DG500 commissioning and testing update
Minesto’s DG500 kite system was installed at the company’s Holyhead Deep site offshore North Wales in mid-August using an upgraded launch and recovery system. Since then Minesto has made significant progress in commissioning the autonomous control and power generation systems.“The major changes to the kite system this year are that we now operating with a shorter tether and over winter we enhanced the power take-off system to make it simpler and hence more reliable. So far during the commissioning programme we are very pleased with the operation of the improved power take-off system and the