Half Yearly Report
Major milestones achieved include:
· Continued development for Kalina Cycle® power plants in all key markets culminating in strategic aim to build 25MW's of proprietary power to 2015 and targeting 25MW's of growth per annum thereafter.
· Rollout of regional subsidiaries with dedicated, local, experienced management teams, including establishment of Wasabi New Energy Asia to focus on deployment of the Kalina Cycle® in the Asian region;
· The agreement and part payment for the purchase of 50.5% of Shanghai Shenghe New Energy Resources Science and Technology (SSNE), a Kalina Cycle® licensee for China, Taiwan, Macau and Hong Kong by Wasabi New Energy Asia;
· Wasabi New Energy Asia subsidiary, SSNE awarded EPC contract with Sinopec, China's leading petrochemical producer, following a design and technical services contract for a 4MW Kalina Cycle® plant at the Hainan Petrochemical facility, China
· Purchase of the option over 50% of the Tuzla Geothermal Power Project in Turkey which has an operating 7.5 MWe geothermal power plant and pre feasibility for a 17.5MW Kalina Cycle® power plant;
· All major Kalina Cycle® licensees have Kalina Cycle® power plants under construction;
· Entry into the mining industry by Aqua Guardian Group with a sale of its water conservation product AquaArmourTM to Anglogold Ashanti;
· Successful placing and rights issue in July 2012, raising $8.9m with strong support from major institutional shareholders, and issue of a secured loan note in December 2012 raising $6.5m. Proceeds will be used to fund expansion of the regionally-focused Kalina Cycle businesses.
The Company's non-core listed investments have a current market value of over $9,000,000 and the Board expects to realise these investments in part or in whole in the short term.