MAGPIE “Electric Charging At Sea” demonstration event

19 March 2026 – 1:00 PM
MARIN, Haagsteeg 2, 6708 PM Wageningen, The Netherlands

Bluewater, MARIN, Van Oord and the Port of Rotterdam are organising a live demonstration of MAGPIE’s Demonstrator 5: E-Tower Operations (formerly known as the e-buoy concept), focusing on electric charging at sea.

Initially explored within the MAGPIE project as an innovative solution for offshore electricity charging of vessels moored in waiting areas or operating near offshore wind farms, the concept has since been further developed by Bluewater into the Electric Loading Tower, now entering the testing phase.

The demonstration will take place at MARIN’s Large Motion Simulator (LMS) in Wageningen and will present the operation of an electric service vessel connecting to the E-Tower.

Several operational scenarios will be demonstrated, including vessel approach, mooring and dynamic behaviour under different environmental conditions (waves and wind). The session will also highlight operational procedures and 3D visualisation tools developed to support these new offshore charging operations. Participants will additionally be able to experience the simulation through VR technology available at the facility.