It will begin construction next year
In a few years, the world’s first artificial energy island will appear.
The Princess Elisabeth Island project has received permission from environmentalists, so within six months the project’s authors will begin construction.
Princess Elisabeth Island is an artificial island that will act as an energy hub connecting offshore wind farms to the Belgian mainland, and will also serve as a hub for future interconnections with the UK and Denmark.
The world’s first artificial energy island.
The project is being carried out by the Belgian company Elia. Construction of the facility will last from March 2024 to August 2026. By 2030, Princess Elizabeth Island is expected to be fully connected to all wind farms and the mainland.
In addition, it is worth noting that this very island will be part of the larger Princess Elisabeth Zone project – a future 3.5 GW offshore wind farm, which will be located in the North Sea approximately 45 km from the Belgian coast.
The island will receive electricity from wind turbines through cables, and then convert it into high-voltage electricity and distribute it across the Belgian mainland and other European countries.
