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Elia unveils draft plans for artificial energy island

By: Tom Russell 03/10/2022 Elia

General Grid Windfarms

Transmission system operator Elia has presented its draft plans for what will be the world’s first artificial energy island.

The Princess Elisabeth Island will be located almost 45 km off the Belgian coast and will serve as the link between the offshore wind farms in the second offshore wind zone (which will have a maximum capacity of 3.5 GW) and its onshore high-voltage grid.

It will collect high-voltage AC power electrons from wind farms, transform it partly to 220kv and to DC electricity and then export it to the mainland of Belgium and countries such as Denmark and the UK through subsea cables. Elia claims it will be the first finished artificial energy island in Europe with hub and spoke facilities and is expected to be joined by other similar projects in the North Sea and Baltics.

According to Elia, the energy island will also be the first building block of a European offshore electricity grid that will serve as a central hub for new interconnectors with the UK and Denmark.

During 2022-23 Elia is undergoing the development of environmental impact report and permitting procedure and applications for the grant of the domain concession for the energy island. From 202402026 it aims to begin to build the project withs uccession construction and commissioning works of electrical infrastructure to take place between 2026-2030.

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