Wasabi Energy Share Discussion Threads

[phil2003] 20/6/2011 13:29

(Completely ignoring geothermal power production plants being developed)..
Extract of this exclusive deal with world's biggest cement producer:

"The Kalina Cycle® has the potential to reduce power consumption of the global cement industry by up to 9,132MW, equivalent to taking more that 7.3 million cars off the road".

Wasabi still under the rader me thinks

[moormoney] 20/6/2011 12:36

all coming together slowly--thanks jw. I agree corozal.

[caretaker2] 20/6/2011 09:00

Yet another good rns!!!

[jwoolley] 15/6/2011 13:31

Hi moormoney....I am a investor, not a trader of stocks....I have done a lot of research into this company, the companies that they have holdings in and all directors concerned....personally when I find stocks like this, I buy in batches, as to not increase the price too much while I'm purchasing....I now have a fair chunk, but may buy some more next month when more funds come free.

I will hold this share now for a minimum of 3 years, but obviously taking note of each set of results should anything change....It could also be a possibilty in the years to come that this may be bought out....but going back to the 3 years plan....the share price will be a lot lot higher than it is now...that is for sure....

All the best to you and all other holders...!!!

[moormoney] 15/6/2011 13:15

I agree jw--what is your guesstimate in years? I think invest for 5 at least we have a great opportunity here.

[jwoolley] 15/6/2011 08:17

What a great share this will turn out to be in years to come and getting in at these prices is fantastic....good luck to all long termers in this stock....!!

[minky] 15/6/2011 08:14

I hold this and GDL. Both fairly new listed shares.

[gairich] 15/6/2011 08:08

I'm in, been watching for a while, Germany is the place to be.

[warmmilkybiscuitinvesting] 30/5/2011 20:06

hey hyper al remember the good old days of rift oil.. o/t orcp

[phil2003] 30/5/2011 20:02

Very good news for an eco power supplier such as Wasabi energy..

GERMANY TO CLOSE ALL NUCLEAR PLANTS

May 30th 2011
Germany's decision today to close all its nuclear power plants by 2022 may affect the industry across Europe. Switzerland is also phasing out nuclear energy but the UK has proposed new nuclear power stations, entirely funded by the private sector.

in the wake of the German decision, we will see the renewable energy and energy efficiency industries showing what they are capable of.

In the long run, nuclear power does not really help that much with greenhouse gas emissions. The way you deal with that problem is by accelerating energy efficiency and renewables, and that is what this decision is going to do.

Japan is shutting down 38 nuclear reactors. I have just come back from there. It is pretty dim at night. They are turning down the lights, they are trying to stave off these rolling power cuts they would have to have because so many plants are being shut down. But they are finding in many areas that they do not need the rolling power cuts because when people turn their minds to energy efficiency, they can do incredible things.

Source: www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-13594503

[phil2003] 30/5/2011 20:01

Very good news for an eco power supplier such as Wasabi energy..

GERMANY TO CLOSE ALL NUCLEAR PLANTS

May 30th 2011
Germany's decision today to close all its nuclear power plants by 2022 may affect the industry across Europe. Switzerland is also phasing out nuclear energy but the UK has proposed new nuclear power stations, entirely funded by the private sector.

in the wake of the German decision, we will see the renewable energy and energy efficiency industries showing what they are capable of.

In the long run, nuclear power does not really help that much with greenhouse gas emissions. The way you deal with that problem is by accelerating energy efficiency and renewables, and that is what this decision is going to do.

Japan is shutting down 38 nuclear reactors. I have just come back from there. It is pretty dim at night. They are turning down the lights, they are trying to stave off these rolling power cuts they would have to have because so many plants are being shut down. But they are finding in many areas that they do not need the rolling power cuts because when people turn their minds to energy efficiency, they can do incredible things.

Source: www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-13594503

[snape] 09/5/2011 19:27

Phil
Always leave some profit in for the next man!

[rougepierre] 09/5/2011 19:14

why repeat that?

made £1000 in these in 3 days...still holiding for 20p...

[phil2003] 09/5/2011 13:36

Wasabi Energy (WAS)

Wasabi Energy's strengths lie in its management and also the potential for its technologies within the clean technology and environmental markets. Firstly, its management is led by executive chairman John Byrne, an Australian company builder with 30 years' experience of building up new businesses in hot sectors. His most notable UK achievement was the creation and development of Cambrian Mining, which was bought by Western Coal Corporation, where Mr Byrne became chairman. Western was sold to Walter Energy for $3.2bn last year.
Wasabi has a collection of clean technology investee companies, the most advanced of which is Global Geothermal, which uses the Kalina Cycle power-generation method. By mixing ammonia with water to bring down the boiling point, the Kalina Cycle can create 10-50 per cent more power using the same heat input from geothermal, solar or waste heat sources. The company plans to licence the technology, as well as building and owning its own plants. Siemens has already built two small-scale plants under licence in Europe and a Chinese partner, SSNE, has a licence for China.
The company also holds a 50 per cent stake in water evaporation technology business Aqua Guardian Group and a 23 per cent stake in Australian Renewable Fuels, the largest biofuel company in Australia. Its shares have already performed well, doubling from a float price of 1.1p, and the company has A$12m (£7.7m) in the bank to support its plans.

