Redt Energy Share Discussion Threads

[greenmachine2] 21/2/2017 11:18

re 12814 from gerd212. "Redflow has cut its teeth in the residential market in Australia and New Zealand, with “hundreds” of domestic flow battery units installed, according to Kempster."

REDflow 2016 june report to shareholders does not show much in the way of sales, I am cautious but not entirely dismissive of greentechmedia reports.

REDT are in a similar situation of development , but we don't yet have a seemingly disfunctional electricity market like in many parts of Austrialia, which might boost flow battery sales.

[dlg3] 21/2/2017 11:16

pierre knows better than industry experts BTW !!!!

[dlg3] 21/2/2017 11:13

Pacific Gas and Electric Co.'s announcement yesterday that it would shutter California's last nuclear plant and replace the power with energy efficiency and renewable energy was the result of a confluence of progressive state policies, CEO Anthony Earley said.22 Jun 2016

[dlg3] 21/2/2017 11:11

I see we are back on nukes again pierre, another of pierre,s distractions .......

[dlg3] 21/2/2017 11:10

greenmachine2 there are some very argumentative people on here, have you noticed thatgreenmachine2 ???? oh did I forget to ad the likn greenmachine2........ think you are another with selective eyesight greenmachine2.. added the post just so you can clearly see the link saying it is from the Guardian....BTW !!!!


dlg321 Feb '17 - 10:20 - 12822 of 12834 0 0 Edit
Almost 90% of new power in Europe from renewable sources in 2016
Wind energy overtakes coal as the EU’s second largest form of power capacity but concerns remain over politicians’ enthusiasm for renewables

Renewable energy sources made up nearly nine-tenths of new power added to Europe’s electricity grids last year, in a sign of the continent’s rapid shift away from fossil fuels.

But industry leaders said they were worried about the lack of political support beyond 2020, when binding EU renewable energy targets end.

Of the 24.5GW of new capacity built across the EU in 2016, 21.1GW – or 86% – was from wind, solar, biomass and hydro, eclipsing the previous high-water mark of 79% in 2014.

For the first time windfarms accounted for more than half of the capacity installed, the data from trade body WindEurope showed. Wind power overtook coal to become the EU’s second largest form of power capacity after gas, though due to the technology’s intermittent nature, coal still meets more of the bloc’s electricity demand.

[pierre oreilly] 21/2/2017 11:10

A 1GW capacity nuke can produce 1GW when instructed to do so, usually for several months non stop.

A 1GW capacity collection of winfdarms, comprising thousands of windmills, produces generation of about a quarter of the 1GW capacity. Furthermore, it is impossible to instruct, so wind may produce nothing when the generation is needed most, and up to a GW when it may not be needed at all. In which case the grid will tell them to tthe bleeding things off and pay them massive amount cash in th form of constraint payments for producing absolutely nothing at all.

When you get notified of your 10 or 20% increase in your electricty tariffs, then this is the main reason. 'free wind's as dig would say.

[greenmachine2] 21/2/2017 11:00

RE dlg3 post 12822 "Of the 24.5GW of new capacity built across the EU in 2016, 21.1GW – or 86% – was from wind, solar, biomass and hydro, eclipsing the previous high-water mark of 79% in 2014." A copy paste from the Guardian, folks BTW.

"Electricity generated is a much more important figure than nameplate capacity. My calculator tells me that wind is 16.6% of installed capacity but the IEA tells me wind+solar+geothermal put together generated 12.8% of OECD Europe's electricity in 2015 and 12.9% for the period Jan-Oct 2016.

IEA: Monthly Electricity Statistics

Nuclear generated 23.7% and 27.1% in those respective periods." Guardian comment on this article.

[dlg3] 21/2/2017 10:58

REDT,s storage machine price below $500 now never mind in 4 years time...

[dlg3] 21/2/2017 10:54

Prudential, Investec among lenders financing storage projects


Storage contracts to date in the U.S. and Canada rarely exceeded three years, said Bryan Urban, head of North American operations for the Yverdon-les-Bains, Switzerland-based storage developer Leclanche SA. Now utilities are signing agreements for three to seven years, and sometimes as long at 10 years, he said. And in the U.K., National Grid Plc is signing four-year contracts for storage services.

“Instead of these short uncertain revenue streams, you now have longer-term contracts that investors can get behind,” said Logan Goldie-Scot, head of energy storage analysis at Bloomberg New Energy Finance in London.

[pierre oreilly] 21/2/2017 10:52

Dig, perhaps you should get your analyst to inform you that microcaps have not one quality suitable as trading opportunity. It isn't being traded by anyone. Your views just indicate you are paranoid.

[dlg3] 21/2/2017 10:52

The Age of the Giant Battery Is Almost Upon Us
Joe Ryan and Brian Eckhouse
21 February 2017, 00:01 GMT


The idea that giant batteries may someday revolutionize electrical grids has long enthralled clean-power advocates and environmentalists. Now it’s attracting bankers with the money to make it happen.

Lenders including Investec Plc, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. and Prudential Financial Inc. are looking to finance large-scale energy-storage projects from California to Germany, marking a coming-of-age moment for the fledgling industry. The systems help utilities solve a longstanding clean-power conundrum: managing the unpredictable output from wind and solar farms, and retaining electricity until it’s needed.

Battery costs have declined 40 percent since 2014 and regulators are mandating storage technology be added to the grid. That’s encouraging utilities to offer longer contracts and developers are expected build $2.5 billion in systems globally this year. These trends are changing the risk profile, giving lenders confidence in batteries in much the same way that power-purchase agreements opened banks’ doors years ago for wind and solar power.

