Data Hub Preliminary Investigation of Sites

The Federal Network Agency (BNetzA) has determined the addressee and the amount of support under the Renewable Energy Sources Act (EEG) by means of a call for tenders since 2021 onwards for wind turbines at sea that are commissioned from January 1, 2026 onwards. With the amended Offshore Wind Energy Act (WindSeeG), which came into force on January 1, 2023, there is a change in the tendering process for centrally pre-surveyed areas to bidding criteria that are newly defined in sec. 51 WindSeeG. 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 and Hydrographic 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), the investigation of the wind and oceanographic conditions on the area to be tendered (sec. 10 para. 1 no. 3 WindSeeG) as well as necessary studies on shipping to identify hazards to the safety and ease of traffic from the installation and operation of offshore wind turbines (sec. 10 para. 1 no. 4 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. 50 sen. 2 no. 7 WindSeeG.

Further information on the subject of preliminary site investigations can be found on the BSH homepage.

Latest information on offshore procedures can be found on the Offshore news platform.

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Revisions of sites N-10.1 and N-10.2 published

For site N-10.1 and N-10.2, with a tender deadline of 1 August 2025, revisions of the data sets "Database of the Geotechnical Surveys" and "Cone Penetration Tests (CPT)" were added on 27 March 2025. Furthermore, “Database of the Geotechnical Surveys” was replaced for site N-10.1 on 27 March 2025.

The revisions supplement the investigation results and documents of the preliminary site investigation published with the announcement of the invitation to tender. These are all data that were already available on the Data Hub Preliminary Investigation of Sites before the revision and are now also provided in another file format. In addition, it was determined that the “Database of the Geotechnical Surveys” for site N-10.1 actually refers to N-10.2. This database was replaced by the correct database for site N-10.1 with the file name N-10-01_database_gdf_rev1.accdb. The correct database for site N-10.1 has been available in the Data Hub Pinta under “Database of the Geotechnical Surveys” since 27 March 2025.

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Tender deadline 1 August 2025

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