Sif and Smulders contracted by ScottishPower Renewables for East Anglia TWO foundations

31 Oct 2024 07:00 CET

Roermond, the Netherlands/Hoboken, Belgium, 31 October 2024. Sif Holding and Smulders confirm that they will supply 64 monopile foundations and transition pieces for ScottishPower’s East Anglia TWO offshore wind farm. 

ScottishPower Renewables has signed the contracts with Sif Netherlands for the supply of 64 monopiles, and with a joint venture between Sif and Smulders for the supply of 64 transition pieces. 

The monopiles will be manufactured in Sif’s newly expanded production facilities at Maasvlakte 2 in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. The transition pieces will be manufactured in Sif’s production facilities in Roermond, the Netherlands (primary steel) and Smulders’ production facilities in Hoboken, Belgium (outfitting). The monopiles and transition pieces will be loaded out to the foundation installation or transport vessels from Sif’s Maasvlakte 2 deepsea quay.

The announcement comes just weeks after ScottishPower Renewables £4 billion East Anglia TWO offshore windfarm was successful in the new UK Government’s Contracts for Difference Allocation Round 6 (AR6) in September 2024. East Anglia TWO will be located almost 33 kilometres off the Suffolk coast and is expected to supply up to 960 MW of offshore wind energy, enough to power the equivalent of almost one million homes each year.

Production of the monopiles and transition pieces will start in the second half of 2026. The project was already in Sif’s and Smulders’s order books for 2026 under exclusive negotiations and is now final, bringing Sif’s order book for 2026 to 210 kilotonnes in firm contracts.

Charlie Jordan, ScottishPower Renewables CEO said: “It’s great to confirm this important contract with Sif and Smulders so soon after East Anglia TWO’s Contracts for Difference success and we’re really pleased to welcome them to our East Anglia supply chain family. This will allow us to continue to move at pace to bring this vital project to life and powering cleaner and greener lives for years to come.”

 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 ScottishPower Renewables excellent conditions for a safe and efficient installation campaign. We thank ScottishPower Renewables for the trust and the open exchange of ideas in the preliminary phase. This contributed highly to the speed in which the capacity reservation agreement for this project, that was already included in our order book for 140 kilotonnes, could be converted into a final contract. We look forward to a continued constructive execution phase of this great contract.” 

Raf Iemants, Managing Director of Smulders: "Smulders is proud to collaborate with Sif and ScottishPower Renewables on the East Anglia TWO offshore wind farm project. This partnership underscores our commitment to delivering high-quality, sustainable solutions for the offshore wind market. We look forward to contributing our expertise to ensure the successful completion of this significant project."