windsea Law

 “It is positive that the Federal Council recognizes the expansion of offshore wind energy as a national task and is stimulating an intensive debate on the fair distribution of the costs of offshore expansion between the federal government, the federal states and the private sector.

However, we still see the auction design as a major sticking point. In its current form, the WindSeeG neither provides the right incentives for investments in offshore wind projects nor for decarbonizing the industry. We therefore urgently advise taking the focus away from the so-called "bid component" and giving greater consideration to the system benefits of the electricity produced offshore from the outset. The Federal Council also calls for the latter in its statement.”

(Stefan Thimm, BWO Managing Director)

 Hintergrund:

At today's meeting, the Federal Council will deal with the current draft of the Offshore Wind Energy Act (WindSeeG). From the point of view of the BWO, the latter leaves a lot of room for improvement. You can find the top 5 BWO recommendations for the WindSeeG amendment here.