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Belgium's Princess Elisabeth Island completes foundation ring in North Sea

TM Edison consortium member

Workers have finished the outer shell of the world's first artificial energy island, 45 kilometers off Belgium's North Sea coast. Twenty-three concrete caissons, each weighing about 22,000 metric tons, form its perimeter, and sand fill is now underway.

Updated Oct 30

First monopile installed at OranjeWind offshore wind farm

Built World

As of September 2026: Installing OranjeWind's monopiles with the vessel Les Alizés

The first of 53 steel monopiles is now driven into the seabed 53 kilometers off the Dutch coast. The September 1 installation by RWE and TotalEnergies marks the official start of construction at the 795 MW OranjeWind wind farm.

Updated Sep 2