Longest Scheldt microtunnel completed to reuse heat from waste incineration
At 1,288 meters long, the Ecluse tunnen is the longest microtunnel ever drilled in Belgium. Internal diameter is 3.0 m, but the drill head bores a hole of 3.8 m /Indaver
Work on extending the Ecluse steam network from the left to the right bank of the Scheldt has reached a significant milestone. On Tuesday, October 14th, Flemish Minister for Energy and Climate Melissa Depraetere visited the site to inaugurate this technical achievement.
The Ecluse tunnel under th
