The Princess Elisabeth Island
- Client
- Elia
- Country
- Belgium
- Period
- 2023-ongoing
The Mission
As the world’s first artificial energy island, the Princess Elisabeth Island is Elia’s flagship project. This groundbreaking initiative will serve as a critical hub for Belgium’s energy future, consolidating cables from wind farms in the country’s second offshore wind zone to deliver up to 3.5 GW of electricity to shore. It will also function as an intermediate landing point for interconnectors, enhancing Belgium’s energy connectivity with other European countries.
The Solution
As part of the Owner’s Engineer consortium, Tractebel—together with IMDC (a Tractebel company), CDR, Svasek Hydraulics, and Tractebel DOC OFFSHORE GmbH—provides expert construction management and organizational services. Tractebel’s role ensures that this ambitious renewable energy project is executed with precision and efficiency.
The Impact
Tractebel’s expertise has been pivotal in addressing complex structural design challenges and ensuring rigorous quality control of the engineering design. Through its contributions, Tractebel has played a key role in delivering a robust, innovative solution that supports Belgium’s transition to sustainable energy while reinforcing its position as a leader in renewable energy infrastructure.
Our team is pleased to play a crucial role in developing such an innovative renewable energy solution. PEI is a unique project where a synergy of maritime, civil and hydraulic design expertise in offshore engineering are combined to build a first of a kind energy Island. By boosting employment, the economy, and especially Europe’s energy independence, this project of reference marks outstanding progress in sustainable energy innovation and development.
Raf Somers
Civil works Manager