La grande finale du Floating Wind Challenge ! 🥇 Le Floating Wind Challenge est une compétition mondiale lors de laquelle des groupes d'étudiants en ingénierie doivent concevoir et construire une structure d'éolienne flottante 🌎⚡ 👉Suite à l'entraînement qui avait eu lieu en avril, au sein des locaux d'EDF Lab, à Chatou, place à la grande finale ! Pour cela, les étudiants se sont retrouvés à Zeebrugge, en Belgique🌞📍 Félicitations aux grands gagnants et à tout les participa

☀️ It's summer season at OffshoreWind4Kids and this year we have a number of interns supporting the non-profit organisation 💝 Rachel Keane (picture left) just finished her 5 week internship, where she was involved in organising workshops abroad 🌍 supporting the floating wind challenge 🏆 and most importantly, her primary focus was on the anchors used for the OffshoreWind4Kids model set ⚓️ We set up a small lab where we could analyse our existing models, and compare to our u

🥳 After wrapping up an incredible week in Belgium for the hashtag#floatingwindchallenge, we are delighted to announce that we won 3 awards for our novel Sea Gimbal design! 🥇 1st Place - Power Generation Efficiency 🥇 1st Place - Sustainable Transport 🥈 2nd Place - Best All-round Model We would like to thank our sponsors ESB and EirGrid Group for their incredible support, as well as MaREI for their help in model testing and Dr Ir William Beuckelaers and his whole team for o

Offshore wind meets young innovation! ✨ Join COVE and OffshoreWind4Kids at Dominion Beach for a hands-on showcase where youth can learn how offshore wind turbines work—and build their own models! Proudly supported by the Cape Breton Partnership, this event is part of our regional effort to promote green energy awareness and grow the future of clean tech in Cape Breton. Free & family-friendly! Sunday, July 20, 2025 – Dominion Beach 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. ️➡️ Register here: https:/

🚌 On day 5 of the Floating Wind Challenge, we took a 90 min bus ride to Vlissingen, one of the key offshore wind hubs 🇳🇱 🧑‍🏭 In the morning we visited the Smulders yard, where we could see the construction of jackets for substations and their topsides. We were guided through the yard providing a lot of insight into the fabrication process 🏗️ In the afternoon, we drove to the other side of the docks to visit TM Edison for the construction of the Princess Elisabeth Island

Last week, Seaway7 proudly supported the OffshoreWind4Kids Floating Wind Challenge in Zeebrugge, Belgium, a global initiative sparking innovation in future engineers. 🌍💡 As jury partners, Anthony Pollet and Bertrand Auriac brought insight and energy to the judging panel, evaluating designs for cost efficiency, scalability, and innovation. It was an incredible few days of presentations, hands-on testing, and student-led installations - despite the tough wind and wave conditi

🏆 𝙒𝙞𝙣𝙣𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙖𝙞𝙣 𝙥𝙧𝙞𝙯𝙚 - "𝘽𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙎𝙩𝙧𝙪𝙘𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚" - 𝙖𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙁𝙡𝙤𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙒𝙞𝙣𝙙 𝘾𝙝𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙜𝙚 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱! 🌊 💨 On July 9th, our team from KU Leuven Brugge competed in the Floating Wind Challenge, organized by OffshoreWind4Kids and we're proud to say we won the main award: "Best Structure"! Together with: Amber Ryckier, Dhont Arne, Brent Philipsen, Brecht Willem, Emiel Bonte, Jens Vyvey, Mohiminul Chowdhury,PMP, Nathan Vandermaeten

🏆 Day 4 of the Floating Wind Challenge was the prize ceremony 🏆 Congratulations to all of the teams 👏 The awards are: 𝑩𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒄𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 🥇 Ocean11 🇧🇪 - 1000 EUR 🥈 Trinity Floating Wind 🇮🇪 🥉 TetraTurbine 🇨🇦 𝑩𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝒓𝒆𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕 🥇 IBO Gyudon 🇯🇵 - 1000 EUR 🥈 Njord 🇩🇰 🥉 Eolita 🇫🇷 𝑪𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒈𝒐𝒓𝒚 𝒂𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒅𝒔 💶 Cost efficiency at full scale: TetraTurbine 🇨🇦 ⛓️ Anchors and moorings: Taka 4 Ventis 🇫🇷 ⚡️ Power generation efficiency: Trinity Floati

3️⃣ On day 3 of the Floating Wind Challenge it was time to put the theory to the test 💪 🛳️ 13 teams from around the world came over to Zeebruges, Belgium to test their structure for the world's greatest student challenge in offshore wind 🇯🇵🇸🇬🇨🇦🇧🇪🇳🇱🇫🇷🇩🇰🇮🇪 👉 Stay tuned for day 4 where we announce the winners 🏆 📹 We're currently processing all the footage and hope to update the website with many pictures for each of the teams by the end of the week -...

