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FEP 2025, ASG decision Test procedure: TSOs submit results of detailed evaluation for the affected offshore grid connection systems

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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

Site development plan 2025: Draft amendment published for consultation

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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

BSH announces plan documents for the offshore grid-connection system „BalWin2 and BalWin beta“

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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“

Announcement by the Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency on transboundary consultations in accordance with the Espoo Convention regarding the planed offshore windfarm „Curonian Nord” in Lithuanians exclusive economic zone of the Baltic Sea

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The Curonian Nord offshore wind farm (CN OWF) is planned with a permissible generation capacity of 580–700 MW. The turbines under consideration will each have a capacity of up to 20 or more MW, hub heights up to 170 m, tip heights up to 350… Read More »Announcement by the Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency on transboundary consultations in accordance with the Espoo Convention regarding the planed offshore windfarm „Curonian Nord” in Lithuanians exclusive economic zone of the Baltic Sea

BSH announces planning approval decision for the construction and operation of the offshore grid-connection “BorWin6 and BorWin kappa”

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The BSH issued the planning approval decision for the offshore grid-connection “BorWin6 and BorWin kappa”on 08 October 2025 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 “BorWin6 and BorWin kappa”

TIMELINES – New harmonized database with information on the planning, development, and operation of offshore wind farms in the North Sea

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As part of the collaboration in Support Group SG2 of the North Seas Energy Cooperation (NSEC), a joint database was created to provide a vision for the development of offshore wind energy. The TIMELINES database was presented for the first time on November 6 at… Read More »TIMELINES – New harmonized database with information on the planning, development, and operation of offshore wind farms in the North Sea

BSH announces plan approval decision for the construction and operation of the offshore windfarm “Nordlicht II”

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The BSH has issued the planning approval decision for the offshore windfarm “Nordlicht II” on 29th October 2025 based on Section 66, 70 of the Offshore Wind Energy Act in connection with Section 74 of the Administrative Procedure Act. A digital copy of the planning… Read More »BSH announces plan approval decision for the construction and operation of the offshore windfarm “Nordlicht II”