The department O “Management of the Sea” of the Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) publishes news on the current processes and procedures regarding offshore topics. Shipping, the navy, fishing, tourism, offshore wind farms, offshore activities and marine research take up space on the oceans.… Read More »Welcome to the BSH Offshore news
On 20 January 2025, the European Commission called on stakeholders, expertsand citizens to submit evidence to the development of the European OceanPact by 17 February 2025. This is a political initiative to promotesustainable ocean management and ensure the health, resilience andproductivity of the oceans. The… Read More »European Oceans Pact: Call for evidence
The Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (Bundesamt für Seeschifffahrt und Hydrographie, BSH) is today publishing the site development plan 2025 (Flächenentwicklungsplan, FEP) and the associated environmental reports. The documents are published on the BSH website.
On December 23, 2024, the Dutch Ministry of Climate Policy sent Germany the draft memorandum on scope and level of detail of the environmental impact assessment for the “Doordewind” wind energy area in the Dutch Exclusive Economic Zone of the North Sea. The planned wind… Read More »Announcement on transboundary participation according to Section 59 para. 1 Environmental Impact Assessment Act for the offshore wind farm (Site I) in the Doordewind wind energy area in the Dutch Exclusive Economic Zone of the North Sea
The BSH issued the planning approval decision for the offshore windfarm “Nordlicht I” (formerly OWP N-7.2) on 13 December 2024 based on Section 45 of the Offshore Wind Energy Act in the version of 31 December 2022 in connection with Section 74 of the Administrative… Read More »BSH announces planning approval decision for the construction and operation of the offshore windfarm “Nordlicht I” (formerly OWP N-7.2)
The Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) has published on the website the 2023 report on spatially relevant developments in the German Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) in the North Sea and Baltic Sea.The overview report summarizes all essential information on developments in the maritime sectors… Read More »Report on spatially relevant developments in the EEZ 2023
On December 3, 2024, the UK government sent Germany the notification regarding the planned offshore windfarm “North Falls”, which is located in the southern part of the North Sea around 22.5 km off the coast of Essex. Information on the planned project can be found… Read More »Transboundary participation according to Section 59 para. 1 Environmental Impact Assessment Act on the transboundary environmental impact assessment regarding a planned offshore windfarm “North Falls” in UK´s exclusiv zone of the North Sea
On November 22, 2024, the Dutch Ministry of Climate Policy sent Germany the notification regarding the draft parcel decisions for 3 offshore wind farms in the “IJmuiden Ver” wind energy area in the Dutch Exclusive Economic Zone of the North Sea. The IJmuiden Ver wind… Read More »Transboundary participation according to Section 59 para. 1 Environmental Impact Assessment Act on the transboundary environmental impact assessment regarding three offshore windfarms in the “IJmuiden Ver” wind energy area in the in the dutch Exclusive Economic Zone of the North Sea
As part of our work in the North Sea Energy Cooperation, BSH hosted a workshop on mitigation measures. 40 experts from neighbouring European countries discussed measures to avoid and reduce the ecological impact of offshore wind energy. The workshop was financially supported by the Dutch… Read More »Workshop on mitigation measures for offshore wind
Today, on 6 december 2024, the BSH publicly announced the initiation of the preliminary site investigation of the sites N-9.5 und N-12.5 in the exclusive economic zone of the North Sea for offshore wind farms. Sites N-9.5 and N-12.5 were defined in the Draft Site… Read More »Initiation of the central Offshore Site investigations for wind turbines for tendering in 2028 and 2029 for the German exclusive economic zone of the North Sea and Publication of the draft investigation framework for these sites (N-9.5 und N-12.5)
As part of the preparation of the site development plan 2023 and the ongoing revision various expansion scenarios for offshore wind energy were analysed for expected energy yield by the Fraunhofer Institute for Wind Energy Systems IWES assigned by the Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency.… Read More »BSH publishes data from scientific reports accompanying the update and revision of the site development plan