Germany’s Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (Bundesnetzagentur or BSH) announced the results of its newest round of offshore wind auctions. With the potential to provide 5.5 GW of capacity, the three sites were awarded to Luxcara, an institutional asset money manager, and RWE.

The project sites in the German North Sea near the border with the Netherlands hold significant potential as the could strives to reach a goal of 30 GW and a renewable energy share of 80 percent of the country’s power mix by 2030. The three sites have been pre-investigated with BSH setting a…