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transboundary participation according to Section 59 para. 1 Environmental Impact Assessment Act on the transboundary environmental impact assessment regarding a planned offshore windfarm “Kapheira” in Sweden´s exclusive economic zone of the Baltic Sea

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The Swedish EnvironmentalProtection Agency notified Germany that Zephyr Baltic Offshore AB plans to apply for permit to construct and operate the offshore wind farm ‘Kapheira” in Swedish exclusive economic zone (EEZ). The Kapheira wind farm is planned to be located between Gotland and the Swedish… 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 “Kapheira” in Sweden´s exclusive economic zone of the Baltic Sea

BSH announces planning approval decision for the construction and operation of the offshore grid-connection “BorWin4/ delta”

The BSH issued the planning approval decision for the offshore grid-connection “BorWin4 and BorWin delta”on 06 March 2024 based on Section 45 of the Offshore Wind Energy Act in the version applicable until 31 December 2022 in connection with Section 74 of the Administrative Procedure… Read More »BSH announces planning approval decision for the construction and operation of the offshore grid-connection “BorWin4/ delta”

Publication of a template for the preparation of the expert opinion pursuant to § 69 (1) WindSeeG and a leaflet with instructions

The regulation in § 69 (1) WindSeeG (in the version of 01.01.2023) stipulates that in future an expert opinion must be submitted at least twelve weeks before the start of construction to prove compatibility with the minimum requirements of the Standard Design. For procedures within… Read More »Publication of a template for the preparation of the expert opinion pursuant to § 69 (1) WindSeeG and a leaflet with instructions

Publishing the results of the central preliminary investigation of sites N-9.1, N-9.2 and N-9.3 for the construction of offshore wind farms in the German EEZ

The Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) has published the results of the central preliminary investigation for the construction of offshore wind farms in the German exclusive economic zone (EEZ). The results are available on the Data Hub Preliminary Investigation of Sites (PINTA). According to… Read More »Publishing the results of the central preliminary investigation of sites N-9.1, N-9.2 and N-9.3 for the construction of offshore wind farms in the German EEZ

Notification of the neighbouring states pursuant to Art. 10 SEA protocol on strategic environmental assessment in a transboundary context on the initiation of the update and amendment of the site development plan

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On 28 February 2024, the Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency notified the neighbouring states in the North Sea and Baltic Sea of the initiation of the update and amendment of the site development plan in accordance with the protocol on strategic environmental assessment in a… Read More »Notification of the neighbouring states pursuant to Art. 10 SEA protocol on strategic environmental assessment in a transboundary context on the initiation of the update and amendment of the site development plan

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eMSP NBSR project results published

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The Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) participated in the DG Mare project “eMSP NBSR – Emerging Ecosystem-based Maritime Spatial Planning Topics in the North and Baltic Sea Regions” which recently had its final conference in Gdansk (https://www.emspproject.eu/). The project worked with so-called “communities of… Read More »eMSP NBSR project results published

transboundary participation according to Section 59 para. 1 Environmental Impact Assessment Act on the transboundary environmental impact assessment for a planned offshore windfarm “Pleione” in Sweden´s exclusive economic zone of the Baltic Sea

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The Swedish EnvironmentalProtection Agency notified Germany that Pleione Energiepark AB is planning to issue an application for a permit for the construction and operation of the “Pleione” energy park (wind turbines and hydrogen plants) in the Swedish economic zone of the Baltic Sea. The planned… Read More »transboundary participation according to Section 59 para. 1 Environmental Impact Assessment Act on the transboundary environmental impact assessment for a planned offshore windfarm “Pleione” in Sweden´s exclusive economic zone of the Baltic Sea