BSH kompakt 
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EXPANDING 
Energy production at sea 
In order to develop a 
sustainable energy mix, 
the percentage of renew 
able energies In Germany 
Is planned to be Increased 
markedly, Inter alia by 
Installing offshore wind 
farms. The BSH Is the 
agency granting approvals 
procedures for the con 
struction of the planned 
gas pipeline from Rus 
sia, across the Baltic 
Sea, to Germany (Nord 
Stream). The project 
was notified to all Baltic 
Sea states; public hear 
ings in all of the nine 
states. The Russian-Eu- 
ropean consortium sub 
mitted an application 
for the German approval 
procedure including an 
Environmental Impact 
Assessment. 
for offshore Installations In 
Germany’s Exclusive 
Economic Zone (EEZ) In 
the North and Baltic Seas. 
81 wind farm approval 
procedures are under 
way: 68 projects In the 
North Sea, and 13 In the 
Baltic Sea. Up to now, 
21 wind farm projects 
comprising more than 
1 400 turbines have been 
approved. The BSH Is 
also responsible for grant 
ing planning permissions 
for oil and gas pipelines 
In the EEZ, e.g. the Baltic 
Sea gas pipeline. 
2008 
After the BSH had granted 
building approval for 
the offshore test field 
“alpha ventus”, con 
struction work for the 
first six turbines 45 km 
off the island of Borkum 
was started in 2008; 
Start of ecological accom 
panying research at 
„alpha ventus“; 
Continuation of aooroval 
Dänischer Offshore- 
Windpark „Nystedt“ 
Danish offshore 
wind farm “Nystedt”