Revised area potential study by Fraunhofer IWES
Offshore wind energy is essential to achieving the 2045 climate goals, but expansion requires space. Therefore
Environment Studies
Environmental studies
The expansion of offshore wind energy is subject to strict environmental regulations and the offshore wind farm operators invest large sums in preventive measures to protect the marine environment. In order to be able to assess the effects of offshore wind farms on flora and fauna as precisely as possible and, if necessary, to adjust them, environmental studies are carried out regularly.
Loons population stable despite expansion of offshore wind farms
A study commissioned by the Federal Association of Offshore Wind Farm Operators (BWO) for a network of funding partners
Harbor porpoises not affected by offshore work
A study by BioConsult SH, IBL Environmental Planning and the Institute for Applied Ecosystem Research (IFaOe) has
Survey published: Porpoises keep coming back
For the first time, a study examines the behavior of harbor porpoises when driving piles for offshore wind farms in the