2026年4月8日，德国希普考，德国公司Gicon正在建设一座365米高的风力涡轮机，航拍视角展示了施工现场。 REUTERS/Axel Schmidt 10月28日 - 德国经济部长凯瑟琳娜·赖歇周三表示，只要向输电系统运营商支付罚款，企业可以退还此前竞得的海上风电场场址，因为不断上升的经济压力持续冲击该行业。
An aerial view shows the construction site of a 365-metre wind turbine being built by German firm Gicon in Schipkau, Germany April 8, 2026. REUTERS/Axel Schmidt Oct 28 - Germany's Economy Minister Katherina Reiche on Wednesday said companies may return previously auctioned offshore wind farm sites, provided they pay a penalty to transmission system operators, as mounting economic pressures continue to batter the sector.
此举源于融资成本上升、部分海域产能过剩以及收入预期下降，使得开发商更难兑现已中标项目。
The move comes as increasing financing costs, overcapacity in certain sea areas and declining revenue expectations have made it harder for developers to deliver on awarded projects.
德国16个州中的8个州州长在致赖歇的信中，呼吁她修改德国联邦议院正在审议的一项法案。他们主张提供一次性、法律上有保障的项目退还选项，并要求及时重新招标场址。信中称，现有场址持有者将被排除在新一轮招标之外。原定于今年进行的海上场址招标，因2025年8月无人投标而推迟至2027年。石油巨头英国石油公司（BP）和道达尔能源（TotalEnergies）在2023年成为德国一项7吉瓦（GW）海上风电场址拍卖的中标者，但此后面临供应链通胀和收入预期萎缩的困境。
In a letter to Reiche, the heads of eight of Germany's 16 states called on her to amend a bill before the German lower house of parliament They advocated for a one-time, legally secure option to return projects and for the sites to be retendered promptly Current site owners would be excluded from those new tenders, according to the letter Tenders for offshore sites that had been scheduled for this year were postponed until 2027 after no bidders came forward in August 2025 Oil majors BP and TotalEnergies emerged in 2023 as the winners of a 7-gigawatt (GW) offshore wind site auction in Germany but have since faced supply chain inflation and dwindling revenue expectations