The product catalogue of the BSH contains all nautical products such as nautical charts (in digital or paper form), sea manuals but also other printed materials produced by the BSH.

The Federal Network Agency (BNetzA) has determined the addressee and the amount of support under the Renewable Energy Sources Act (EEG) by means of a call for tenders since 2021 onwards for wind turbines at sea that are commissioned from January 1, 2026 onwards. With the amended Offshore Wind Energy Act (WindSeeG), which came into force on January 1, 2023, there is a change in the tendering process for centrally pre-surveyed areas to bidding criteria that are newly defined in sec. 51 WindSeeG. The location, timing and sequence of the areas to be tendered are determined in each case by the Site Development Plan (FEP). The sites defined in the FEP are examined by the Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) in accordance with sec. 9 et seqq. WindSeeG. The preliminary site investigation comprises studies on the marine environment (sec. 10 para. 1 no. 1 WindSeeG), the preliminary investigation of the subsoil (sec. 10 para. 1 no. 2 WindSeeG), the investigation of the wind and oceanographic conditions on the area to be tendered (sec. 10 para. 1 no. 3 WindSeeG) as well as necessary studies on shipping to identify hazards to the safety and ease of traffic from the installation and operation of offshore wind turbines (sec. 10 para. 1 no. 4 WindSeeG). The results of the investigations and related documents are made available via the data hub. The provision serves the fulfillment of the legal obligation from sec. 50 sen. 2 no. 7 WindSeeG.

In the world's oceans, underwater sound (hydro-sound) is generated by natural sources such as wind, waves, sea ice and animals. But humans also generate additional sound sources through their activities on and in the sea. The Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) maintains Germany's national noise register as part of the implementation of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSRL). We collect information and measurements on impulsive sound events (pile driving, detonations, military activities, seismic and other impulsive sound events) as well as continuous sound measurements from the German North and Baltic Seas.

This Web Service provides, inter alia, data from approval and enforcement procedures of the German Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) within the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). The data quality may vary due to the age and the variety of sources used. Thus, no guarantee is given for the correctness of the data.

The data represent the mean wind speed in the Baltic Sea for 2006. The calculations were carried out using the numerical weather model WRF. The results are available for five different height levels in 2km x 2km resolution. Reports on methodology, scenarios and results are available under the following links: Endbericht: https://www.bsh.de/DE/THEMEN/Offshore/Meeresfachplanung/Flaechenentwicklungsplan/_Anlagen/Downloads/FEP_2023_1/Endbericht_FEP_2023_Beratung.html, Ad-Hoc Analyse FEP Langzeitstatistik kontinuierlicherAusbau: https://www.bsh.de/DE/THEMEN/Offshore/Meeresfachplanung/Flaechenentwicklungsplan/_Anlagen/Downloads/Ad-HocAnalyse_FEP_Langzeitstatistik_kontinuierlicherAusbau.html, Annex zum Begleitgutachten FEP 2023 Revision 1: https://www.bsh.de/DE/THEMEN/Offshore/Meeresfachplanung/Flaechenentwicklungsplan/_Anlagen/Downloads/Annex_Begleitgutachten_FEP2023_Revision1.html, Ad-Hoc Analyse Ertragsmodellierung von Ausbauszenarien: https://www.bsh.de/DE/THEMEN/Offshore/Meeresfachplanung/Laufende_Fortschreibung_Flaechenentwicklungsplan/Anlagen/Downloads/Adhoc_Analyse_Ertragsmodellg.html

The data represent the average reduction in wind speed in % due to the operation of wind farms in the Baltic Sea under the assumption of an expansion of offshore wind energy defined in different scenarios. The calculations were carried out with the numerical weather model WRF using a parameterization of wind farms according to Fitch. The results are available for the height of 125m in 2km x 2km resolution for the meteorological year 2006. Reports on methodology, scenarios and results are available under the following links: Endbericht: https://www.bsh.de/DE/THEMEN/Offshore/Meeresfachplanung/Flaechenentwicklungsplan/_Anlagen/Downloads/FEP_2023_1/Endbericht_FEP_2023_Beratung.html, Ad-Hoc Analyse FEP Langzeitstatistik kontinuierlicherAusbau: https://www.bsh.de/DE/THEMEN/Offshore/Meeresfachplanung/Flaechenentwicklungsplan/_Anlagen/Downloads/Ad-HocAnalyse_FEP_Langzeitstatistik_kontinuierlicherAusbau.html, Annex zum Begleitgutachten FEP 2023 Revision 1: https://www.bsh.de/DE/THEMEN/Offshore/Meeresfachplanung/Flaechenentwicklungsplan/_Anlagen/Downloads/Annex_Begleitgutachten_FEP2023_Revision1.html, Ad-Hoc Analyse Ertragsmodellierung von Ausbauszenarien: https://www.bsh.de/DE/THEMEN/Offshore/Meeresfachplanung/Laufende_Fortschreibung_Flaechenentwicklungsplan/Anlagen/Downloads/Adhoc_Analyse_Ertragsmodellg.html

Obstruction data for nautical products.

