DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF by Maryanne Kane, Journalist
D A ILY INNOVATION BRIEF By Journalists Edward Kane & Marya nne Kane BELGIUM CREATES WORLD'S 1ST ARTIFICIAL ENERGY ISLAND Source: Brussels Times & Stock 28 miles off the coast of the Netherlands, a huge artificial island is being built to house renewable energy technologies. It's called Princess Elizabeth Island and will serve as a renewable energy hub for Europe. Here are the facts: World's 1st and a European Union 100 million Euro grant is partially funding the undertaking They're building an artificial island using 2.3 million cubic meters of sand in a location 28 miles off the coast On the island they'll build watertight, concrete structures called caissons that are 187' long, 100' wide & 100' tall to serve as walls It's an island of renewable energy infrastructure to support the growing number of wind farms in the North Sea It's an energy grid at sea Will support land-based Prin