Roermond, 21 February 2017, The Netherlands

Sif Holding N.V. , a leading manufacturer of large steel tubulars which are used as foundation components for the offshore wind and offshore oil & gas markets, announces today that it has been awarded the production of all 71 monopiles and, in joint venture with Smulders, all the transition pieces for the EnBW Hohe See offshore wind park. The contract has been awarded by GeoSea, a DEME Group’s subsidiary specialized in complex offshore marine engineering projects. GeoSea as subcontractor of Siemens is responsible for the engineering, procurement, construction and installation of the foundations for the EnBW Hohe See offshore wind farm.

The EnBW Hohe See offshore wind farm is located approximately 90 km north of the island of Borkum in the German North Sea. The project will cover an area of around 40 square kilometers with water depths of up to 40 meters and will comprise of 71 Siemens SWT- 7.0-154 wind turbines. The turbines will be built on monopile foundations. With a total installed capacity of 497 MW, the EnBW Hohe See offshore wind farm is currently the biggest offshore wind project in Germany.

The monopiles will be produced by Sif. The transition pieces will be produced by Sif in joint venture with Smulders, whereby Sif will produce the primary steel and Smulders will be responsible for the secondary steel and outfitting of the transition pieces.

The production is scheduled in the second half of 2017 and will extend till mid-2018.