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Commissioning of Dragon 4 in Vestmannasund - the optimization journey continues

June 21, 2022
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The commissioning program of the first Dragon 4 unit launched in Vestmannasund, Faroe Islands in May, is progressing according to plan and the flight configurations are being finetuned sequentially to optimise the power output. The kite, recently named “Íðunn”, is operating autonomously 40 m below...Read more »
“We’re now commissioning the kite in Vestmannasund fully remotely from our headquarter in Sweden. The team is screening a vast volume of data every day to support configuration for optimized power production,” said Bernt Erik Westre, Chief Technology Officer of Minesto. The submerged nature of the... Read more »

Minesto shares first glimpse of the Dragon 4

April 05, 2022
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Minesto shares first glimpse of the first Dragon 4 unit. The Dragon Class line is designed for increased performance, reduced costs, and scalable for commercial installations. It is the new range of power plants of Minesto’s Deep Green marine energy technology, having developed from the grid-... Read more »

Wings in the making

March 15, 2022
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Work is well underway at Minesto to produce the wings for the world’s first commercial ocean energy kites. The D4 (100kW) wing measures 4.9 metres wide and just got a fresh coat of paint at the workshop. The wing for our utility-scale D12 (1.2MW) is next in line and the 12m laminating tool is... Read more »

Minesto announces commercially relevant power production for its next-generation Dragon Class tidal energy kites

December 22, 2021
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Leading marine energy developer Minesto today announces that, based on analysed production data and verified simulations, its utility-scale Dragon Class tidal energy power plants are each projected to produce 3.5 GWh of clean electricity per year at identified sites.Read more »
“Based on the technology’s current performance and simulations, Minesto’s next-generation marine energy power plants will be commercially ready to demonstrate the viability of ocean energy as a valuable baseload contribution to the net-zero energy mix”, said Dr Martin Edlund, CEO of Minesto. The... Read more »

Year-End Update 2021

December 22, 2021
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In this Year-End Update Minesto's CEO Dr Martin Edlund expands on the recent announcement of projected power production for Minesto's Dragon Class power plants, while also reflecting on Minesto's progress in general during 2021.Read more »

Minesto opens OEE 2021 with flagship keynote

December 06, 2021
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The annual Ocean Energy Europe Conference is underway in Brussels, and Minesto had the honour to open the conference with a keynote presentation at the “Flagship Projects: Watts in the water” session. Addressing key industry and public stakeholders, including the EU Commissioner for Energy Kadri... Read more »

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