N-6.6

Karte der Fläche N-6.6 Karte N-6.6

Procedure status

BNetzA has announced the tender for site N-6.6 on 27 February 2023.

Suitability examination

On 27 March 2022, the Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) published the drafts of the suitability examination, the suitability determination and the environmental reports for the sites N-6.6 and N-6.7 and initiated national participation procedures. The publication had already been announced on 20 May 2022 in the Notices to Mariners (NfS) and on the Internet. Cross-border participation was initiated on 8 June 2022. An online hearing was held on 31 August 2022. The above-mentioned drafts were assessed and revised on the basis of the comments and statements made in the participation procedures. The suitability examination was then completed. The suitability of sites N-6.6 and N-6.7 was determined by legal ordinance of 5 January 2023. On 11 January 2023, the 3rd Wind Energy at Sea Ordinance (3. WindSeeV) was published in the Federal Law Gazette (BGBl. 2023 I No. 8). The final documents are made available for inspection in German language in the BSH libraries for one month from 2 March 2023.

The following documents regarding the suitability examination and determination of site N-6.6 are available:


SiteDocumentDate*
N-6.6, N-6.7Suitability Examination01.03.2023
Determination of Suitability (3rd WindSeeV)01.03.2023
Supplementary summary statement on the adoption of the plan (German only)01.03.2023
N-6.6Environmental Report01.03.2023
Interim Report Benthos, Fish & Biotops (German only)01.03.2023
Final Report Benthos, Fish & Biotopes 01.03.2023
Final Report Marine Mammals 01.03.2023
Final Report Resting Birds 01.03.2023
Final Report Migratory Birds 01.03.2023
Final Report Hydrographic Survey01.03.2023
Navigational Risk Assessment01.03.2023
Supplementary Expert Opinion Navigation 01.03.2023

Public participation regarding the investigation

The initiation of the procedure for the investigation of site N-6.6 was announced on 20.09.2019. With that, a participation document describing the intended subject and scope of the investigation was published:

Participation document for the investigation on sites N-6.6 and N-6.7 (only available in German)

Investigation framework

Subject and scope of the investigation for site N-6.6 were presented and discussed at a hearing on 15.11.2019. Based on the hearing and the comments received, the following investigation framework was defined on 07.08.2020:

Investigation framework for site N-6.6 (only available in German)

Site information

The information on the site was published by the BNetzA as part of the tendering process.