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
The Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) today published the comment received on the joint statement of the German TSOs on the preliminary draft of the site development plan (Flächenentwicklungsplan – FEP). It can be accessed via the BSH website.
The Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) today published the comments received on the preliminary draft of the site development plan (Flächenentwicklungsplan – FEP). These can be accessed via the BSH website.
On 01.September.2023, the Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) has published 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 to tender… Read More »BSH publically notifies the date on a discussion hearing regarding 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
After the initiation of the procedure for amending and updating the Site Development Plan was announced on 1 September 2023, the transmission system operators have now submitted their joint comment on the preliminary draft of the Site Development Plan at the request of the Federal… Read More »Joint comment of the transmission system operators on the site development plan
On Friday, 29 September 2023, the Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) will welcome a delegation from the Energy Transition Forum of the Republic of Korea to Hamburg. The representatives from science and the environment will exchange views with BSH experts on the planning and… Read More »Exchange with South Korean delegation on offshore wind energy
After the site development plan 2023 and the associated environmental reports have been made public on 20.01.2023, further sites are required for the expansion of offshore wind energy in order to achieve the expansion targets pursuant to Sec. 1 para. 2 WindSeeG. A new revision… Read More »Revision of the site development plan: Initiation of the procedure and publication of documents
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
By letter dated 20 July 2023 the Danish Environmental Protection Agency sent the Notification of the national Danish Maritime Spatial Plans in order to carry out Germany’s transboundary participation in accordance with Article 5 of the Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Framework… Read More »Announcement of the Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency on transboundary participation according to Section 59 para. 1 Environmental Impact Assessment Act on the strategic environmental assessment of the revised Danish maritime spatial plan
The BSH has updated the overviews for the minimum application and planning documents to be submitted in the plan approval procedure. In particular, the different requirements for projects on centrally pre-investigated sites and non-centrally pre-investigated sites have been met by preparing separate information sheets. The… Read More »BSH updates overviews for the minimum application and planning documents