Active Energy was established in March 2009 to manufacture and sell the VoltageMaster power optimiser as a solution for electricity and carbon reduction.

In September 2009, Active Energy was selected as a nominated supplier to the ESPO (Eastern Shire Purchasing Organisation) framework agreement for voltage optimisation equipment. This framework is open to the entire public sector.

During January 2010, Active Energy announced a strategic alliance with Southern Electrical Contracting (SEC), a subsidiary of Scottish and Southern. SEC selected VoltageMaster as the sole voltage optimiser to be offered to their customers. Active Energy has also been successful in winning a number of public sector tenders, most recently for the installation of VoltageMaster units in over fifty Ministry of Justice court houses throughout England.


There seems to be political wind supporting this company. Maybe they will come through financially too?

Active Energy Group - Canadian forestry update

Click here

Active Energy Group - Corporate update

Click here

Well, didn't I just pick a bad time to nip out for a couple of hours?!

28 January 2015

Active Energy Group Plc
("Active Energy Group" or the "Group" or the "Company" or "AEG")

Update on Canadian Forestry Joint Venture

The Board of Active Energy Group Plc (AIM: AEG.L), the London Stock Exchange AIM-listed international supplier of industrial wood chip and timber, Biomass for Energy (BFE) fuel products, and forestry asset development services, is aware of online speculation concerning its Canadian forestry joint venture company, KAQUO Forestry & Natural Resources Development Corporation.

On 18 July 2014, the Group announced that it had entered into an important new joint venture to commercialise substantial mature forestry assets in Alberta, Western Canada, owned by the Métis Settlements of Peavine, Paddle Prairie and East Prairie.

Subsequently, KAQUO was formed as a joint venture company, with the Group holding a 45% equity interest, to exclusively commercialise the forestry assets, at that time, as agent on behalf of the Métis Settlements.

The Board of AEG confirms that at the KAQUO Métis Settlements Economic Development Summit, held in Edmonton Canada on 27 January 2015, KAQUO commented that it had received three non-binding, conditional offers, in aggregate amounting to approximately US$300 million subject to further due diligence, which KAQUO may or may not accept and which may or may not come to fruition, depending on that due diligence process.

The offers were received as a result of the pre-marketing roadshow announced previously, to subscribe for a non-controlling equity stake in a yet to be incorporated subsidiary of KAQUO to commercialise approximately 108,000 hectares of the aforementioned Métis Settlements forestry assets.

The Board of AEG understands that it is the intention of KAQUO to accept one of the offers, each of which is subject to due diligence, and to enter into detailed negotiations of legal agreements with the successful bidder.

A further announcement will be made no later than when such negotiations, which are expected to last several months, are concluded.

Active Energy Group - Update on Canadian Forestry Joint Venture

Click here

Positive news recently, including this.

Coal-fired power stations are likely be around for the foreseeable future, although diminishing over the years. AEG is ideally placed to take advantage of this and I would not be surprised to see the sp double over the next few months. I know nothing about Gravendonck Private Foundation but they appear to be a major prop for AEG.


Active Energy, the London quoted renewable energy, forestry management and timber processing business, announces that it has entered into an agreement with Gravendonck Private Foundation (“Gravendonck”), its major shareholder and long-term supporter, to convert US$1.02 million of existing debt in the Company, into equity. In consideration of this agreement, Gravendonck will be issued 30,000,000 ordinary shares of 1 pence each in the Company (“Ordinary Shares”) at a price of 2.7 pence per share (the “Gravendonck Conversion” and the “Gravendonck Shares”). The Gravendonck Conversion price of 2.7 pence is based upon a 60 day VWAP calculation.

Following the Gravendonck Conversion, Gravendonck will hold 241,898,809 Ordinary Shares, representing 29.97% of the enlarged issued share capital of Active Energy with voting rights and the Company’s outstanding loan to Gravendonck of US$580,000.

Will 2017 see a re-rate of the sp?

RNS Number : 8673S
Active Energy Group PLC
28 December 2016

Active Energy, the London quoted international renewable energy, forestry management and timber processing business, is pleased to announce that further to the announcement made on 28 November 2016, it has drawn down an initial US$2 million under the US$6 million five-year unsecured loan facility, provided by Linarus FZE ("Linarus") a private Dubai based investment company, to fund the construction of the first 35,000 tonne per annum commercial reference plant ('the Plant') in North America. This is in line with the Company's strategy to commercialise its revolutionary CoalSwitch technology, which utilises low value wood, timber, forestry and pulp mill/ saw mill by-products to produce the world's first 'drop-in' biomass fuel that can be mixed at any ratio with coal or completely replace coal in existing unmodified coal powered fire stations globally.

