The Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency today published the results of a study by Fraunhofer IWES on the expansion of offshore wind energy across the North Sea and its impact on electricity yield. Using reference years, a scenario for the possible development of offshore expansion… Read More »Expansion of wind energy across the North Sea: modeling electricity yield
How can the sea areas in the North Sea and the Baltic Sea be used as ideally as possible, taking into account all interests and protection aspects? This question will be addressed at a joint conference hosted by the Federal Ministry of Housing, Urban Development… Read More »The North Sea and Baltic Sea in transition: conference highlights opportunities, challenges, and perspectives for multi-use
The Regional Director for Environmental Protection in Szczecin, as the competent authority, is conducting the environmental impact assessment procedure for the construction, operation and decommissioning of four proposed offshore wind farms (OWF) in areas 14.E.1, 14.E.2, 14.E.3 and 14.E.4 of the Polish EEZ in the… Read More »Announcement by the Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency on transboundary participation in accordaning to the Espoo Convention for four planned offshore wind farms in areas ‘14.E.1’, ‘14.E.2’, ‘14.E.3’ and ‘14.E.4’ in the Polish exclusive economic zone of the Baltic Sea.
The preparation of the maritime spatial plan for the German exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in the North Sea and Baltic Sea from 2019 to 2021 was supported by a scientific advisory board. As set out in the draft decree for the maritime spatial plan (2021),… Read More »First meeting of the Scientific Advisory Board for the evaluation of the maritime spatial plan (EEZ)
On 30 June 2025, the BSH defined the investigation framework for the preliminary investigations of sites for offshore wind farms. Sites N-9.5 and N-12.6 are defined as sites for offshore wind energy in the Site Development Plan dated 30 January 2025 and put out to… Read More »BSH publishes investigation framework for offshore sites
The Scottish Government (Directorate Energy & Environment, Planning, Architecture & Regeneration) has launched the cross-border participation for the Scottish Updated Sectoral Marine Plan for Offshore Wind Energy and published the draft of the Sectoral Marine Plan, the environmental report, and further documents. The announcement and… Read More »BSH announcement: Transboundary consultation of the Scottish Updated Sectoral Marine Plan for Offshore Wind Energy – draft of the Sectoral Marine Plan, environmental report, and further documents
On 10 June, representatives from the maritime spatial planning ministries and authorities of countries around the greater North Seas Region attended an online meeting of the North Seas MSP Collaboration Group. The North Seas MSP Collaboration Group has been meeting regularly—three to four times per… Read More »Meeting of the North Seas MSP Collaboration Group
The Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management is consulting on the partial revision of the North Sea Programme 2022-2027 and the environmental reports in accordance with the Convention on environmental impact assessment in a transboundary context (Espoo-Convention) with the opportunity to submit comments by… Read More »BSH announcement: Transboundary consultation of the partial revision of the Dutch North Sea Programme 2022-2027 and the environmental reports
The Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (Bundesamt für Seeschifffahrt und Hydrographie, BSH) today announced the decision on the new route of the grid connection systems NOR-11-1, NOR-11-2, NOR-12-1, NOR-12-2 and NOR-13-1 with the approval of the Marinekommando. The BSH decision, the report of the transmission… Read More »Site Development Plan 2025: Decision on the route of the offshore grid connection systems NOR-11-1, NOR-11-2, NOR-12-1, NOR-12-2 and NOR-13-1
On 26 and 27 June, the 16th German Nature Conservation Law Conference will be held at the University of Hamburg. This year’s focus is on “Marine Nature Conservation Law”Further information is available here [link: https://www.jura.uni-hamburg.de/die-fakultaet/professuren/proelss/aktuelles/2025-04-16.html (in German).