Germans Open Tender for Ecological Studies

The contractor will carry out the preliminary investigation of the areas to assess their suitability for the construction of offshore wind farms and to prepare them for a government tender. 

The work includes investigations of the epifauna and the fish fauna with the treecreeper and the infauna with grabs. 

The two-year study will be carried out in three campaigns, this autumn, and spring, as well as in autumn 2021.

The contract begins on 1 July 2020 and ends on 15 September 2022. The deadline for submitting applications for the tender is 21 April by 10:00 local time.

In September 2019, BSH announced it is launching the next round of preliminary investigations on the two offshore wind farm areas.

N-6.6 is expected to support a capacity of 630MW and N-6.7 will support a wind farm with a capacity of 270MW. If deemed suitable, the areas will be tendered in 2024 and put into operation in 2029.