Site Investigation

Today, on 28 May 2026, the BSH publicly announced the initiation of the preliminary site investigations in investigation area N-16 East in the exclusive economic zone of the North Sea for offshore wind farms. The tendering process by the Federal Network Agency will start in… Read More »Initiation of the central preliminary site investigations for wind farms in the German Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of the North Sea and Publication of the draft investigation framework for investigation area N-16 East

Today, on 6 december 2024, the BSH publicly announced the initiation of the preliminary site investigation of the sites N-9.5 und N-12.5 in the exclusive economic zone of the North Sea for offshore wind farms. Sites N-9.5 and N-12.5 were defined in the Draft Site… Read More »Initiation of the central Offshore Site investigations for wind turbines for tendering in 2028 and 2029 for the German exclusive economic zone of the North Sea and Publication of the draft investigation framework for these sites (N-9.5 und N-12.5)

In the Data Hub Preliminary Investigation of Sites (PINTA) for sites N-9.1, N-9.2 and N-9.3 revisions of the data sets “Multi-channel Seismics – Complementary Data and Information” were added for each for the sub-area N-09E and N-09W to the data package “Multi-channel Seismic Data”. Further… Read More »Revisions in the Data Hub PINTA for site N-9.1, N-9.2 and N-9.3

On 31 May 2024, the BSH defined the investigation framework for the site investigation and strategic environmental assessment of sites for offshore wind farms. The document for Sites N-13.1, N-13.2 and N-6.8 in the Exclusive Economic Zone of the North Sea were published on the… Read More »BSH publishes investigation framework for offshore sites

The Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) has published the results of the central preliminary investigation for the construction of offshore wind farms in the German exclusive economic zone (EEZ). The results are available on the Data Hub Preliminary Investigation of Sites (PINTA). According to… Read More »Publishing the results of the central preliminary investigation of sites N-9.1, N-9.2 and N-9.3 for the construction of offshore wind farms in the German EEZ

On 16.11.2023, the BSH publicly announced the initiation of the preliminary site investigation of the sites N-13.1, N-13.2 and N-6.8 (before N-21.1) in the Exclusive Economic Zone of the North Sea for offshore wind farms. The sites N-13.1 and N-13.2 are intended to definition by… Read More »Initiation of the Offshore Site investigations for wind turbines for tendering in 2026 and 2027 for the German exclusive economic zone of the North Sea and Publication of the draft investigation framework for sites N-13.1, N-13.2 and N-6.8 (before N-21.1)

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