Minesto reaches historic milestone – first electricity to grid with tidal powerplant Dragon 12
Renewable energies
Minesto AB
A tidal and ocean current power plant using the principle of a kite to reach a new level of cost competitiveness. The only proven technology that operates cost-efficiently in slow moving currents.
Commercialised by
Minesto AB
Västra Frölunda Göteborg
J A Wettergrens gata 14, 42130 Västra Frölunda, Sweden
Sustainable developement goals
Lightweight, scalable, modular power plants with proven cost efficiency
Visit siteThe need
Traditional tidal energy technologies have high capital and operational costs due to heavy infrastructure, specialised vessels and complex installation processes, causing them to be uncompetitive when compared to other renewables.
The solution
Lightweight, scalable modular power plants that generate electricity from low-flow tidal streams and ocean currents. Minesto’s ‘Dragon Class’ product line works on a unique, patented principle: the subsea kite is designed to glide across the main flow direction, with electricity produced several times greater than that of a stationary turbine. It can be installed where no other known technology can operate cost efficiently, providing the energy mix with a 100% predictable baseload.
The value proposition
- Unique tidal energy technology that ‘flies’ underwater.
- Electricity produced several times greater than that of a stationary turbine.
- Affordable to install, operate, and maintain.
- Expands the global extractable potential of tidal and ocean currents.