[dlg3] 21/2/2017 10:49

Saudi Arabia is kicking off its $50 billion renewable-energy push as the world’s top crude exporter turns to solar and wind power to temper domestic oil use in meeting growing energy demand.

Bidders seeking to qualify to build 700 megawatts of wind and solar power plants should submit documents by March 20, and those selected will be announced by April 10, Saudi Arabia’s energy ministry said Monday in an e-mailed statement. Qualified bidders will be able to present their offers for the projects starting on April 17 through July.

“This marks the starting point of a long and sustained program of renewable energy deployment in Saudi Arabia that will not only diversify our power mix but also catalyze economic development,” Khalid Al-Falih, the energy minister, said in the statement. The ministry’s Renewable Energy Project Development Office intends to set up “the most attractive, competitive and well executed government renewable energy investment programs in the world,” he said.

[dlg3] 21/2/2017 10:46

this is the cut and paste thread pierre not the trading thread !!!

[dlg3] 21/2/2017 10:45

Get them sold then pierre, I am here for the long run....

[dlg3] 21/2/2017 10:43

buys going through the nex exchange...

[pierre oreilly] 21/2/2017 10:43

For some strange reason dig, you are the only shareholder who thinks they're lucky as the price slips away daily. I feel unlucky in that a star prize has been yanked away from under my nose and replaced with the booby prize courtesy of your goodself.Red doesn't need any luck, it just needs the story to be told truthfully from a credible source.

[dlg3] 21/2/2017 10:35

morning trouty

[dlg3] 21/2/2017 10:31

Sell them boys and girls......I know a few that will take them off your hands....keep them coming.....

If you think news is far away.........then sell....but on the other hand is news just around the corner???? Traders on here will blow hot and cold.... depends on their position.......how anybody can deduce news is far away beats the hell out of me !!!

So if I say news tomorrow !!!, who is right ???? ONLY THE RNS IS RIGHT that could land this afternoon or in 2 weeks time, nobody knows...some would like to spread doubt, but as time goes by the chance of that RNS arriving increase...

The question is do you feel lucky???

[dlg3] 21/2/2017 10:20

Almost 90% of new power in Europe from renewable sources in 2016
Wind energy overtakes coal as the EU’s second largest form of power capacity but concerns remain over politicians’ enthusiasm for renewables

Renewable energy sources made up nearly nine-tenths of new power added to Europe’s electricity grids last year, in a sign of the continent’s rapid shift away from fossil fuels.

But industry leaders said they were worried about the lack of political support beyond 2020, when binding EU renewable energy targets end.

Of the 24.5GW of new capacity built across the EU in 2016, 21.1GW – or 86% – was from wind, solar, biomass and hydro, eclipsing the previous high-water mark of 79% in 2014.

For the first time windfarms accounted for more than half of the capacity installed, the data from trade body WindEurope showed. Wind power overtook coal to become the EU’s second largest form of power capacity after gas, though due to the technology’s intermittent nature, coal still meets more of the bloc’s electricity demand.

[elbillo] 21/2/2017 10:16

If nothing else we surely should have had some feedback as to how Gigia, RNS Oct6 saying first unit arrived almost 5 months and no further update that I've seen. That isa little concerning to myself. Orders not too worried about as they will take time from enquiry to confirmation. As Alchemy says they are now funded so not as much urgency to keep shareholders informed.

[dlg3] 21/2/2017 10:15

Record-breaking offshore wind construction in 2016


The total construction value of offshore wind projects in 2016 was £4.1bn, up from £2.45bn in the previous year, the latest data Barbour ABI shows.

The construction industry analysts’ statistics reveal that offshore windfarms alone accounted for 42 per cent of the value of UK construction contracts in the utilities and power sector and 21 per cent of all infrastructure.

Three projects, the Beatrice, Galloper and East Anglia one offshore windfarms, accounted for a combined £3bn pounds of value and up to 1,600MW of energy per hour.

Barbour reported that there are a further £23.2bn worth of offshore wind farm projects in the development pipeline.

Michael Dall, lead economist at Barbour, said that the health of the windfarm development pipeline suggested that the sector will see continued growth.

“With reports showing that the cost of producing electricity in this way have fallen significantly, the increase in construction value makes sense,” he observed.

[dlg3] 21/2/2017 10:11

How large a share of wind power is compatible with a stable energy system? In the case of Denmark, that ceiling has not yet been reached. By 2020 nearly half of Danish electricity will be provided by wind power alone. Another 20 percent will come from biomass.
By tying our electrical grid into a regional framework and by having a spare capacity backed by biomass, Denmark will continue to have a stable energy system.

[dlg3] 21/2/2017 10:10

independent from fossil fuels by 2050
It is the Danish government’s clear opinion that the green road is the one we all need to travel eventually. There is no denying, that there are strong reasons for action. In the coming decades more and more people around the world will achieve the means to a modern lifestyle, that they aspire to.

The global need for energy will continue to rise as a car, a fridge, a city break will become part of the lifestyle of many more people. Our lifestyle has in the past been driven by cheap and easy access to oil, coal and natural gas. That road is not an option, which will be open to us in the future. We will face ever increasing pressures from the twin forces of climate change and the hunt for finite and ever more marginal sources of fossil fuel. One would think, that these two forces ought to be a sufficient spur for action.

The Danish government having seen the writing on the wall has set an ambitious target of weaning Denmark off fossil fuels by 2050. Heeding the words of Winston Churchill, that “however beautiful the strategy, you should occasionally look at the results”, the Danish government recently presented “Energy Strategy 2050”, also referred to by the Danish minister of Climate and Energy, Dr. Lykke Friis, as a declaration of energy independence – independence from oil, coal and gas.