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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

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 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 „BalWin1 und BalWin alpha“ in the German EEZ… Read More »BSH announces plan documents for the offshore grid-connection system „BalWin1 und BalWin alpha“

The BSH issued the planning approval decision for the offshore windfarm “Windanker” on 24 January 2025 based on Section 45 of the Offshore Wind Energy Act in the version of 31 December 2022 in connection with Section 74 of the Administrative Procedure Act. A digital… Read More »BSH announces planning approval decision for the construction and operation of the offshore windfarm “Windanker”

On December 23, 2024, the Dutch Ministry of Climate Policy sent Germany the draft memorandum on scope and level of detail of the environmental impact assessment for the “Doordewind” wind energy area in the Dutch Exclusive Economic Zone of the North Sea. The planned wind… Read More »Announcement on transboundary participation according to Section 59 para. 1 Environmental Impact Assessment Act for the offshore wind farm (Site I) in the Doordewind wind energy area in the Dutch Exclusive Economic Zone of the North Sea

The BSH issued the planning approval decision for the offshore windfarm “Nordlicht I” (formerly OWP N-7.2) on 13 December 2024 based on Section 45 of the Offshore Wind Energy Act in the version of 31 December 2022 in connection with Section 74 of the Administrative… Read More »BSH announces planning approval decision for the construction and operation of the offshore windfarm “Nordlicht I” (formerly OWP N-7.2)

On December 3, 2024, the UK government sent Germany the notification regarding the planned offshore windfarm “North Falls”, which is located in the southern part of the North Sea around 22.5 km off the coast of Essex. Information on the planned project can be found… Read More »Transboundary participation according to Section 59 para. 1 Environmental Impact Assessment Act on the transboundary environmental impact assessment regarding a planned offshore windfarm “North Falls” in UK´s exclusiv zone of the North Sea