Statement on the draft of a second law amending the Wind Energy at Sea Act and other regulations (WindSeeG-RefE)

Hydrogen production at sea in the German exclusive economic zone can contribute as an essential building block for achieving the target of offshore capacity expansion as well as for efficient decarbonization of the industry. The present draft amendment to the WindSeeG offers important starting points here, but should take even greater account of the outstanding importance of offshore hydrogen. This includes, in particular, explicitly enabling hydrogen transport via collection pipelines.