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Revision of the site development plan: Initiation of the procedure and publication of documents

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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

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

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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

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

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

BSH updates overviews for the minimum application and planning documents

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

Standard Design – Minimum requirements concerning the constructive design of offshore structures within the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) – 1st update, Upgrade from 1 June 2021

Introduction of the 4th edition of the vgbe/BAW standard for corrosion protection In a letter dated 03.07.2018, the BSH introduced the 3rd edition of the vgbe/BAW standard “Corrosion protection for offshore structures”, parts 1 to 3 for the procedures in the EEZ of the North… Read More »Standard Design – Minimum requirements concerning the constructive design of offshore structures within the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) – 1st update, Upgrade from 1 June 2021

Shape-files for areas N-23, N-24 and N-25 of the annex to the accompanying expert report FEP 2023 published

The Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) has made available on its website shape-files for the annex to the report “Weiterentwicklung der Rahmenbedingungen zur Planung von Windenergieanlagen auf See und Netzanbindungssysteme” (Further development of the framework conditions for planning offshore wind turbines and grid connection… Read More »Shape-files for areas N-23, N-24 and N-25 of the annex to the accompanying expert report FEP 2023 published

BSH announces planning approval decision for the construction and operation of the offshore grid-connection “DolWin5 und DolWin epsilon”

The BSH issued the planning approval decision for the offshore grid connection “DolWin5 un DolWin epsilon”on 22 March 2023 based on Section 45 of the Offshore Wind Energy Act in the version of 27 July 2021 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 “DolWin5 und DolWin epsilon”