Minesto’s microgrid scale powerplant Dragon 4 (100 kW) has been installed and is producing electricity for the Faroe Islands grid, generating valuable data for the upcoming microgrid installation partly funded by the Swedish Energy Agency. In addition the Minesto tidal energy kite Dragon 12 (1.2 MW) has been successfully recovered after 10 months in the water in Vestmannasund. This unique megawatt scale Dragon is now on shore for inspection and maintenance.
Starting up of Dragon 4 is a preparatory first step for the microgrid project which is partly funded by the Swedish Energy Agency and was developed in close collaboration with project partners including Faroese utility company Sev.
The Dragon 12 power plant has been successfully recovered to shore in Vestmanna after a 10-month grid-connected period. Extensive inspections and evaluations of system status will be conducted. Initial conclusions show that the system condition is as expected, with signs of wear and tear after withstanding ocean conditions and exceeding set service intervals.
Operations will continue throughout spring and summer primarily to serve delivery of the microgrid project ‘ETRIC’, and to accommodate study visits from international commercial partners.
