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  • Permits and Authorisation Processes

Administrative authorization process

  1. Abbreviated form of legal source

    BauGB 2017

  2. Description of the process

    Ground mounted solar PV panels usually only require a building permit (BauGB 2017). The law of the respective Federal States (Bundesländer) defines the competent authority for the authorization of the project.

  3. Competent authority

    Regional authorities

  4. Technologies

    Wind energy onshore
    Wind energy offshore
    Solar energy

    Relevant

    Solar Thermal
    Geothermal energy
    Geothermal energy
    Aerothermal
    Hydrothermal
    Hydro-power
    Biogas
    Biogas
    Biomass