The BSH has issued the planning approval decision for the offshore windfarm “NC 3” on 27th March 2026 based on Section 66, 70 of the Offshore Wind Energy Act. A digital copy of the planning approval decision together with the approved planning documents is available… Read More »BSH announces plan approval decision for the construction and operation of the offshore windfarm “NC 3”
In September 2025 BSH published a study by Fraunhofer IWES on the expansion of offshore wind energy across the North Sea and its impact on electricity yield. Additional to the report BSH now provides extensive modeling data as download. Further information can be found on… Read More »Expansion of wind energy across the North Sea: BSH publishes data from study
Pursuant to Section 69 (1) WindSeeG (in the version dated January 1, 2023, and December 22, 2025), it is stipulated that, in order to demonstrate compliance with the minimum requirements of the standard design, an expert report must be submitted for plausibility checking no later… Read More »Update of the template for the preparation of the expert report in pursuant to Section 69 para. 1 WindSeeG
The Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (Bundesamt für Seeschifffahrt und Hydrographie, BSH) today published an amendment to the site development plan (Flächenentwicklungsplan, FEP) 2025. The amendment and the result of the preliminary assessment on the conduct of a strategic environmental assessment can be found on… Read More »Site development plan 2025: Plan amended
In the context of the site development plan (Flächenentwicklungsplan, FEP), the Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (Bundesamt für Seeschifffahrt und Hydrographie, BSH) commissioned Ramboll to analyse the energy downtime between decommissioning and follow-up use of offshore wind farms in the German North Sea and Baltic… Read More »Site development plan: Status report on decommissioning and follow-up use published
According to the Site Development Plan (Flächenentwicklungsplan – FEP) 2025, five grid connection systems will no longer run diagonally through the Artillerieschießgebiet (ASG) Nordsee, in deviation from the FEP 2023. In their report dated 30 April 2025, the transmission system operators (TSOs) presented the expected… Read More »FEP 2025, ASG decision Test procedure: TSOs submit results of detailed evaluation for the affected offshore grid connection systems
The BSH has received an application from the company Windbostel Ost GmbH for the plan approval procedure according to the Offshore Wind Energy Act for the construction and operation of the offshore wind farm “Windbostel Ost” in the German EEZ of the North Sea. The… Read More »BSH announces plan documents for the offshore wind farm „Windbostel Ost“
The BSH has received an application from the company Windbostel West GmbH for the plan approval procedure according to the Offshore Wind Energy Act for the construction and operation of the offshore wind farm “Windbostel West” in the German EEZ of the North Sea. The… Read More »BSH announces plan documents for the offshore wind farm „Windbostel West“
The BSH has today published a draft amendment to the site development plan 2025. The draft contains changes to the calendar years for the realisation of sites N‑10.1, N‑10.2, N‑12.4, N‑12.5, N‑13.1, N‑13.2 and N‑6.8, for the NOR‑6‑4 and NOR‑12‑3 offshore connection systems, and the… Read More »Site development plan 2025: Draft amendment published for consultation
The BSH has received an application by the companies Amprion Offshore GmbH and Amprion GmbH for the planning approval procedure according to the Offshore Wind Energy Act for the construction and operation of the offshore grid-connection system „BalWin2 and BalWin beta“ in the German EEZ… Read More »BSH announces plan documents for the offshore grid-connection system „BalWin2 and BalWin beta“