Laws & Regulations

Laws and Regulations

EEG, EnWG and WindSeeG form the legal basis for the expansion of offshore wind energy in Germany. In addition, there are a number of other regulations such as the Seeanlagenverordnung (SeeAnlV) and the Federal Nature Conservation Act (BNatSchG).

Federal Council resolution: Improve the framework conditions for implementing the expansion targets for offshore wind energy

March 22, 2024

The Federal Council today approved a motion for a resolution submitted by the federal states of Lower Saxony, Bremen and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania

Support the port strategy with a financing basis as quickly as possible

March 20, 2024

The federal government presented its new port strategy today. For now, the strategy only contains a collection of

EU requirements for the expansion of offshore wind energy

March 14, 2024

Overview of energy-related standards that the EU has adopted in recent months for the expansion of offshore wind energy

Statement on the draft law to accelerate offshore wind power

15. February 2024

The current process offers the opportunity to support the expansion of offshore wind energy in terms of industrial policy.

Statement on the agreement on the Net Zero Industry Act

7. February 2024

The BWO welcomes the preliminary agreement on the EU's Net Zero Industry Act. In this

The offshore wind expansion must not fail because of the ports!

2. February 2024

The port capacity is sufficient to expand offshore wind energy to up to 70 gigawatts by 2045

Joint press release: Expansion of offshore wind energy in 2023 – project implementation must be the focus!

30 January 2024

Investment decisions for port and construction infrastructure must be politically supported by the federal and state governments in order to achieve the common goals

Delays in grid expansion endanger expansion targets for offshore wind

26 January 2024

The responsible authorities warned today that there are several offshore grid connection systems in the German North Sea

Statement on the record offshore expansion in Europe

19 January 2024

The transformation component should make a sustainable contribution to transforming the economy.

Accelerate the restructuring of the energy industry with transformation components

11 January 2024

The transformation component should make a sustainable contribution to transforming the economy.

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