Tasks of the Management of the Sea Department

  • Preparation of the site development plan
  • Development of the spatial development plan with definition of priority and reserved areas for various use/functions
  • Preliminary investigation of areas
  • Checking the suitability of these areas for offshore wind energy
  • Management of planning approval and approval procedures for offshore wind farms, converters, power cables and pipelines
  • Approval of research activities
  • Environmental audits
  • Plausibility check of technical documents
  • Construction and operation approval
  • Supervision of construction and operation

The department's overriding goal is to implement the climate policy guidelines of the German government, to contribute to energy system transformation and the coordinated expansion of offshore wind energy and the necessary grid connection in the German EEZ in a way that is compatible with nature and space. On the basis of the spatial development plans and the technical planning specifications, the use and protection of the oceans must be balanced under the condition of sustainable development.