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 infrast...