Minesto AB (publ)
Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2016, 2022)
Reporting Period: 2016
Environmental Metrics
ESG Focus Areas
- Environmental
- Social
- Governance
Climate Goals & Targets
Environmental Challenges
- Potential impacts on seabirds (collision, disturbance, displacement, pollution, indirect effects) and marine mammals (noise, pollution, physical interactions, entanglement)
- Potential impacts on Atlantic salmon (turbidity, contamination, noise, collision, barrier to movement, habitat exclusion)
Mitigation Strategies
- Encounter Rate Modelling (ERM) and Collision Risk Modelling (CRM) to assess collision risk
- Assessment of other potential impacts (noise, pollution, disturbance)
- Consideration of cumulative and in-combination impacts
- Apportionment of impacts to individual SPA and SAC populations
Supply Chain Management
Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities
Reporting Period: 2022
Environmental Metrics
ESG Focus Areas
- Renewable Energy
- Environmental Impact
- Sustainable Development
Environmental Achievements
- Increased production capacity at Vestmannasund facility by installing a second foundation, enabling two Dragon 4 power plants.
- Dragon 4 (100 kW) achieved record levels of total electricity production, peak performance, and energy conversion.
Social Achievements
- Participation in the Swedish business delegation to COP27, generating opportunities to share information about Minesto's technology.
- Strategic partnerships formed in the Philippines and Indonesia to integrate Minesto's technology into renewable energy mixes.
Governance Achievements
- Board decision to conduct a partly secured rights issue of shares (approximately 153.4 MSEK before deduction of transaction costs).
Climate Goals & Targets
Long-term Goals:
- Become a producer of power plants with a wide range of services and expertise in marine energy.
Medium-term Goals:
- Development of the Hestfjord project (approximately 30 MW).
Short-term Goals:
- Installation of Dragon 12 (1.2 MW) power plant planned for spring 2023.
Environmental Challenges
- Changes in the capital market and reduced capital availability for development companies.
Mitigation Strategies
- Planned rights issue with approximately 80% in subscription guarantees and commitments to secure financial resources.
Supply Chain Management
Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities
UN Sustainable Development Goals
- SDG 7 (Affordable and Clean Energy)
- SDG 13 (Climate Action)
Minesto's technology contributes to these goals by providing clean, predictable renewable energy from ocean currents.
Sustainable Products & Innovation
- Dragon Class power plants