The Dragon 12 is the world's first utility-scale tidal dragon. It has been through an installation and recovery cycle. Under extreme weather conditions with heavy snow and wind, the
"There is a lot of attention locally in the Faroes, among our stakeholders in
"We are genuinely trailblazing - no one has ever installed and flown an underwater kite at megawatt scale. There are many processes and procedures that we carry out for the first time. Normal operational procedures such as on-shore handling of the long tether, connecting the kite control system on-shore or opening up a rudder module to check a sensor has to follow certain steps and conducted by the right experts for it to be safe and secure", says Dr
"We are of course very eager to start electricity production, and the expectation on us as a company is rightfully high", says Dr
Dragon 4
"In the meantime, the Dragon 4 has produced electricity during the winter, and thus demonstrated the capacity for production of dispatchable base power through this renewable energy source. With predictable production as a central part of the energy mix, both CAPEX and OPEX could be reduced while maintaining reliability. The Dragon 4 is now brought to quayside for planned service", says Dr
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