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nicht nur die gegenwärtig geplanten 40 Windparkprojekte, (34 in der Nordsee, 
6 in der Ostsee) und die für die Netzanbindung der Windparks erforderlichen 
Kabelverlegungen. Vielmehr spielen In der nordeuropäischen Infrastruktur 
für die Gas- und Ölversorgung auch Pipelines eine wichtige Rolle. Für die 
Genehmigung solcher Rohrleitungen In Nord- und Ostsee, beispielsweise für 
die Ostsee-Gaspipeline, ist das BSH In der AWZ ebenfalls zuständig. 
2006 
• Approval of 4 wind farm 
projects: Arkona Becken 
Sildost in the Baltic Sea, 
and Nordsee Windpower, 
Hochsee Windpark Nordsee, 
and Gode Wind (80 turbines 
each) in the North Sea 
• Development of standards 
for the design and construc 
tion of wind turbines, in 
co-operation with external 
experts 
• Beginning of the national 
approval procedure for the 
Baltic gas pipeline (Nord 
Stream); the BSH also co 
ordinates the transboundary 
environmental impact 
assessment, which is re- 
guired under an international 
convention because of the 
project’s impact on all Baltic 
Sea states 
• Determination of environ 
mental studies reguired for 
the construction of the Baltic 
Gas Interconnector pipeline 
from Rostock to Denmark 
and Sweden 
EXPANDING 
Marine uses for energy production 
Umspannstation des Offshore-Windparks Nystedt in der dänischen Ostsee 
Transformer station of Nystedt offshore wind farm in the Baltic Sea of Denmark 
In order to develop a sustainable energy mix, the percentage of renewable 
energies in Germany Is planned to be Increased markedly by operating, 
Inter alia, large-scale offshore wind farms. The BSH is the German 
Federal agency responsible for granting planning approvals for offshore 
Installations In Germany’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) In the North and 
Baltic Seas. That applies not only to the currently planned 40 wind farm 
projects (34 in the North Sea, 6 In the Baltic Sea) and to the power cables 
connecting the wind farms to the electricity grid. As the North European 
Infrastructure for gas and oil transports relies heavily on pipelines, the BSH 
Is also responsible for granting planning permissions for pipelines to be 
laid In the EEZ of the North and Baltic Seas, e. g. the Baltic gas pipeline 
project.