69 results found for 'Princess Elisabeth'

69 results found for 'Princess Elisabeth'
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  • Final Caissons for World’s First Artificial Energy Island Readying for Spring Installation

    29 January 2026
    Energy Islands, Foundations, Grid Connection, Project Updates, Supply Chain

    Jan De Nul has constructed and floated the remaining concrete structures for the Belgian Princess Elisabeth Energy Island at the Vlissingen site in the Netherlands. The concrete caissons are now at the Scaldia terminal, where they will undergo final works before being installed offshore this spring. The installation of the caissons started in April last year, […]

  • Elia Seeks Contractor to Build Onshore Infrastructure on World’s First Artificial Energy Island

    16 February 2026
    Contracts & Tenders, Energy Islands, Grid Connection, Onshore Infrastructure, Supply Chain

    Belgian transmission system operator (TSO) Elia has opened a tender for civil construction works on the Princess Elisabeth Energy Island, the world’s first artificial energy island. The TSO is looking for a contractor carry out the works required to host AC and related infrastructure on Princess Elisabeth Island (PEI) in the Belgian exclusive economic zone […]

  • Jan De Nul Launches Second Cable Laying Giant

    7 April 2026
    Cables, Energy Islands, Grid Connection, Vessels

    Jan De Nul has launched William Thomson, the second of two identical subsea cable‑laying vessels currently under construction. Both vessels have a cargo capacity of 28,000 tonnes and a length of 215 metres. This makes them the largest of their kind, Jan De Nul said. Jan De Nul’s two new cable-laying vessels have been specially […]

  • Princess Elisabeth Island Sees End of 2025 Offshore Installation Works

    17 October 2025
    Energy Islands, Grid Connection, Project Updates

    The offshore installation campaign for 2025 at Princess Elisabeth Island in the Belgian North Sea has been completed with the installation of the last caisson for this year’s works. The caissons, massive concrete structures weighing up to 22,000 tonnes, form the outer walls of the future island, located 45 kilometres off the Belgian coast. This […]

  • Belgium Delays Tender for Offshore Wind Farm in Princess Elisabeth Zone Until 2026

    1 July 2025
    Authorities, Planning & Permitting

    The Belgian Council of Ministers has decided to postpone the tender for an offshore wind farm in the Princess Elisabeth Zone I until 2026. According to Mathieu Bihet, Federal Minister of Energy, the offshore wind tender for the first lot of the Princess Elisabeth Zone involved several risks: major legal uncertainties, an unrealistic calendar, and a […]

  • Construction Starts on HVAC Infrastructure for Belgian Offshore Energy Hub

    20 June 2025
    Grid Connection, Offshore Platforms, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The construction of the high-voltage alternating current (HVAC) infrastructure has begun with a first steel cut ceremony at the HSM Offshore Energy yard in Schiedam, the Netherlands. The HVAC modules will be directly installed on the Princess Elisabeth offshore energy hub (MOG2) in Belgium. The HVAC substations will house essential components such as power transformers […]

  • Jan De Nul, EDF Renewables, and Luminus to Jointly Bid in Belgian Offshore Wind Tender

    7 March 2023
    Contracts & Tenders

    EDF Renewables, Jan De Nul Group, and Luminus have partnered up to bid for a commercial-scale offshore wind tender for the first phase of the Princess Elisabeth Zone in Belgium. The Princess Elisabeth Zone is an area identified by the Belgian federal government to increase the country’s local renewable electricity production by up to 3.5 […]

  • Belgium Seeks Geological Studies for Princess Elisabeth Offshore Wind Zone

    31 August 2021
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Belgium’s Federal Public Service Economy, SMEs, Middle Classes, and Energy has issued a contract notice seeking theoretical geological studies for the Princess Elisabeth offshore wind zone. Interested parties have until 27 September to respond to this contract notice. Belgium’s first offshore wind zone was fully constructed with the commissioning of the Northwester II and the […]