The Board expects that the development of the Plant will open up a significant revenue stream with rapid payback credentials for AEG CoalSwitch once completed later in 2017. In addition, it will mean that the Company will be able to produce the much higher volumes of fuel required for power generators, which are awaiting these deliveries. It will also facilitate the delivery of commercial samples (which are comprised of thousands of tonnes of CoalSwitch product) to power plants, enabling them to run full burn tests at their facilities, rather than laboratory scale testing which until now has been the case. These full scale burn tests will provide coal fired power generators globally with proof that they can convert their fuel rather than their plants, to burn biomass safely, reliably and without significant investments into their existing facilities, handling systems or supply chain. Typically a coal-fired power station wishing to convert to burn the ubiquitous White Pellet fuel currently available in the market would need to invest approximately US$700,000 per Mw/Hr of installed generating capacity. With CoalSwitch, there are no retrofit costs.

Richard Spinks, Chief Executive Officer of Active Energy said, "With these initial funds drawn down, I am confident that 2017 will see us deliver on our stated commitment to rapidly commercialise our ground-breaking CoalSwitch technology. We look forward to commissioning our first Plant in North America in Q3 2017, for which the long lead time items procurement process has commenced. We are in discussions with a number of investors and partners for the roll out of up to four additional CoalSwitch production plants immediately on the heels of the first Plant becoming operational: two in the USA and two in Canada. This will serve to de-risk investors and allow the Company to achieve better terms for funding plants going forward. We are confident that the USA and Canada will be significant feedstock, production and resale markets for CoalSwitch, particularly given the recent endorsements our product has had from key industry players."

All set to go!

Issue of £11.47m Covertible Loan Note & Corporate Update.

Worth watching progress.

2 January 2018
Active Energy Group Plc ('Active Energy', 'the Company' or 'the Group')
Update re Revolutionary CoalSwitch™ Plant; Initial Full-Scale Reactor Test Completed

Active Energy, the London quoted international biomass based renewable energy and forestry management business, is pleased to announce that the first testing of the five-tonne-per-hour CoalSwitch™ plant in Utah, United States ('the Plant') was successfully completed late on Friday 29 December 2017. The initial results met all management expectations and further testing will continue this week.

The plant is now undergoing full commissioning which Active Energy expects to complete in the next several weeks, which will enable the Company to deliver commercial quantities of CoalSwitch™, its revolutionary fuel that that can be mixed in any ratio with coal fines or completely replace coal in existing coal-fired power stations, without retrofit, globally.

The first successful firing of the full-scale reactors proves that the technology is scalable to full commercial production and reinforces that the proven science developed represents a disruptive force for the global biomass industry. The next stage will be to complete commercial orders for CoalSwitch™, including the first order to a full-scale coal-fired power plant in Utah, USA.

The Plant has been constructed on a modular basis allowing further scale-up to larger plant sizes giving greater volumes of production which Active Energy currently expects to be no smaller than 10 tonne per hour plants. In addition, the Company's decision to construct the entire Plant in a containerised format allows for demounting and moving to global locations at short notice meaning that CoalSwitch™ plants can be located near to sources of wood waste or forestry residuals wherever they may be found.

Michael Rowan Active Energy Non-Executive Chairman said, "The first successful test firing of the Plant proves the technology and scalability of production. Our unique biomass fuel technology will contribute hugely to the environment globally due to its unique qualities and ability to be a direct drop in coal replacement fuel, meaning that without the requirement for retrofit, coal plants anywhere can now reduce their usage of coal and decrease emissions without significant investment.

"We are now entering the next phase of our development as we produce and deliver commercial quantities of production and receive first revenues from CoalSwitch™. These are exciting times and we have already received much interest from governments and corporates alike due to CoalSwitch™'s unique qualities and ability to utilise all types of cellulosic biomass (including the lowest quality forestry waste and residuals, waste wood, and other by-products from the global forestry industry) and to blend with reclaimed coal fines or burn as a standalone coal replacement. The Group is now establishing its environmental credentials and is ready to work with governments and corporations in the near future."

A bit of energy in the sp recently!

Up again. Interest growing!

Great potential for CoalSwitch™; early days but if it is all it is cracked up to be the sales will be huge. Topped up this morning, will sit and watch now.

All time high for volume looking at 10 year chart here

Woosh! Hotter than a CoalSwitch™ pellet! I am sure there is a lot more to come. It is probably not widely known that this product can replace coal for domestic use as well as commercial.

Rocky Mountain Power, a unit of Warren Buffet's Berkshire Hathaway Inc., plans to run full scale commercial tests of CoalSwitch™ at its thermal power plant in Utah. The results will be interesting!😊

You have been ploughing a lone furrow kim. I agree, the technology is starting to look interesting.

I hope I am right iturama! This coming week will be AEG's big moment, after 9 years of developing CoalSwitch™ they deserve success.

Interesting news release. It would be useful to know how this monetises but they are making good progress.

CoalSwitch plant to become fully operational this week.

Game changing. The future looks bright!