54 results found for 'Princess Elisabeth'

54 results found for 'Princess Elisabeth'
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  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • World’s First Energy Island Starts Taking Shape – Video

    23 April 2024
    Energy Islands, Grid Connection, Power-to-X

    The first of the 23 caissons being built for Princess Elisabeth Island in Vlissingen, the Netherlands, is almost finished and will be immersed in the North Sea this summer. The artificial Belgian energy island is a world first. A Belgian consortium comprising DEME and Jan De Nul (TM Edison) is building the foundations of the […]

  • More than 25 Pct of Offshore Wind Platforms in EU Designed by Dutch Engineering Company

    10 July 2024
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection, Offshore Platforms

    Dutch engineering company Iv has designed more than a quarter of all offshore wind platforms in the European Union, the company said on 9 July, citing offshore wind statistics from a WindEurope report. Of the 19 GW of offshore wind energy the EU had installed at the end of 2023, Iv has worked on offshore […]

  • US Finalizes Rule to Streamline Offshore Renewable Energy Development

    25 April 2024
    Authorities, Planning & Permitting

    The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) and the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) have finalized updated regulations for renewable energy development on the US Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). The final rule is said to increase certainty and reduce the costs related to the deployment of offshore wind projects by modernising regulations, […]

  • BOEM Starts Working on Second Central Atlantic Offshore Wind Auction

    21 August 2024
    Authorities, Business development, Planning & Permitting, Research & Development

    The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) will publish a Call for Information and Nominations (Call) for a second offshore wind energy sale in the Central Atlantic, seeking public input on potential development in areas off the coasts of New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, and North Carolina. BOEM will public the Commercial Leasing for […]

  • US Opens Public Consultation on 15 GW Offshore Wind Energy Area in Gulf of Maine

    27 June 2024
    Authorities, Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind, Planning & Permitting

    The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has issued a draft Environmental Assessment (EA) of the Wind Energy Area (WEA) in the Gulf of Maine. The WEA spans the federal waters off Maine, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire and includes eight potential leasing areas that could house 15 GW of installed offshore wind capacity. The […]

  • Up to 2.2 GW Maryland Offshore Wind Project Moves Closer to Federal Approval

    30 July 2024
    Authorities, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting

    The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has released the final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for US Wind’s Maryland offshore wind project, indicating that the project is nearing the end of the federal review process. BOEM held three public scoping meetings in June 2022 to solicit public input on the environmental review process and […]

  • US Reveals New Five-Year Offshore Wind Leasing Schedule, 12 Sales in Play

    24 April 2024
    Authorities, Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind, Industry, Outlook & Strategy, Planning & Permitting, Transition

    In remarks at the International Partnering Forum conference in New Orleans, Louisiana, the US Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland has announced a new five-year offshore wind leasing schedule, which includes up to 12 potential offshore wind energy lease sales through 2028. Future offshore wind energy lease sales from the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management […]

  • US Proposes Auctions for Over 18 GW of Offshore Wind Capacity

    30 April 2024
    Authorities, Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind, Planning & Permitting

    The US Department of the Interior has announced two proposals for offshore wind energy auctions off the coast of Oregon and in the Gulf of Maine. The two sales proposed by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) have the potential to generate more than 18 GW of offshore wind energy, enough to power more […]

  • ABL Wins Work on Belgian Energy Island

    30 November 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Supply Chain

    Energy and marine consultancy ABL has been awarded a contract to provide marine warranty survey (MWS) services for the offshore transportation and installation (T&I) operations relating to the Modular Offshore Grid 2 (MOG2) energy island project in the Belgian sector of the North Sea. ABL’s scope of work includes the review of all procedural documentation, vessel inspections to assess the suitability […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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. […]

  • 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 […]

  • Statkraft Buys Swedish Company with 21 GW Offshore Wind Portfolio

    26 October 2023
    Business & Finance, Industry

    Vindkraft Värmland and Njordr, the Nordic developer, have sold 100 per cent of the shares in the joint company, Njordr Offshore Wind (NOW), to Statkraft. NOW holds a pre-permit portfolio of nine offshore wind projects in the Swedish economic zone with a total potential for up to 21 GW of installed capacity. The portfolio includes […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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, […]

  • Belgian Energy Island Gets EUR 99.7 Million Boost, Foundation Work to Start in 2024

    15 December 2022
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    The Belgian Federal Government and Elia Transmission Belgium (Elia) have signed an agreement on a EUR 99.7 million grant that Elia will use to build the foundations for the Princess Elisabeth Island, deemed a key link for unlocking offshore wind potential in the Belgian North Sea. The grant is part of the financial support offered […]

  • Belgian TSO Seeks HVDC Converter Stations and Maintenance

    24 January 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection

    Belgian transmission system operator Elia is in the market for two (High Voltage Direct Current) HVDC converter stations and the associated maintenance. The tender covers a detailed design, engineering, procurement, manufacturing, transport, installation, construction, testing, commissioning, and maintenance of two HVDC converter stations with a DC voltage level of +-525kV. One HVDC converter station will […]