  • Belgium Boosts Offshore Wind Zone, Nods to Energy Island

    18 October 2021
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Belgium plans to increase the capacity to be offered at the upcoming tenders for the Princess Elisabeth offshore wind zone from the initially planned 2.25 GW to between 3.15 GW and 3.5 GW. The wind farms will be connected to the mainland via an energy island. The proposal, submitted by Vincent Van Quickenborne, Belgium’s Deputy […]

  • Ocean Winds, Eneco, and Otary to Jointly Bid in Belgian Offshore Wind Tender

    12 July 2024
    Business & Finance, Collaboration, Energy Islands, Grid Connection, Outlook & Strategy

    Ocean Winds, a joint venture between EDP Renewables and ENGIE, Eneco, and Otary have entered into a strategic partnership to jointly compete in the tender for the offshore wind Princess Elisabeth concessions in Belgium. The consortium was formed to compete in the upcoming tenders for the Princess Elisabeth Zone, with the first one expected in […]

  • Belgium Kicks Off Tender for 700 MW Offshore Wind Farm in North Sea

    26 November 2024
    Authorities, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting

    The tender for the construction of the first offshore wind farm in the Princess Elisabeth Zone in the Belgian North Sea has been launched. Developers will have nine months to submit their bids to build the 700 MW offshore wind farm. The winner will be selected primarily on price competitiveness but will also take into […]

  • Belgians to Start Building World’s First Artificial Energy Island Next Year (VIDEO)

    2 March 2023
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Infrastructure

    Belgian offshore construction companies Jan De Nul and DEME, through their consortium TM EDISON, have won the tender for the construction of the Princess Elisabeth Island in their home country, which will be the first artificial energy island in the world. The artificial island, which will be built some 45 kilometres off the Belgian coast […]

  • 3E to Study Strike Prices for Belgian Princess Elisabeth Zone Tender

    26 October 2023
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Energy Islands, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting, Supply Chain

    3E, a Belgium-based technology and SaaS company for the wind, solar and energy storage industries, has been awarded a contract for a strike price study for the offshore wind tender(s) in the Princess Elisabeth zone. Under the contract signed on 20 October, 3E will analyse both the maximum strike price and the strike price range […]

  • World’s First Artificial Energy Island Receives Key Permit

    3 October 2023
    Authorities, Cables, Energy Islands, Grid Connection, Offshore Platforms, Outlook & Strategy, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Transition

    Belgian transmission system operator (TSO) Elia has secured the environmental permit for the construction of Princess Elisabeth Island, the world’s first artificial energy island. A consortium comprising Belgian marine construction companies DEME and Jan De Nul has already started preparing the site where it will build the caissons, or concrete foundations, in Vlissingen, the Netherlands. […]

  • Construction of World’s First Energy Island About to Start

    27 March 2024
    Energy Islands, Grid Connection, Project Updates

    Offshore construction work on Princess Elisabeth Island, the world’s first energy island, is expected to start soon in the Belgian sector of the North Sea as cardinal buoys have been deployed to demarcate an exclusion zone within which only vessels working on the energy island will be allowed, according to a Notice to Mariners issued […]

  • Belgian Energy Island Secures EUR 650 Million from EIB

    28 October 2024
    Business & Finance, Energy Islands, Fixed-Bottom, Grid Connection

    Elia Transmission Belgium (ETB) and the European Investment Bank (EIB) have signed an agreement for a EUR 650 million green credit facility whose proceeds will be used for the first phase of the Princess Elisabeth energy island project. The construction phase of what will become the first artificial energy island in the world has already […]

  • Belgium to Launch Tender Next Month for First Offshore Wind Farm in Princess Elisabeth Zone

    16 September 2024
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Planning & Permitting, Supply Chain

    The European Commission (EC) has approved a EUR 682 million Belgian scheme to back the construction and operation of an offshore wind farm in the North Sea. This approval sets the stage for the auction, planned to be launched on 28 October, for the first 700 MW wind farm in the Princess Elisabeth Zone. The […]

  • First Building Blocks Set for World’s First Artificial Island in Belgian North Sea (Video)

