On Thursday, 10.10.2024, a working group on gates between the territorial sea and the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) met at the Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH). The BSH is moderating the discussion and coordination process, which involves specialist authorities from the federal states of… Read More »BSH hosts meeting on gates between coastal waters and EEZ
The Ministry of the Environment of the Republic of Lithuania has sent the notification and plans of the Lithuanian project promoter JSC “Ignitis renewables” for the construction and operation of a windfarm with up to 55 wind turbines in the northern part of the Lithuania´s… Read More »Announcement of the BSH on transboundary notification under the Espoo Convention for a planned offshore wind farm with up to 55 wind turbines in the Lithuanian EEZ of the Baltic Sea
The Dogger Bank South (DBS) offshore wind farm project is planning the construction of two offshore wind farms, each with a capacity of 1.5 GW (3 GW in total), and the associated transmission infrastructure. Up to 300 wind turbines (150 per wind farm) are to… Read More »Announcement of the BSH on transboundary participation according to Espoo Convention regarding the planned offshore wind farms “Dogger Bank South OWP’s”
BSH announces plan documents for the offshore grid-connection system „BorWin6 und BorWin kappa“ The BSH has received an application by the company TenneT Offshore GmbH for the planning approval procedure according to the Offshore Wind Energy Act for the construction and operation of the offshore… Read More »BSH announces plan documents for the offshore grid-connection system „BorWin6 und BorWin kappa“
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 an information sheet on the certification program
The Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) has published the comments received on the draft of the site development plan (Flächenentwicklungsplan – FEP). These can be accessed via the BSH website.
Norway’s government has sent Germany the notification for the planned offshore wind farm project “Southern North Sea II” with grid connection to the Norwegian national grid, about 180 kilometers from the Norwegian and 190 kilometers from the Danish coast. The project comprises a large offshore… Read More »Transboundary participation according to Section 59 para. 1 Environmental Impact Assessment Act on the transboundary environmental impact assessment regarding the planed Offshore Wind Farm “Southern North Sea II” in Norway’s economic zone of the North Sea
The Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) announced on 31 July 2024 that the drafts of the determination of suitability, the suitability assessment and the environmental report for areas N-10.1 and N-10.2, which are to be put out to tender in calendar year 2025, will… Read More »BSH announces the public display of the documents and the discussion hearing on the suitability assessment for sites N-10.1 and N-10.2
The BSH issued the planning approval decision for the offshore windfarm “NC 2” (formerly OWP N-3.8) on 12 June 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 “NC 2” (formerly OWP N-3.8)
The BSH issued the planning approval decision for the offshore windfarm “NC 1” (formerly OWP N-3.7) on 14 June 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 “NC 1” (formerly OWP N-3.7)