Tidal energy developer Minesto has this week launched its first
Dragon Class tidal kite in Vestmanna, Faroe Islands, and has
started producing electricity.
"[Minesto] has now successfully completed the first week of commissioning including satisfactory electricity production and verification of all core functionality with the new Dragon 4 tidal power plant in Vestmanna, Faroe Islands. The kite has generated first electricity to grid right "out of the box" and the commissioning plan has been executed as planned," Minesto said Wednesday.
"We are very pleased to announce that the first week of
commissioning of Dragon 4 has been successfully completed. Every
aspect of the project has been fulfilled according to plan and
electricity has been successfully generated," said Martin Edlund,
CEO of Minesto.
"We started electricity production the same day we launched the
Dragon 4, after having completed all necessary pre-flight
function verification on the first tide after installation. The
Dragon 4 has a lot to offer, and we are now moving into a phase
where we will fine-tune the control system settings to maximize
the power output," expressed Bernt Erik Westre, Chief Technology
Officer, Minesto.
Illustration of a Minesto
Tidal Kite - Credit: Minesto (File image)
