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On 16 June 2025, the Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur) awarded the N-9.4 offshore wind concession in the German North Sea to TotalEnergies via its shareholding in North Sea OFW One GmbH, following a dynamic auction triggered by multiple zero-subsidy bids. The award grants rights to develop 1 GW of offshore wind on an area of around 141 square kilometres about 150 kilometres northwest of Heligoland for 25 years, extendable to 35 years; TotalEnergies bid €180,000 per megawatt (about €180 million total) and committed to pay €18 million to the federal government in 2026 for marine conservation and €8.1 million annually for 20 years to the transmission system operator from commissioning, while planning to develop N-9.4 in a cluster with its adjacent N-9.1 and N-9.2 sites.