Data Hub Preliminary Investigation of Sites
Pursuant to Sec. 16 of the Offshore Wind Energy Act (WindSeeG), the Federal Network Agency (BNetzA)
will determine the addressee and the amount of support under the Renewable Energy Sources Act (EEG) by means
of a call for tenders from 2021 onwards for wind turbines at sea that are commissioned from January 1, 2026
onwards. The location, timing and sequence of the areas to be tendered are determined in each case by the Site
Development Plan (FEP).
The sites defined in the FEP are examined by the Federal Maritime Agency (BSH) in accordance with
Sec. 9 et seqq. WindSeeG. The preliminary site investigation comprises studies on the marine environment
(Sec. 10 para. 1 no. 1 WindSeeG), the preliminary investigation of the subsoil (Sec. 10
para. 1 no. 2 WindSeeG) as well as the investigation of the wind and oceanographic conditions on the
area to be tendered (Sec. 10 para. 1 no. 3 WindSeeG). In addition, the BSH may specify further
subjects of investigation, in particular on the basis of the results of the hearing (Sec. 12 para. 3
sentence 2 WindSeeG).
The results of the investigations and related documents are made available via the data hub. The
provision serves the fulfillment of the legal obligation from Sec. 19 sentence 2 no. 7
WindSeeG.
