N-9.2

Map of the site N-9.1, N-9.2, N-9.3 Map N-9.1, N-9.2, N-9.3

Procedure status

According to FEP 2020 site N-9.2 will be auctioned by the BNetzA in 2024. The site is currently under investigation.

Details on the status of the procedure can be found in the following compilation:

Investigation framework

On the basis of the comments received during the participation procedure, the BSH, as the body responsible for the preliminary investigation, defined the following investigation framework (German) on 5 September 2022:

Untersuchungsrahmen für N-9.1, N-9.2 und N-9.3

Public participation regarding the investigation

The initiation of the procedure for the investigation of site N-9.2 was announced on 04.12.2020. With that, the draft investigation framework describing the intended subject and scope of the investigation was published:

Draft investigation framework for the sites N-9.1, N-9.2, N-9.3, and N-9.4 (only available in German)

Suitability assessment

The national participation procedures pursuant to Sections 41 and 42 of the Environmental Impact Assessment Act (UVPG) were initiated on 31 August 2023. On 1 September 2023, the Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) published the drafts of the suitability assessment, the suitability determination and the environmental reports for the sites N-9.1, N-9.2 and N-9.3. The interpretation was published in the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung and on the Internet. Cross-border participation was initiated on 6 September 2023. An online hearing was held on 22 November 2023. The above-mentioned drafts were assessed and revised on the basis of the comments and statements made in the participation procedures. The suitability assessment was then completed. The suitability of sites N-9.1, N-9.2 and N-9.3 was determined by legal ordinance of 20 February 2024. On 22 February 2024, the 4th Wind Energy at Sea Ordinance (4. WindSeeV) was published in the Federal Law Gazette (BGBl. 2024 I No. 52). The final documents are made available for inspection for one month from 4 March 2024.

The following documents regarding the suitability assessment and determination of site N-9.2 are made available:

FlächeDokumentDatum
N-9.1, N-9.2 und N-9.3Suitability Assessment1 March 2024
Determination of Suitability (4th WindSeeV)1 March 2024
Supplementary summarising statement1 March 2024
Navigational Risk Assessment1 March 2024
Supplementary Expert Opinion1 March 2024
Navigation Shipping Study1 March 2024
Expert Opinion on Shipping for the Site Development Plan1 March 2024
Final Report Marine Mammals1 March 2024
Final Report Resting Birds1 March 2024
Final Report Migratory Birds1 March 2024
N-9.2Environmental Report1 March 2024
Final Report Benthos, Fish and Biotopes1 March 2024
Final Report Hydrographic Survey N-09-011 March 2024
Final Report Hydrographic Survey N-09-021 March 2024
Final Report Hydrographic Survey N-09-031 March 2024
Final Report Hydrographic Survey N-09-041 March 2024

Site information

The information on the site will be published by the BNetzA at the latest four months before the bidding date (01 August 2024) as part of the invitation to tender.