Sif will supply Foundations for OranjeWind offshore wind farm
Roermond, 24 July 2024. Sif Holding announces that it will supply 53 monopile foundations for the OranjeWind offshore wind farm, formerly known as Hollandse Kust West (VII). RWE and TotalEnergies announced it entered a 50/50 partnership to deliver the OranjeWind offshore wind project.
795 MW clean energy
OranjeWind will be located almost 53 kilometers off the coast of IJmuiden and is expected to supply approximately 795 MW of offshore wind energy. To enable full system integration, OranjeWind will combine offshore wind with electrolysis capacity for the production of green hydrogen and other flexible demand solutions such as e-boilers and battery storage, as well as floating solar panels and subsea battery storage for more efficient use of offshore space.
Enhanced offshore installation safety and efficiency
As in previous projects for the Hollandse Kust wind farms, no transition pieces are used which will enhance offshore installation safety and efficiency. Components such as ladders, boat moorings, access platforms and internal platforms are installed and connected at sea after the installation of the monopiles. The supply by Sif of these components is part of the same contract. In total, this will involve a production of 53 monopile foundations with a total weight of approximately 76 kilotons. The project was already in Sif's order book as a project under exclusive negotiations. The planned start of production is foreseen in the first quarter of 2026.
Fred van Beers, CEO of Sif Holding: “With our state-of-the-art monopile production facilities, our strategic position in Rotterdam and our deep-sea quays with 24/7 access for the most modern installation vessels, we offer OranjeWind excellent conditions for a safe and efficient installation campaign. We thank the OranjeWind project team for the trust and the open exchange of ideas in the tender phase and look forward to a continued constructive execution phase of this great contract.”