✌️ On day 2 of the floating wind challenge, we ran our first conference with presentations from the 14 teams and partner organisations 🤝 A few highlights ✨ 🇯🇵 We got a taste of the IBO Gyudon concept, which promised to be quick, economical and delicious, just like the Gyudon recipe 🍜 🇮🇪 Trinity floating wind team gave us that 𝐰𝐨𝐰-factor with their hinge-mechanism concept 😯 🇩🇰 Njord from DTU presented their dual rotor concept, which required rethinking of the entir

🌊 Floating Wind Challenge 2025 – Empowering the Next Generation of Offshore Innovators 🌊 Last week, Bexco Synthetic Ropes by Bekaert had the privilege of serving as a jury partner at the Floating Wind Challenge, an inspiring initiative by Offshore Wind 4 Kids. Together with our colleagues Taylor McNaught, Sam De Loose and Natalie Windey, we had the opportunity to evaluate university teams from across the globe on their small-scale floating wind turbine designs — with a sp

🚀 Last week, I had the opportunity to take part in the Floating Wind Challenge 2025 an unforgettable, hands-on experience in the world of offshore wind energy. Together with my teammates Raed, Arnold, and Isalys, we tested our floating wind turbine prototype in real sea conditions off the coast of Zeebrugge, Belgium. 🌊 We were proud to receive an award during the challenge. But beyond the recognition, the most rewarding moment was seeing our structure float and remain stabl

🌊 An unforgettable week of innovation, engineering, and offshore energy exploration in Zeebruges, Oostende, and Vlissingen! We started strong at the ABC Tower in Zeebruges, where all teams presented their offshore wind concepts to an expert jury. The range of ideas and technical creativity on display was truly impressive. Then came the real challenge: installation day at CLUB NORTH by Icarus. Let’s just say… installing a wind turbine in real tidal conditions is not as easy a

What a ride! 🌊💨 We just wrapped up our participation of a team from University College Dublin in the hashtag#FloatingWindChallenge — and wow, what an experience it’s been! This was our time in the competition, and it was full of learning, trial and error, and a whole lot of teamwork. Now, we all know what is the difference between theory and real-world 😁 Well done to the team, Theodoros Varouxis, Mahmoud Abdelhak, Mohadeseh (Mahdis) Ashkarkalaei, Yining Liu and Angel Encal

🏆 The 2025 Floating Wind Challenge kicked off last week with an informal drinks at the beach club in front of our competition location 🏖️ 🤝 Great way for the students to get to know each other, and hopefully this stimulated some connections that will grow into lasting collaborations, friendships, or shared academic journeys 🎓 🔁 There were many new faces, but also some connections from our global OffshoreWind4Kids events and some 2nd and even 3rd time participants in the

That’s a wrap for the hashtag#FloatingWindChallenge.An intense and inspiring week, full of challenges, learning, and growth both technical and human. Huge thanks to Dr Ir William Beuckelaers and OffshoreWind4Kids for the top-notch organization and for making this such an enriching experience.✨ Raed G. ,Oussama BENAMEUR ,Isalys Manaranche hashtag#FloatingWindChallenge OffshoreWind4Kids , ENSTA hashtag#OffshoreWind4Kids hashtag#Taka4Ventis hashtag#EMR hashtag#Innovation hashtag

We received an award . But the greatest reward is seeing our design withstand the wave and remain stable 🌊. Raed REZGUI ,Oussama BENAMEUR and Isalys Manaranche , we are actually the fantastic 4.😂🔥 A big thank you to Jean-Frederic CHARPENTIER and Christian Jochum for the continuous support throughout the year. hashtag#FloatingWindChallenge OffshoreWind4Kids , ENSTA hashtag#FloatingWindChallenge hashtag#OffshoreWind4Kids hashtag#Taka4Ventis hashtag#EMR hashtag#Innovation has

🎯 Day of the competition! Our team TAka4ventis successfully rose to the challenge of wave resistance. 🌊 Innovative structures, bold concepts – creativity was at the heart of it all. An unforgettable experience with a committed, skilled, and passionate team. Raed REZGUI ,Oussama BENAMEUR ,Isalys Manaranche hashtag#Floating_Wind_Challenge OffshoreWind4Kids , ENSTA hashtag#FloatingWindChallenge hashtag#OffshoreWind4Kids hashtag#Taka4Ventis hashtag#EMR hashtag#Innovation hashta

MyTec studenten vallen in de prijzen bij de hashtag#FloatingWindChallenge 2025. Afgelopen maanden hebben de derdejaars Nova College studenten van de hashtag#MyTec opleiding een constructie voor een drijvende windmolen ontworpen, gemaakt, getest en aangepast. Bij de wedstrijd in Zeebrugge hebben onze studenten de prijs voor: "Beste Innovatie" in de wacht gesleept. In een veld van 20 teams van internationale universiteiten is dit op zijn zachtst gezegd een prachtige prestatie!

🚩 First day at the Floating Wind Challenge! Great to meet the other teams and discover their creative and diverse prototypes. The energy is high and innovation is in the air. Can’t wait for tomorrow’s offshore testing! 🌊 Isalys Manaranche , Oussama BENAMEUR ,Raed REZGUI OffshoreWind4Kids | ENSTA hashtag#FloattingWindChallenge hashtag#FloatingWind hashtag#Innovation hashtag#MarineEnergy hashtag#TeamWork https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7348581056515637248