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Minesto’s main owners exercise warrants; investing an additional 34 SEK million in the company

February 01, 2017
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Minesto’s largest owners BGA Invest and Midroc New Technology have announced that they will invest an additional 34 SEK million in the company by exercising all of their warrants held in Minesto AB. This announcement was communicated by the two main shareholders as the subscription period of the...Read more »
Today, the subscription period of the warrants "Minest TO1" issued in connection with Minesto’s IPO in November 2015 starts. In total, Minesto can potentially add approximately 82 SEK million in proceeds, should all warrants be exercised. The last day to exercise the warrants is February 28, 2017... Read more »

Tidal energy in focus as Minesto joins Swedish trade mission to South America

November 24, 2016
Minesto Board director Stefan Karlsson and Ann Linde, Swedish Minister for EU Affairs and Trade
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Leading tidal energy technology developer Minesto continues to strengthens its market relations in South America. The company has joined a Swedish Green Tech trade mission which today starts a two-day visit to Argentina. This follows a week of individual meetings with key stakeholders in Chile. “We...Read more »
The trade mission called Green Tech Sweden is coordinated by Business Sweden and led by the Swedish Minister for EU Affairs & Trade, Ann Linde. The program includes seminars where Minesto have the opportunity to present the company and its unique Deep Green technology to representatives and... Read more »

Minesto’s tidal energy technology awarded as most promising in the industry

November 23, 2016
The award for Most Promising Turbine Concept 2016
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On Tuesday evening, in a global competition of the most prominent players in the industry, leading tidal energy developer Minesto won the award for the Most Promising Turbine Concept at the International Tidal Energy Summit in London.Read more »
The International Tidal Energy Summit, held 22–23 November in London, is the largest international conference for the tidal energy industry. As part of the conference, an award ceremony is held to recognise the industry’s top innovators for cost-competitive renewable electricity generation. During... Read more »

Minesto and National Taiwan Ocean University signs collaboration agreement

November 10, 2016
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Leading ocean energy developer Minesto has today signed a collaboration agreement together with the Research Center for Ocean Energy and Strategies at National Taiwan Ocean University. The collaboration will include installation and ocean testing of a scale model and research on Minesto’s unique...Read more »
The collaboration agreement between Minesto and Research Center for Ocean Energy and Strategies (RCOES) was signed Thursday morning at a signing ceremony at the National Taiwan Ocean University in Keelung, Taiwan. Within the scope of the collaboration agreement, Minesto and RCOES will explore the... Read more »

Technical progress for Minesto

November 02, 2016
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In October, Minesto’s quarter-scale sea trials of the Deep Green technology have reached new highs of electricity generation. The results correspond to full power production for a full-scale power plant.Read more »
Quarter-scale sea tests of Minesto’s unique technology for producing electricity from low-velocity ocean and tidal currents, Deep Green, has been ongoing at Minesto’s test facility in Northern Ireland since 2013. The test results now surpass previously noted maximum levels of electricity generation... Read more »

Minesto strengthens the patent portfolio

October 21, 2016
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The European Patent Office has granted leading tidal energy developer Minesto a European patent for the primary patent family covering the company’s core technology. “This strengthens the IP position for our already well-protected Deep Green concept”, says Dr Martin Edlund, CEO of Minesto.Read more »
Minesto’s primary patent application was filed in 2006, with additional applications being filed during 2011–2016. Earlier this year the European Patent Office (EPO) announced that they intended to grant a European patent for the primary patent family. EPO has now issued a communication stating... Read more »

Minesto to attend Taiwan-Sweden Joint Business Council Meeting

September 05, 2016
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Dr Martin Edlund, CEO of leading tidal energy developer Minesto, has joined the Swedish Business Delegation that will attend the 32nd Taiwan-Sweden Joint Business Council Meeting in Taipei on 26 September 2016. The delegation will be led by the State Secretary to the Swedish Minister for EU Affairs...Read more »
The Taiwan-Sweden Joint Business Council meeting is an important platform for business contacts and intergovernmental relations, to explore business opportunities between Taiwan and Sweden. This year’s meeting will address the theme on Smart Cities & Living and one of the focus areas is... Read more »

The Swedish Energy Agency grants funds to projects focusing on Minesto’s technology

July 07, 2016
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Leading Swedish tidal energy developer Minesto, together with industry and academia partners, have been granted research funds totalling SEK 5.7 million by the Swedish Energy Agency. “The decision is a clear sign of confidence from the Swedish Energy Agency in Minesto’s ability to realise the Deep...Read more »
Minesto’s patented technology Deep Green is the only proven marine power plant that can extract energy from low-velocity tidal and ocean currents in a cost-effective way. The concept has been developed over nearly a decade and for the last three years quarter scale ocean testing is ongoing outside... Read more »

Minesto’s CEO on Brexit: ”The referendum results will not affect Minesto’s EU project in Wales."

June 27, 2016
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"The financial support is secured and tidal energy is now more important than ever for the region”...Read more »
Following the outcome of the EU referendum last Thursday, where the majority of the British people voted for an exit from the European Union, Minesto have today published the following comment. In May 2015, Minesto secured an offer of a €13m grant from the European Regional Development Fund through... Read more »

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