The data represent the calculated yields of wind farms in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in full load hours per wind farm expansion area, assuming an expansion of offshore wind energy defined in different scenarios. The calculations were carried out with the numerical weather model WRF using a parameterization of wind farms according to Fitch. The results refer to the areas in the Baltic Sea and the meteorological year 2006. Reports on methodology, scenarios and results are available under the following links: Endbericht: https://www.bsh.de/DE/THEMEN/Offshore/Meeresfachplanung/Flaechenentwicklungsplan/_Anlagen/Downloads/FEP_2023_1/Endbericht_FEP_2023_Beratung.html, Ad-Hoc Analyse FEP Langzeitstatistik kontinuierlicherAusbau: https://www.bsh.de/DE/THEMEN/Offshore/Meeresfachplanung/Flaechenentwicklungsplan/_Anlagen/Downloads/Ad-HocAnalyse_FEP_Langzeitstatistik_kontinuierlicherAusbau.html, Annex zum Begleitgutachten FEP 2023 Revision 1: https://www.bsh.de/DE/THEMEN/Offshore/Meeresfachplanung/Flaechenentwicklungsplan/_Anlagen/Downloads/Annex_Begleitgutachten_FEP2023_Revision1.html, Ad-Hoc Analyse Ertragsmodellierung von Ausbauszenarien: https://www.bsh.de/DE/THEMEN/Offshore/Meeresfachplanung/Laufende_Fortschreibung_Flaechenentwicklungsplan/Anlagen/Downloads/Adhoc_Analyse_Ertragsmodellg.html

The data represent the average reduction in wind speed in % due to the operation of wind farms in the German Bight of the North Sea under the assumption of an expansion of offshore wind energy defined in different scenarios. The calculations were carried out with the numerical weather model WRF using a parameterization of wind farms according to Fitch. The results are available for the height of 125m in 2km x 2km resolution for the meteorological year 2006. Reports on methodology, scenarios and results are available under the following links: Endbericht: https://www.bsh.de/DE/THEMEN/Offshore/Meeresfachplanung/Flaechenentwicklungsplan/_Anlagen/Downloads/FEP_2023_1/Endbericht_FEP_2023_Beratung.html, Ad-Hoc Analyse FEP Langzeitstatistik kontinuierlicherAusbau: https://www.bsh.de/DE/THEMEN/Offshore/Meeresfachplanung/Flaechenentwicklungsplan/_Anlagen/Downloads/Ad-HocAnalyse_FEP_Langzeitstatistik_kontinuierlicherAusbau.html, Annex zum Begleitgutachten FEP 2023 Revision 1: https://www.bsh.de/DE/THEMEN/Offshore/Meeresfachplanung/Flaechenentwicklungsplan/_Anlagen/Downloads/Annex_Begleitgutachten_FEP2023_Revision1.html, Ad-Hoc Analyse Ertragsmodellierung von Ausbauszenarien: https://www.bsh.de/DE/THEMEN/Offshore/Meeresfachplanung/Flaechenentwicklungsplan_2025/Anlagen/Downloads/Adhoc_Analyse_Ertragsmodellg.html Ad-Hoc Analyse Ertragsmodellierung der Ausbauszenarien 22 und 23: https://www.bsh.de/DE/THEMEN/Offshore/Meeresfachplanung/Flaechenentwicklungsplan_2025/Anlagen/Downloads_Entwurf_FEP/Adhoc_Analyse_Ertragsmodellg_22_23.html, Ad-Hoc Analyse Ertragsmodellierung der Ausbauszenarien 24 und 25: https://www.bsh.de/DE/THEMEN/Offshore/Meeresfachplanung/Flaechenentwicklungsplan_2025/Anlagen/Downloads_FEP2025/Adhoc_Analyse_Ertragsmodellg_24_25.html