Minesto’s utility-scale tidal powerplant Dragon 12 has been successfully commissioned, and it delivered its first electricity to the national grid in the Faroe Islands.

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    From the article:

    The Dragon 12 is Minesto’s first tidal energy kite in megawatt-scale. It has generated electricity at satisfactory levels in its first phase of operation. The 12-m-wide and 28-ton heavy subsea kite, anchored with a tether to the seabed, is steered in an 8-shaped flight trajectory powered by the tidal flow.

    Minesto says the Dragon 12 kite delivers competitive performance and cost-levels for build-out of large-scale commercial subsea parks of tidal powerplants.