An era of green energy: Edda Wind launches «Enabler» line with naming of "Sudri Enabler"

May 4, 202418:28 UTC

Haugesund, May 4, 2024

Today, Edda Wind ASA ("Edda Wind" or the "Company") celebrated the namingceremony of "Sudri Enabler". The vessel then became the first in the company'snew line of vessel names. The traditional ceremony took place at GondanShipbuilders in Spain.

The Lady Sponsor was Martha Kold Monclair, board member in Edda Wind ASA.

Sudri comes from Nordic mythology and represents one of the four characters(Sudri, Nordri, Vestri and Austri) holding up the sky after it was made by theGods from the skull of Ymir.

The new vessel's name was not chosen at random. All vessels at Edda Wind willberenamed «[ship name]» + «Enabler» - as part of the company's promise to enablegreen energy and a greener future. Importantly, Edda Wind are only changing the vessels' names while the companybranding is not changed. Edda Wind is already a strong name in the market, andthe company name will remain. "Starting with our latest newbuild, our vessels will carry the name «ENABLER»asa visual, constant and strong reminder to ourselves and our customers of ourvision and our expertise. We welcome "Sudri Enabler" to our fleet and willbeginthe renaming process of the rest of our fleet soon", says Kenneth Walland, CEOEdda Wind.

Prepared for emission-free operations

"Sudri Enabler" is a purpose-built Commissioning Service Operation vessel(CSOV)designed with unparalleled flexibility and operability, prepared foremission-free operations with a hydrogen based propulsion system. Edda Wind'sSOVs and CSOVs are designed to set a new standard in the offshore wind market.Every effort has been made in the design to maximize the efficiency ofoperations in the wind farm. The vessel will serve as mother vessel for windturbine technicians as they perform commissioning and maintenance work onoffshore wind turbines. The CSOV is 88.3 in length and can accommodate up to120persons in total.

"Yet another milestone for Edda Wind. I want to thank everyone contributing tomaking this day so special. Thank you to Gondan Shipyard for their effort inbuilding this vessel, and same to all others who have worked on this project.Also, a big thank you to Martha Kold Monclair for doing us the honor of beingthe Lady Sponsor", says CEO in Edda Wind Kenneth Walland.

For further information, please contact:

Lars Stubhaug, VP Finance Edda Wind Phone: +47 917 42 725 E-mail: lars.stubhaug@eddawind.com Kenneth Walland, CEO, Edda Wind Phone: +47 916 93 418 E-mail: kenneth.walland@eddawind.com

ABOUT EDDA WIND

Edda Wind is a leading offshore wind service company headquartered inHaugesund,Norway. The Company develops, builds, owns and operates purpose-built ServiceOperation Vessels ("SOV") and Commissioning Service Operation Vessels ("CSOV")for offshore wind farms worldwide.

Edda Wind is creating the next generation of offshore wind service vessels andworks closely with partners to develop new technologies to reduce emissionswithout compromising operational capabilities or cost competitiveness.

The Company owns and operates three purpose-built offshore wind SOVs and threeCSOVs and has seven dedicated CSOVs under construction. All newbuild vesselsareprepared for zero-emission utilising liquid organic hydrogen carrier and/ormethanol as an energy source.