Nordic marine energy technology specialist Minesto won the Industry Pioneer Award at the International Tidal Energy Summit in London last week (27 November 2013).
Minesto was awarded the prize for having proved that it is possible to harvest electricity from low-velocity currents using its Deep Green 'underwater kite' power plant.
The quarter-scale prototype of Deep Green – which is the only marine power plant designed to produce electricity from low-velocity tidal and ocean currents – is currently producing electricity in the waters off Strangford Lough, Northern Ireland.
"It is rewarding to know that tidal energy industry experts think that Minesto deserves the title," comments Anders Jansson, CEO of Minesto.
"It shows that the entire industry is interested in, and impressed by, the success we have had with Deep Green, and the fact that we now produce electricity from low-velocity currents."
