Germany Looks to End Nature Checks to Aid Offshore Wind
- Draft legislation aims to remove environmental impact checks
- Measure still requires review by other ministries, parliament
Wind turbines off the coast of Helgoland, Germany.
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Germany wants to accelerate the expansion of offshore wind energy by removing environmental impact assessments that sometimes delay projects.
Unless neighboring states are significantly affected, such checks should in most cases no longer be required for the approval and operation of turbines at sea, according to a draft law from the economy ministry seen by Bloomberg.