RENEWABLE ENERGIES FOR TODAY & TOMORROW REALIZATION REPOWERING PROJECT DEVELOPMENT TURNKEY-CONSTRUCTION INTERNATIONAL FINANCING

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1 PROJECT DEVELOPMENT REALIZATION REPOWERING RENEWABLE ENERGIES FOR TODAY & TOMORROW TURNKEY-CONSTRUCTION INTERNATIONAL FINANCING NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL LONG-TERM EXPERTISE SITE SECUREMENT WIND MEASURING

2 WKN-Group is one of the leading developers of turnkey energy projects in Europe, South Africa and the United States. The business activities of the Husum-based pioneer in the wind industry range from location PROFILE evalution and development to planning and financing, to the turnkey construction and operation of energy farms and right on up to their technical and commercial administration founded i headquartered in Husum development, planning & construction of turnkey wind farms installed capacities to date of around 1,450 megawatts 775 installed wind turbines 140 enthusiastic local heroes expansion into foreign markets since 2000 WKN is a 100 percent subsidiary of PNE AG, Cuxhaven project pipeline of upcoming years: 2,000 megawatts

3 For more than 25 years, WKN has been developing wind projects and successfully turning them into reality starting with the initial project idea and up to the later repowering. The WKN projects always fulfil the GUIDELINE highest demands in terms of quality and cost-effectiviness. MISSION implementation of wind energy projects worldwide combining economical and ecological aspects the WKN team shares great passion for quality projects WKN contributes to a 100 percent renewable and decentralized energy supply VISION a 100 percent renewable energy supply is possible ecologically and sustainably produced electricity to flow from all outlets taking over responsibility for safe power generation in harmony with man and nature

4 THE MANAGEMENT OF WKN GABRIEL MEURER MANAGING DIRECTOR / CFO born in 1956 university degree in Business Administration extensive experiences from various senior management positions at home and abroad long-term experience within international infrastructural project business management positions in the rapidly growing renewable energy market since 2004 ROLAND STANZE MANAGING DIRECTOR / COO born in 1965 graduate economist well-experienced stager within the national and international wind business since 1992 contributing to the national and international development of PNE AG since 1999 COO of WKN GmbH since 2014 CFO of WKN GmbH since 2016

5 OUR LOCATIONS GERMANY WKN GmbH, Husum WKN GmbH, Berlin WKN GmbH, Bad Langensalza FRANCE WKN France S.A.S.U., Nantes WKN France S.A.S.U., Nancy ITALY WKN Italia s.r.l., Roma POLAND Sevivon Sp. z o.o., Gdansk Sevivon Sp. z o.o., Koszalin SWEDEN VKS Vindkraft Sverige AB, Motala USA Windkraft Nord USA Inc, Chicago SOUTH AFRICA WKN Windcurrent SA, Wilderness

6 COMPETENCES

7 PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OF WIND ENERGY FARMS The heart and soul of our company is the planning and development of wind energy farms from the very first idea to the operation. Solution-oriented, international, individual and flexible. REALISATION optimal preparation of construction site just in time exact matching of construction stages coordination of grid operators, appraisers, service providers and authorities national and international turnkey construction DEVELOPMENT evaluation of resources analysis of site configuration wind measurements yield calculations evaluations of wind, providing expert reports on wind, projection and noise pollution commissioning environment audits coordinating all matters of local communities, authorities, residents and conservation quality-conscious obtaining of approvals ensuring grid connection REPOWERING strong expertise for complex repowering challenges WKN-value chain starting with the first site securement to the construction up to the later repowering and beyond participation of residents TECHNICAL OPERATION MANAGEMENT yield increasing operation of wind farms FINANCING solid business concepts & structures reliable financing concepts calculating profitabilities continuous liquidity overview international financial expertise national and international network of bank financing projects obtaining own capital and debts COMMERCIAL MANAGEMENT entrepreneurial-minded management of wind farms

8 For more than 25 years, the WKN experts have been contributing their share in actively promoting the dynamic growth of the wind energy market a remarkable achievement: REFERENCES 775 1,450 TURBINES MEGAWATTS 2, MW PIPELINE WIND FARMS

9 CURRENT EXAMPLES KROPP GERMANY 6 WTG s V megawatts Commissioning: 08/ % privately owned wind farm WESTERENGEL GERMANY 7 WEA V megawatts Commissioning: 12/2015 GERMANY [731 MEGAWATTS] Schleswig-Holstein 283 MW Lower Saxony 74 MW Brandenburg 258 MW Saxony-Anhalt 11 MW North Rhine-Westphalia 31 MW Saxony 8 MW Mecklenburg-West Pomerania 19 MW Hessen 9 MW i Thuringia 38 MW EUROPE [535 MEGAWATTS] Italy 160 MW France 207 MW Spain 42 MW Poland 101 MW Sweden 25 MW DARGIES FRANCE 6 WTG s E82 12 megawatts Commissioning: 08/2014 SAINT MARTIN FRANCE 5 WEA Senvion MM megawatts Commissioning: 12/ 2016 USA [179 MEGAWATTS]

10 WKN AND THE HOUSE OF FUTURE ENERGIES The success story of wind energy is linked inseparably to the coastal town of Husum. Essential impulses for the dynamic market growth also on international markets have been radiated from here. The WKN Group has its roots in Husum; with the House of Future Energy it initiated and set up a competence centre which focuses on using renewable energy sources.

11 Since July 2018 WKN GmbH is a hundred percent subsidiary of PNE AG. PNE Group is a German wind power pioneer operating on an international level and it is one of the most experienced project developers of PNE AG onshore and offshore wind farms. Based on this success, the Group has developed to become a clean energy solutions provider. In the future, the strategic orientation of PNE will include the entire renewable energy value chain and the processing of electricity. i The PNE Group is mainly consisting of two brands: PNE and WKN. Every day, the approximately 360 employees of the PNE Group passionately work on their vision to reach a 100 percent energy supply from renewable sources.

12 OTTO-HAHN-STRASSE HUSUM GERMANY RENEWABLE ENERGIES FOR TODAY & TOMORROW