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Minesto doubles its electricity production

Minesto doubles its production capacity with the successful installation of a second project in the Faroe Islands.

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Minesto doubles its production capacity with the successful installation of a second project in the Faroe Islands.

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Minesto says it is completing the installation of additional offshore infrastructure at Vestmannasund in the Faroe Islands. Thus, the company announces to double the electricity production of two Dragon 4 tidal power plants (100 kW). Indeed, the installation includes a second realization, a submarine cable and a land interface.

The underwater infrastructure is operational for the installation of a second kite and the production of electricity. In addition, the installations were carried out using small vessels with experienced partners. Thus, the objective is to further reduce the costs of installation and marine operations for large-scale development.

Doubling of capacity by Minesto

In addition, Minesto is doubling the production capacity and increasing the value of the Vestmannasund site. In addition, the seasonal operating period for the installation of the infrastructure was also extended by conducting these operations in winter. Martin Edlund, CEO of Minesto, states:

“We can showcase our technology to a greater extent by generating more generation data, optimizing the characteristics of a grid configuration and, of course, delivering more power to the grid, as we have committed to our partner SEV.”

Minesto announced the successful launch of the first Dragon-class tidal power plant in the spring of 2022. In addition, the company decided to install a new Dragon 4 unit (100kW). In addition, the company also to deploy larger units in Vestmannasund that will arrive in spring 2023.

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