Swedish developer Minesto has completed installation of upgraded tidal kite test infrastructure at its Holyhead Deep site off Anglesey in north Wales.
The company has deployed a modified microgrid system (MGS-1, pictured) that handles and analyses power generated by its DG500 tidal kite system. The MGS-1 also provides data communications with the DG500.
The MGS-1 umbilical has been modified to incorporate a dry-mate connector in order to make it much easier to connect and disconnect the DG500 kite system offshore.
The final phase of the planned works is the installation and commissioning of the upgraded DG500 kite system.
Onshore commissioning tests have been completed and the kite system is ready for load out and installation, Minesto said.
The DG500 deployment will be carried out in the next suitable weather window and after some testing of the offshore infrastructure.
“I am very pleased with the good progress made to date by our installation team, in spite of the changeable weather,” said Minesto chief operations officer David Collier.
“After all of the hard work our teams have put in over the winter months in upgrading and preparing the systems, I am really looking forward to continue testing of the DG500 kite system.”