EANS-News: BAUER Aktiengesellschaft / BAUER Group successfully executes a foundation for a tidal power plant under extremely difficult circumstances

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Schrobenhausen (euro adhoc) - In late July, BAUER Renewables Ltd., a
subsidiary of BAUER Spezialtiefbau GmbH and part of the international
construction and machinery manufacturing concern BAUER AG,
successfully installed a drilled-in monopile foundation structure for
a tidal energy turbine of the client Voith Hydro. This took place
off-shore at the test site of the European Marine Energy Centre
(EMEC) in Orkney, Scotland. An exceptional challenge was posed not
only by the drilling works at a water depth of 37 metres, but also by
the extremely strong currents of up to 4.5 meters per second.

BAUER Renewables Ltd. used a newly designed and built seabed drilling
rig from BAUER Maschinen GmbH, which was operated from a Dynamic
Positioning Vessel. The 23 metre long monopile with a diameter of 2
metres was grouted into an 11 metre deep rock socket. It will be the
foundation structure for a 1 MW Tidal Turbine built and operated by
Voith Hydro.

"A drilled foundation of such dimensions and under such difficult
conditions has never before been executed. This new technology has
captured the attention of many tidal energy developers," says
Professor Thomas Bauer, Chairman of the Management Board of BAUER
Aktiengesellschaft. "This tremendous achievement marks the BAUER
Group´s entry into the future growth market of marine renewable
energies and broadens the Group´s range of off-shore technologies."

About Bauer

Bauer is a provider of services, machinery and ancillary products in
the earth- working and groundwater fields. The Group markets its
products and services all over the world. Its global spread allows it
to remain largely unaffected by fluctuating business cycles.

The operations of the Group are divided into three segments:
Construction, Equipment and Resources. The Construction segment
carries out specialist foundation engineering work all over the
world, developing foundation and excavation projects as well as
providing related construction services. In its Equipment segment, in
which it is the world market leader, Bauer offers an extensive range
of machinery, equipment and tools for specialist foundation
engineering and related fields. The Resources segment encompasses the
Group's operations in the exploitation of raw materials, in
environmental technology, in geothermal drilling operations and also
in equipment for wells (including pumps and drills, screens and
casings).

Bauer profits greatly from the collaboration between its three
separate segments, enabling the Group to position itself as an
innovative, highly specialized provider of complete solutions and
services for demanding projects on the specialist foundation
engineering and related markets.

Founded in 1790, Bauer today generates around three quarters of its
total revenues outside of Germany. Employing some 9,100 people, the
Group's total revenues in 2010 were EUR 1.30 billion (previous year:
EUR 1.28 billion). BAUER Aktiengesellschaft has been listed on the
official market of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange since July 4, 2006
(Prime Standard, ISIN DE0005168108).

Further inquiry note:
Bettina Erhart / Christopher Wolf
Investor Relations
Telefon: +49(0)8252 97 1918
E-Mail: investor.relations@bauer.de

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company: BAUER Aktiengesellschaft
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phone: +49 (0)8252-97-1918
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