2020 at 15:00 CEST.

The strike price for warrants TO3 in Minesto AB has been set to SEK 15.79 in accordance with the applicable terms and conditions. One (1) TO3 warrant entitles to subscribe for one (1) share in Minesto during the period up to and including 30 April 2021.

CEO Dr Martin Edlund: “Our current strong cash position allows us to focus on creating industrial value and promote the market uptake of our unique product. This fits well with the bigger picture and macro trends where we see and hear encouraging messages from EU leaders and politicians on the support for the renewable agenda.”

Marine energy developer Minesto and its collaboration partner, the Faroese electric utility company SEV, has been granted all necessary permits and consents for the installation of two grid-connected tidal kite systems in Vestmannasund, Faroe Islands.

CEO Dr Martin Edlund: “At the beginning of 2020, Minesto holds a stronger cash position than ever. This means that we can increase the company’s commercial activity, with the goal of entering into further customer collaboration arrangements and secure project financing for the expansion of larger marine energy production arrays.”

Minesto is closely following developments related to the coronavirus disease COVID-19 to assess how governmental actions and restrictions around Europe might affect operations and project activities. To date, the company has had no negative impact on incoming components and subsystem deliveries. The major kite system components for Minesto’s Faroe Islands project are assembled and are currently being factory tested and commissioned. Minesto is targeting installation of the first DG100 system in the second quarter of 2020.

Leading marine energy developer Minesto has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with the Faroese electric utility company SEV, advancing the parties’ collaboration to integrate tidal energy in the Faroe Island’s electricity mix. The PPA comprises both the planned installations of two 100kW systems of Minesto’s subsea kite technology and an additional 2MW capacity allocated for installations of utility-scale tidal energy systems in the Faroe Islands. 

In December 2019, Minesto AB (publ) (”Minesto” or ”the Company”) carried out a rights issue of shares and warrants (units). The new shares and warrants have now been registered by the Swedish Companies Registration Office and will be admitted to trading on Nasdaq First North Growth Market on January 21, 2020.