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BSH announces planning approval decision for the construction and operation of the offshore grid-connection “Ostwind 3”

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The BSH issued the planning approval decision for the offshore grid-connection “Ostwind 3” consisting of the grid connection OST-1-4 and the transformer platform Jasmund for the grid connection of the offshore wind farm within the site O-1.3 in the German EEZ of the Baltic Sea… Read More »BSH announces planning approval decision for the construction and operation of the offshore grid-connection “Ostwind 3”

BSH announcement: Transboundary consultation regarding the amendment of the national Swedish Marine Spatial Plans, NV-09718-22

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The Swedish Environmental Protection Agency (Naturvårdsverket) is consulting the national Swedish Marine Spatial Plans for the Gulf of Bothnia, the Baltic Sea and the Skagerrak/Kattegat and the Strategic Environmental Assessment in accordance with the convention on environmental impact assessment in a transboundary context (Espoo-Convention) with… Read More »BSH announcement: Transboundary consultation regarding the amendment of the national Swedish Marine Spatial Plans, NV-09718-22

BSH announcement: Transboundary consultation regarding the amendment of Denmark´s Maritime Spatial Plan, reference 2020-3411

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The Danish Environmental Protection Agency (Miljøstyrelsen) is consulting the Strategic Environmental Assessment of the amendments to the Danish Marine Spatial Plan in accordance with the convention on environmental impact assessment in a transboundary context (Espoo-Convention) with the opportunity to comment until February 5, 2024. The… Read More »BSH announcement: Transboundary consultation regarding the amendment of Denmark´s Maritime Spatial Plan, reference 2020-3411

Initiation of the Offshore Site investigations for wind turbines for tendering in 2026 and 2027 for the German exclusive economic zone of the North Sea and Publication of the draft investigation framework for sites N-13.1, N-13.2 and N-6.8 (before N-21.1)

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On 16.11.2023, the BSH publicly announced the initiation of the preliminary site investigation of the sites N-13.1, N-13.2 and N-6.8 (before N-21.1) in the Exclusive Economic Zone of the North Sea for offshore wind farms. The sites N-13.1 and N-13.2 are intended to definition by… Read More »Initiation of the Offshore Site investigations for wind turbines for tendering in 2026 and 2027 for the German exclusive economic zone of the North Sea and Publication of the draft investigation framework for sites N-13.1, N-13.2 and N-6.8 (before N-21.1)

Webinar: Estimation of long-term offshore wind energy yield in the German EEZ

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In the context of drafting the site development plan for offshore wind energy in the German EEZ, the Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) contracted the Fraunhofer Institute for Wind Energy Systems (IWES) to estimate the expected energy yield for multiple expansion scenarios. The estimation… Read More »Webinar: Estimation of long-term offshore wind energy yield in the German EEZ

BSH publically notifies the public display of the draft of the suitability examination, the draft of the determination of suitability and the drafts of the environmental reports for the sites N-9.1, N-9.2 and N-9.3

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On 31. August 2023, the Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) notified that the draft of the suitability examination, the draft of the determination of suitability and the drafts of the environmental reports for the sites N-9.1, N-9.2 and N-9.3, which will be put out… Read More »BSH publically notifies the public display of the draft of the suitability examination, the draft of the determination of suitability and the drafts of the environmental reports for the sites N-9.1, N-9.2 and N-9.3

Standard Design – Minimum requirements concerning the constructive design of offshore structures within the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) – 1st update, Upgrade from 1 June 2021

Introduction of the 4th edition of the vgbe/BAW standard for corrosion protection In a letter dated 03.07.2018, the BSH introduced the 3rd edition of the vgbe/BAW standard “Corrosion protection for offshore structures”, parts 1 to 3 for the procedures in the EEZ of the North… Read More »Standard Design – Minimum requirements concerning the constructive design of offshore structures within the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) – 1st update, Upgrade from 1 June 2021