Roermond, The Netherlands - 20 May 2019. Sif Holding n.v. will manufacture two monopiles for the Two Towers Borssele V innovation site. A number of innovations will be applied in the project such as a slip joint connection, seabed protection and a full aluminum sprayed coating.
On 2 May, Sif and Kvaerner signed a contract for the production of 36 leg sections, 16 pile sleeves, and 16 piles for the P2 jacket of the Johan Sverdrup project.
Rotterdam, Netherlands; April 1st, 2019. – Future Wind (the Joint Venture between Pondera Development and SIF Holding Netherlands) organized a symbolic ground-breaking event that took place in Maasvlakte, Rotterdam, to celebrate the start of preparatory activities to host GE’s Haliade-X 12 MW prototype in Maasvlakte, Rotterdam.
On 7 May, the jacket of Valhall Flank West was installed at sea using the Thialf crane vessel operated by Heerema.
Sif believes it is important to support projects that help make energy production more sustainable. At Maasvlakte, GBM Works is working together with partners on a pilot that tests a new, sustainable, and cost-effective method of installing monopiles that are used as the foundations for wind turbines. Sif has made a test plate and test site available for the pilot.
Michel Kurstjens, CCO Sif Netherlands about the Blueprint to Transition:
“The future is going to look different and we embrace that future. Sif supports its customers to develop offshore windfarms in Europe that don’t need subsidies anymore”