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

Overseeing island construction

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

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Caissons are like small apartment buildings. We built 23 of those in a relatively short space of time.

from Belgium's Princess Elisabeth Island completes foundation ring in North Sea · Updated Oct 30

These three Belgian companies have proved that it's doable, that energy islands are possible.

from Belgium's Princess Elisabeth Island completes foundation ring in North Sea · Updated Oct 30