Vestmanna Project Update – first electricity production from second foundation, with improved tether design
Minesto, leading ocean energy developer, has installed the tidal power plant Dragon 4 and generated first electricity at the newly added second foundation in Vestmannasund. The upgraded tether solution indicates further increase in production yield based on lower friction in the water.
Minesto has successfully installed the tidal power plant Dragon 4 at the newly added second foundation in Vestmannasund.
The upgraded tether design is developed in a targeted R&D project that aims to further improve the production performance by reducing resistance in the water. The project is executed in collaboration with the Swedish Energy Agency.
For additional information, please contact
Cecilia Sernhage, Communications Manager
+46 735 23 71 58
ir@minesto.com
About Minesto
Minesto is a leading marine energy technology company with the mission to minimise the global carbon footprint of the energy industry by enabling plannable commercial power production from the ocean.
Minesto’s award winning and patented product is the only verified marine power plant that operates cost efficiently in areas with low-flow tidal streams and ocean currents.
With more than €40 million of awarded funding from the European Regional Development Fund through the Welsh European Funding Office, European Innovation Council and InnoEnergy, Minesto is the European Union’s largest investment in marine energy to date.
Minesto was founded in 2007 and has operations in Sweden, the Faroe Islands, Wales, Northern Ireland and Taiwan. The major shareholders in Minesto are BGA Invest and Corespring New Technology. The Minesto share (MINEST) is traded on Nasdaq First North Growth Market. Certified Adviser is G&W Fondkommission, email: ca@gwkapital.se, telephone: +46 8 503 000 50.
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