[phil2003] 09/5/2011 13:36

I REALLY don't like the ASOS example from 2003..
(check my name.. the "original penny share investor" tip at 7p.. my 190% ASOS R.O.I when I sold out at 15p

DOH & BAH!

[caretaker2] 09/5/2011 10:21

Was up doc ?!!!!

[jamesmaggs] 06/5/2011 17:28

Penny shares with promise
Created: 6 May 2011 Written by: Graeme Davies
Rurelec (RUR: 8.13p)
The South America-focused power developer has found itself down on its luck. Shares in the company were hit hard last year when the Bolivian government nationalised the Guaracachi power plant in La Paz, which Rurelec had previously run in joint venture with the government. The overnight removal of the income from Guaracachi, as well as the withholding of dividends, put Rurelec's balance sheet under extreme strain.
But, thanks to supportive investors including Sterling Trust and Legal & General, Rurelec was able to raise £16.3m before expenses in March. This has eliminated all debt from its balance sheet and also allowed the company to acquire the senior debt in its Argentinian power generation business, Energia del Sur (EdS). This means Rurelec is now due interest payments from EdS, as well as continuing to benefit from the improved performance of its Argentinian operations, where Rurelec has almost doubled power output by adding combined cycle gas generation technology, which also qualifies for carbon credits.
Furthermore, Rurelec's management is increasingly confident of receiving compensation from the Bolivian government for the lost assets. A case has been submitted to the International Court for Arbitration – although, historically, Bolivia has settled with claimants before reaching court. Chief executive Peter Earl believes this outcome could see more than $70m in compensation paid to Rurelec, giving the company funds to pursue its pipeline of development projects in Peru and Chile and also the ability to pay out a special dividend. Rurelec's shares were hammered following the Bolivian nationalisation and the ensuing concerns about its balance sheet kept investors away. But, with light at the end of the tunnel, this could be a penny share that is about to bounce back.
Previous flyers
There are numerous examples of penny shares come good, where investors' faith has been rewarded spectacularly.
For example, online fashion retailer Asos, now quoted at more than £20 a share, was, not so many years ago, a penny share. Although it was by no means an overnight sensation. Asos shares traded at below 5p for virtually the whole of 2003 – and even well into the middle of the last decade were changing hands for less than 100p. But investors who bought in when it was a small player in a small but rapidly growing market place have now been significantly rewarded as first-mover advantage has seen its shares outperform all other retailers over the past 18 months, quadrupling since the beginning of 2010, and the business continues to grow overall sales at a staggering 50 per cent-plus a year.
Over a similar time frame, investors in Tanfield, a powered access and electric vehicles business could have made their fortune and lost it and made some of it back again. A classic example of the volatility of penny-share investing, Tanfield's shares motored from less than 5p in 2004 to top 200p in 2007 only to slump back to less than 5p by the end of 2008 then spike back to 70p-plus within six months.
Vialogy (VIY: 3.56p)
Vialogy's bespoke seismic data processing systems are beginning to gain traction in the booming global oil and gas markets, where accurate assessment of seismic data is increasingly important in determining whether to go ahead with costly drilling programmes. When applied to existing 3D seismic data, Vialogy's QuantumRD can better determine the porosity and levels of hydrocarbon saturation, which can otherwise be difficult to assess and can make or break a potential drilling campaign. In such a high-cost industry, which is prospecting in increasingly difficult terrains, risk reduction is vitally important. Vialogy is also applying its technology to the increasingly important shale gas sector, where it can be used to better interpret 3D seismic data to monitor subsurface activity during the process of fracturing rocks to ease the flow of gas.
Vialogy is working on the redevelopment of a major oil field in Texas and has conducted trials with a number of major oil companies both in the US and elsewhere. In its most recent trading update, Vialogy reported that contract proposals have been submitted to a Fortune 500 exploration and production company and a major state oil company. Also, earlier this year, validation came in the form of a well which was based on Vialogy's QuantumRD analysis, producing its first oil with hydrocarbon depths and porosities conforming to Vialogy's findings.

Allergy Therapeutics (AGY: 15.6p)
Biotechnology and pharmaceuticals has long been a favourite hunting ground – and notorious graveyard – for UK penny-share investors. For every success story such as GW Pharmaceuticals there are disappointments such as Silence Therapeutics and Renovo. But the ability of penny shares in the sector to rocket overnight on positive news keeps tempting investors back.
Allergy Therapeutics has a range of vaccines and therapeutic products primarily based around hay fever and other common allergies which it currently sells mainly into Germany. But the key event in recent times was the US Food & Drug Administration (FDA) lifting its clinical hold on Allergy's US clinical programmes. This leaves the company free to pursue development of its products in the huge US market, news that helped its shares effectively double in rapid time.
With a solid base in Europe and potential for US expansion, Allergy is well placed. True, it is not exactly flush with cash and it may take a little while to get products out in the US, but its prospects look considerably brighter. Without the US, the company is cash-generative and profitable and broker Nomura has put a valuation of 35p on the business without assigning any value to the US.

