In September 2025 BSH published a study by Fraunhofer IWES on the expansion of offshore wind energy across the North Sea and its impact on electricity yield. Additional to the report BSH now provides extensive modeling data as download. Further information can be found on… Read More »Expansion of wind energy across the North Sea: BSH publishes data from study
The Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency today published the results of a study by Fraunhofer IWES on the expansion of offshore wind energy across the North Sea and its impact on electricity yield. Using reference years, a scenario for the possible development of offshore expansion… Read More »Expansion of wind energy across the North Sea: modeling electricity yield
How can the sea areas in the North Sea and the Baltic Sea be used as ideally as possible, taking into account all interests and protection aspects? This question will be addressed at a joint conference hosted by the Federal Ministry of Housing, Urban Development… Read More »The North Sea and Baltic Sea in transition: conference highlights opportunities, challenges, and perspectives for multi-use
The Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) has published on its website the 2024 report on spatially relevant developments in the German Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) in the North Sea and Baltic Sea. The overview report summarizes all essential information on developments in the maritime… Read More »Report on spatially relevant developments in the EEZ 2024
The preparation of the maritime spatial plan for the German exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in the North Sea and Baltic Sea from 2019 to 2021 was supported by a scientific advisory board. As set out in the draft decree for the maritime spatial plan (2021),… Read More »First meeting of the Scientific Advisory Board for the evaluation of the maritime spatial plan (EEZ)
On 10 June, representatives from the maritime spatial planning ministries and authorities of countries around the greater North Seas Region attended an online meeting of the North Seas MSP Collaboration Group. The North Seas MSP Collaboration Group has been meeting regularly—three to four times per… Read More »Meeting of the North Seas MSP Collaboration Group
France is in the process of updating its maritime spatial plans, and is now revising the ‘stratégie maritime de façade’ for the four metropolitan maritime regions: Eastern Channel-North Sea, North Atlantic Western Channel, South Atlantic and Mediterranean maritime regions.Under the MSFD, the ‘stratégie maritime de… Read More »Revision of the French maritime spatial plans
The Swedish Agency for Marine and Water Management (SwAM) submitted the amended Swedish marine spatial plans to the government for decision. The amendments concern designations for offshore wind energy due to a decision by the Swedish government on wind energy and defence interests in November… Read More »Information on amendments to the Swedish Marine Spatial Plans
The Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) has published on the website the 2023 report on spatially relevant developments in the German Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) in the North Sea and Baltic Sea.The overview report summarizes all essential information on developments in the maritime sectors… Read More »Report on spatially relevant developments in the EEZ 2023
Amendments to the Danish Maritime Spatial Plan came into force on June 28, 2024. The interactive plan as well as the environmental reports and further information on the consultation can be reviewed via this link: https://havplan.dk/en/page/info. The announcement can be found on the BSH website.