    30 April 2025
    Energy Islands, Grid Connection, Infrastructure, Offshore Platforms

    Construction has begun on the Princess Elisabeth Island, the world’s first energy island, in the Belgian North Sea, with the first two of 23 caissons already submerged at their final location. The work is being carried out on behalf of grid operator Elia Transmission Belgium by TM Edison, a joint venture between DEME and Jan De […]

  • Marine Warranty Surveyor Wanted for Belgian Artificial Energy Island

    11 October 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection

    Belgian transmission system operator (TSO) Elia has issued an invitation to tender for a marine warranty surveyor for the maintenance activities on the energy island of the Modular Offshore Grid II (MOG II) project in the North Sea. From next year, an EPCI contractor will be responsible for the detailed design and the construction of the […]

  • Belgians Seek Cable System Provider for Multi-Gigawatt Offshore Grid Connection

    27 June 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection

    Belgian transmission system operator Elia has issued a contract notice covering the delivery of a submarine cable system for the Modular Offshore Grid II (MOG II) grid connection system in the North Sea. The MOG II project includes the construction of a new offshore grid infrastructure to connect new wind farms in the up to […]

  • Elia Awards HVAC Contracts for World’s First Energy Island

    20 June 2024
    Cables, Contracts & Tenders, Energy Islands, Grid Connection, Manufacturing, Offshore Platforms, Supply Chain

    Belgium’s transmission system operator (TSO) Elia has awarded contracts to several companies for high-voltage alternating current (HVAC) components of Princess Elisabeth Island, the world’s first energy island. The artificial energy island will be built some 45 kilometres off the Belgian coast, within the Princess Elisabeth offshore wind farm zone, and span about five hectares above […]

  • Elia Plans Several Measures to Boost Biodiversity Around World’s First Artificial Energy Island

    13 November 2023
    Business development, Energy Islands, Environment, Grid Connection, R&D, Research & Development

    Belgian transmission system operator (TSO) Elia has developed seven measures to boost biodiversity around Princess Elisabeth Island, the world’s first artificial energy island. The artificial Princess Elisabeth Island will be an energy hub 45 kilometres off the Belgian coast connecting new wind farms and additional interconnections, to the UK and Denmark, to Belgium’s onshore power […]

  • Dutch Marine Services Company Orders Hybrid Multi-Purpose Vessel to Support Subsea, Renewables Markets

    5 June 2025
    Vessels

    Van Wijngaarden Marine Services has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with Kooiman Marine Group for the design and construction of a DP2 multi-purpose vessel (MPV) with hybrid diesel-electric propulsion. The new MPV will support subsea work and offshore renewable energy projects, among other things, according to the vessel owner. The 47-metre-long MPV will have […]

  • Belgian TSO Delays HVDC Contract Signing for Princess Elisabeth Island Due to Price Surge

    5 February 2025
    Business & Finance, Energy Islands, Grid Connection, Infrastructure, Offshore Platforms

    Elia Transmission Belgium (ETB) has decided to temporarily postpone the signing of the high-voltage direct current (HVDC) contracts for Princess Elisabeth Island due to the price increase for the HVDC infrastructure, according to the Belgium transmission system operator (TSO). Princess Elisabeth Island will be the first artificial energy island in the world to combine both […]

  • Belgium Aims to Build World’s First Artificial Energy Island – Video

    3 October 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, R&D, Technology

    Belgian transmission system operator (TSO) Elia has presented draft plans for what the company says ”will be the world’s first artificial energy island.” The Princess Elisabeth Island will be located almost 45 kilometres off the Belgian coast and will serve as the link between the offshore wind farms in the country’s second offshore wind zone, […]

  • Eiffage Details EPCIC Contract for Belgian Energy Island

    5 July 2024
    Contracts & Tenders, Energy Islands, Grid Connection, Offshore Platforms, Supply Chain

    France-headquartered Eiffage has unveiled details about its engineering, procurement, construction, installation, and commissioning (EPCIC) contract, which the company won last month to build four electrical substations for the world’s first artificial energy island, Princess Elisabeth Island. The contract was won through its Belgian arm Eiffage Métal subsidiary Smulders, in a consortium with HSM Offshore Energy […]