TenneT selects Orbital Eye to monitor construction of major Dutch electricity highway from space. Monday, November 9, 2026 Satellite-based monitoring provides greater visibility of construction activities along the Rilland-Tilburg high-voltage connection, supporting efficient project supervision and targeted field inspections. As the Netherlands accelerates the expansion of its electricity grid to address growing demand and network congestion, transmission system operator TenneT is developing a major new high-voltage connection between Rilland and Tilburg. To help oversee construction activities along this extensive infrastructure corridor, TenneT has selected Dutch satellite monitoring specialist Orbital Eye. Its COSMIC-EYE platform provides weekly insights into construction progress and contractor activities, enabling TenneT's project teams to monitor developments remotely and deploy field resources more effectively. A major infrastructure project with complex construction challenges. The Rilland-Tilburg connection is one of TenneT's major grid expansion projects in the Netherlands. The new high-voltage connection, involving 263 electricity pylons, will strengthen the electricity infrastructure in the south of the country and help accommodate increasing electricity demand and the transition towards a more sustainable energy system. Delivering an infrastructure project of this scale presents considerable operational challenges. Construction takes place across an extensive geographical area, involving multiple contractors, landowners, and construction sites. Maintaining a reliable overview of activities, verifying progress and ensuring that contractors carry out work according to agreed plans requires substantial coordination and inspection capacity. With electricity networks expanding rapidly across Europe, these challenges are becoming increasingly significant. Grid operators must manage growing construction programs while making efficient use of limited technical and operational resources. Monitoring construction activities from space. To support the management of this complex project, TenneT is using Orbital Eye's COSMIC-EYE satellite monitoring platform. The technology provides a regular, independent overview of construction activities along the corridor, without requiring personnel to visit every location. By combining satellite imagery with advanced data analysis, COSMIC-EYE detects and maps relevant changes and activities along the route. These include the movement and presence of construction machinery, the placement of temporary support materials, the development of access roads and platforms, excavation activities, and material storage. TenneT receives weekly reports providing its project teams with an up-to-date overview of developments along the corridor. This information helps identify where construction is progressing, where activities require closer attention, and where additional field inspections may be necessary. The satellite-based information supports planners, geographic information system (GIS) specialists, project managers, and construction teams in coordinating activities and making informed decisions. Rather than replacing physical inspections, the technology complements existing supervision methods by helping TenneT focus its resources where they add the most value. Scalable monitoring for Europe's expanding electricity networks. The collaboration illustrates how satellite technology can help transmission system operators address one of the major challenges of Europe's energy transition: expanding and maintaining increasingly complex electricity networks while keeping operational resources and costs under control. Unlike conventional inspection methods, which require personnel or equipment to visit individual locations, satellite monitoring can cover extensive infrastructure corridors at regular intervals. Combined with targeted field inspections, this approach enables operators to increase monitoring coverage without a corresponding increase in inspection resources. For Orbital Eye, the TenneT project builds on more than a decade of experience in monitoring critical energy infrastructure. Founded in Delft in 2012, the company has developed COSMIC-EYE into an operational satellite monitoring platform used by infrastructure operators internationally. Its established experience in the pipeline industry is now being applied to electricity networks, including projects with major transmission system operators in France and Germany. Arnaud van den Berg, Chief Commercial Officer at Orbital Eye, comments: "Europe's electricity networks are undergoing an unprecedented transformation. Projects such as Rilland-Tilburg demonstrate both the scale of that transformation and the challenges operators face in supervising construction across large geographical areas. "With COSMIC-EYE, we provide a proven, scalable monitoring solution that gives project teams greater visibility of activities on the ground while helping them use their resources more efficiently. We are proud to support TenneT in delivering this important infrastructure project." The collaboration with TenneT marks another step in Orbital Eye's expansion into the electricity transmission market, where satellite monitoring offers opportunities to support infrastructure operators throughout the lifecycle of their networks - from construction and maintenance to daily operations. About Orbital Eye Orbital Eye is a Dutch technology company specializing in satellite-based monitoring of critical infrastructure. Founded in Delft in 2012, the company developed COSMIC-EYE, a monitoring platform that combines satellite imagery, artificial intelligence, and expert validation to provide infrastructure operators with actionable information about activities and changes around their assets. With customers in the pipeline and electricity transmission industries, Orbital Eye helps operators improve infrastructure security, monitor extensive networks efficiently, and optimize operational resources. Tagged in:

TenneT advances four 2GW North Sea offshore platforms with Seatrium and GE Vernova. Construction and integration progress in Singapore and Batam for IJmuiden Ver Beta, IJmuiden Ver Gamma and Nederwiek 2 as BalWin 5 preparations continue TenneT is advancing four 2GW offshore grid platforms with Seatrium and GE Vernova through construction and integration activities in Singapore and Batam, Indonesia. Platforms for IJmuiden Ver Beta, IJmuiden Ver Gamma and Nederwiek 2 are under construction, while preparations for BalWin 5 are continuing. The programme combines standardised design, shared project experience and HVDC technology to connect future North Sea wind farms to onshore grids. (PRESS RELEASE) ARNHEM, Gelderland, Netherlands, 3-Nov-2026 - /EuropaWire/ - TenneT is making progress on four next-generation 2GW offshore platforms being developed with Seatrium and GE Vernova at facilities in Singapore and on the Indonesian island of Batam. The infrastructure will connect future North Sea wind farms to the onshore electricity grid, bringing substantial volumes of offshore wind-generated power to shore. Construction is under way on the platforms for IJmuiden Ver Beta, IJmuiden Ver Gamma and Nederwiek 2, while preparations are in progress for BalWin 5. Each platform is designed to support a grid connection with capacity to transmit 2GW of offshore wind power. Moving from its existing 700MW connections to 2GW represents a significant development in TenneT's offshore grid infrastructure programme. Alongside the larger capacity, the company is standardising platform designs and applying experience from earlier projects to successive installations. Cooperation and learning across the programme. The programme brings together construction, engineering and electrical technology teams across multiple countries. Seatrium is responsible for building and integrating the offshore platforms, while GE Vernova is supplying the high-voltage direct current (HVDC) technology needed to transport large amounts of electricity efficiently over long distances. TenneT's project teams are working closely with both partners to ensure the structures, technical equipment and engineering requirements function as an integrated system. Their continued collaboration also enables improvements identified during work on IJmuiden Ver Beta to be incorporated into IJmuiden Ver Gamma, Nederwiek 2 and BalWin 5. Astrid Hoetmer, Executive Director Offshore at TenneT, said: 'Our project teams take ownership, solve problems and use what they learn from one project to make the next one even better. The close cooperation between TenneT, Seatrium and GE Vernova, across countries, cultures and organisations, is essential. That cooperation, combined with the teams' expertise and commitment, is what turns our ambitions into reality.' Construction and HVDC integration in Batam and Singapore. Activities are advancing at both locations. In Batam, components are being fabricated, assembled and integrated. In Singapore, the work is moving towards installation and testing of the HVDC technology. These stages are bringing the platforms closer to eventual deployment in the North Sea. Contact our press officers [email protected] EDITOR'S PICK: