Projects Belgium gets a solar-powered ski slope Indoor ski slope SnowWorld Antwerp in Belgium has put 1,452 solar panels on its vast roof. The transformation came about after SnowWorld rented its roof to solar company Energy Vision,…
News Besix and Bouygues to build Belgian data centre Belgian contractor Besix and Bouygues subsidiary Equans have won a design-and-build contract for a data centre in Neder-Over-Heembeek on behalf of Dutch developer KevlinX. The turnkey project will have a…
News MVRDV reveals its redevelopment masterplan for Brussels’ Tour & Taxi area Dutch architect MVRDV has unveiled its masterplan for a redevelopment of the Tour & Taxi industrial area on the banks of the Brussels canal in the north of the Belgian…
News Work to begin on Belgium’s energy island in March next year Belgium this week granted environmental permits for a North Sea energy island and work will begin in March next year with a view to completion in August 2026. The aim…
News Besix to recycle materials in major Brussels office refurb Besix Belgium-Luxembourg has won a contract to comprehensively renovate “The Hive”, a 60,147-sq-m office building in central Brussels owned by BNP Paribas Fortis. The client wants to bring more daylight…
News Sweco advises on new pipelines for green hydrogen in Belgium Design and engineering company Sweco is studying the feasibility of building 70km of new pipelines to carry imported green hydrogen to users in Belgium for gas company Fluxys Belgium. Fluxys…
News Belgium’s North Sea Port to build 150ha estate for circular industries North Sea Port and Luxembourg-based steelmaker ArcelorMittal will develop a 150ha industrial estate in northeast Belgium. The “North-C Circular” estate will be built alongside the Ghent–Terneuzen canal, next to ArcelorMittal’s…
News German, Belgian firms plan 400km hydrogen pipeline in North Sea Gas transmission companies Gascade and Fluxys have asked the European Commission to grant special status to their project to build a hydrogen pipeline under the North Sea. They say the…
News EU lends Brussels €475m for sustainable public transport The European Investment Bank (EIB) has given a €475m loan to the Brussels Capital Region to fund a scheme intended to make public transport more attractive than driving in the…