The Off Site by Aphex

Britain's electric undersea highway

How do you transfer 2GW of green electricity across the North Sea?

Aug 14 • 

Carlos Carvalho

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July 2025

Can a new administrative capital solve Cairo’s chronic overpopulation?

Egypt has moved its administration to a vast, futuristic city 45 kilometres down the road from Cairo.

Jul 31 • 

Jason Lancini

He Dreiht set to spin in late 2025

Germany’s vast offshore wind project will reshape the local electricity sector — if they can avoid the gannets.

Jul 17 • 

Carlos Carvalho

Tanzania's $10 Billion Port Gamble

Can Bagamoyo become East Africa's shipping hub, or is it another Belt and Road project stuck in a rut?

Jul 3 • 

Jason Lancini

June 2025

West Africa's $15 Billion+ Highway

Can five countries build a 1,028km coastal corridor together?

Jun 19 • 

Carlos Carvalho

Indonesia is building a capital city from scratch

With Jakarta sinking, Indonesia is building a new city in the jungle

Jun 5 • 

Carlos Carvalho

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May 2025

The 500 km/h train racing through Japan's Southern Alps

Japan's Chūō Shinkansen maglev promises to slash journey times between Tokyo and Nagoya to just 40 minutes.

May 22 • 

Jason Lancini

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The tunnel buried beneath the Baltic

The Fehmarnbelt Fixed Link tunnel will be buried forty metres below the surface of the Baltic Sea.

May 1 • 

Carlos Carvalho

April 2025

Will Empire Wind survive the Trump administration?

From today, construction on New York’s massive offshore wind farm is paused. It was slated to start commercial operations in 2027.

Apr 17 • 

Jason Lancini

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“The Most Urgent Infrastructure Project in America”

How the Hudson Tunnel Project will transform rail infrastructure in America's Northeast Corridor

Apr 3 • 

Carlos Carvalho

March 2025

Inside Europe's most ambitious rail project

Milan to Paris in four hours — via the world's longest railway tunnel.

Mar 20 • 

Carlos Carvalho

The Grand Paris Express Megaproject

Will the Grand Paris Express megaproject make Paris a megacity?

Mar 6 • 

Carlos Carvalho