Wasabi Energy (WAS: 1.94p)
Wasabi Energy's strengths lie in its management and also the potential for its technologies within the clean technology and environmental markets. Firstly, its management is led by executive chairman John Byrne, an Australian company builder with 30 years' experience of building up new businesses in hot sectors. His most notable UK achievement was the creation and development of Cambrian Mining, which was bought by Western Coal Corporation, where Mr Byrne became chairman. Western was sold to Walter Energy for $3.2bn last year.
Wasabi has a collection of clean technology investee companies, the most advanced of which is Global Geothermal, which uses the Kalina Cycle power-generation method. By mixing ammonia with water to bring down the boiling point, the Kalina Cycle can create 10-50 per cent more power using the same heat input from geothermal, solar or waste heat sources. The company plans to licence the technology, as well as building and owning its own plants. Siemens has already built two small-scale plants under licence in Europe and a Chinese partner, SSNE, has a licence for China.
The company also holds a 50 per cent stake in water evaporation technology business Aqua Guardian Group and a 23 per cent stake in Australian Renewable Fuels, the largest biofuel company in Australia. Its shares have already performed well, doubling from a float price of 1.1p, and the company has A$12m (£7.7m) in the bank to support its plans.
The numbers
6: Number of Aim companies whose shares have increased by 1,000% or more in the past year
131: Number of Aim companies whose shares have more than doubled in the past 12 months
46,000%: The gain Asos investors would have seen if they got in at 4p eight years ago
573: Number of companies valued at less than £30m on Aim, Small Cap and Fledgling indices
Motive TV (MTV: 0.69p)
Motive TV is hoping to benefit from the switch-over to digital broadcasting across the globe through sales of its software to broadcasters. Its products allow broadcasters to offer services such as TV on demand, record and playback and even remote television on mobile devices – all through the customer's set-top box. Two acquisitions last year took the company, which had shed the majority of its struggling television production companies, into the realm of digital television technology and, with the US already switched over to digital, the EU following in 2012 and the rest of the world by 2015, its potential markets are growing rapidly.
The company is already supplying its services to Italian broadcasting giant Mediaset and has run trials in the Czech Republic and Hungary. Discussions are also ongoing with broadcasters in emerging markets, from Latin America to Asia. The benefit to broadcasters is the relatively low capital investment as the service is software-based and is broadcast over the airwaves, rather than via cables or satellites. At present, the company relies on software sales and installation fees, which can be lumpy, but as the installed base grows and broadcasters can charge customers for accessing content on mobile devices away from the home, recurring revenues should grow.
A further comfort for investors lies in the form of executive chairman Mick Pilsworth's record of building value in smaller companies through acquisitions, having previously built up Select TV from a 7p-a-share company on Aim's forerunner, the Unlisted Securities Market, before selling it for 40p a share. He then built up a television business for Chrysalis which was sold for £50m.

Goldplat (GDP: 11p)
Goldplat is an Africa-focused miner that makes steady profits recovering gold from mining by-products in South Africa and Ghana. Profitability (£1.943m pre-tax in the year to June 2010) alone sets Goldplat apart from most of its peers. More importantly, cash flow from the recovery operations is financing advanced exploration and mining projects that have the potential to transform the company.
The mining projects are located in Kenya and Burkina Faso and the company is in advanced negotiations to acquire a third project in Ghana. Kilimapesa in Kenya, the most advanced project, is already producing gold by treating the residual material from artisanal operations. Management is expecting to receive a full mining licence any day now, after which it will embark on a drilling campaign that could multiply the existing resource of 129,000 oz of gold.
The Nyieme project in Burkina Faso has a current resource of 100,000 ounces of gold based on exploring just a small section of mineralisation. Management believes this project alone has the potential to demonstrate a total resource of 1m ounces of gold – the benchmark for junior explorers – over the entire 8km length of mineralisation.
The shares trade on a PE of under six times earnings, which is cheap for the recovery operations alone. Edison Investment Research estimates that the shares trade at a 40 per cent discount to its 'base case' valuation, which doesn't yet reflect what could be substantial upside from near-term drilling.

[phil2003] 03/5/2011 17:57

"The figure of 2,192,163,828 shares may be used by shareholders in the Company as the denominator for the calculations"

So..

2.2 Billion Wasabi shares in issue gives this company a value (at 2p) of £44M unless my maths have gone to shyte which is possible after 11 days hols..

[phil2003] 27/4/2011 19:51

Win an award at a mining industry show (Nb: we know that managment have contacts in high places) & float a multi $$Mill company that sells (outsourced production) large vacuum formed lids on the back of it!!.. yup, I'm in the wrong business.

Kalina is where this is at as a world changer, everything else is a distraction and fund raiser only imvho.