Federal cabinet adopts offshore liability regime and introduction of offshore grid development plan
BMU, Germany: The German government adopted the draft for the Third Act Revising the Legislation Governing the Energy Sector. The new legislation aims to speed up the expansion of offshore wind farms. The major focus is on a system change towards a consistent and efficient offshore grid expansion by introducing a binding offshore grid development plan. (Source: http://www.bmu.de/english/current_press_releases/pm/49089.php)