The main result is that by the end of the period, the DGIM powerplants had delivered electricity to the Faroese grid over full tidal cycles with satisfactory performance.
The work is here summarized per work package:
WP1 Project management was headed by Patrik Pettersson from the technology development organization. This WP included managing contracts, risks, finances, and deliverables.
WP2 Site Creation and Preparation was performed by help of the Faroese utility company SEV. During fall 2019, a site location in Vestmannasund had been selected for installation of the powerplants. By summer 2020, all licenses, permits, and agreements for lease had been secured.
WP3 Power Plant design, procurement and manufacturing was organized and executed as a Power Plant delivery project. It included conceptual and detailed design phases, producing procurement specifications as well as manufacturing. Further, at Minesto’s prototype assembly facility in Gothenburg, Sweden, workshop testing was performed, including final complete system integration tests prior to shipment to the operational site.
WP4 Balance of Plant (BoP) design, procurement and manufacturing was responsible for the site infrastructure and organized in the same way as WP3. The work scope was executed by the technology development organization in Gothenburg, with key individuals participating from the operational branch of Minesto. All components, except the foundation, were part of the final complete system integration tests in Gothenburg prior to delivery.
WP5 Off- and Onshore Operations was managed and executed by the operational branch of Minesto, in close cooperation with WP3 and WP4 during the design phase of the project. WP5 provided important input to all the system assemblies that must be installed and/or recovered as a part of the operations.
WP6 Commissioning and Certification included both planning and preparation types of activities. WP6 was managed and executed by the technology development organization, with support from operations on vessel management and other marine operations.
WP7 Dissemination and Communication made the project visible through frequent updates to project stakeholders and the general public by means of press releases, presentations in conferences and events, updates to the Minesto website, YouTube videos, as well as posts on LinkedIn, Twitter, and Instagram.
WP8 Commercial Roll Out Plan was prepared by the executive team at Minesto. The WP developed an operational strategy, a marketing strategy, an investor-ready business plan and protected the intellectual property generated in the project. WP8 also further developed an analysis of the commercial viability and bankability of the Deep Green technology.
