The Crown Estate has released new new offshore wind speed and direction data on its online Marine Data Exchange (MDE).
The data added to the MDE has been collated from several meteorological masts, buoys and LiDAR (remote sensing technology) around the UK, including The Wash, Thames Estuary and the Irish Sea, covering a period from 2002.
Ian Pritchard, Energy Asset Portfolio Manager , said: “Gathering detailed and technical information for offshore development can be difficult and expensive. We decided to clean up and catalogue this wind data to create a unique source of information for offshore wind developers and other uses of the Marine Data Exchange. Analysis of this data will help grow wider understanding of this natural resource to inform decision making and reduce future development costs.”
The Marine Data Exchange also provides access to wider environmental survey data and reports collated during the planning, building and operation of offshore renewable energy projects. Recent improvements to its functionality and user experience include a new facility to generate tailored alerts to new content that may be of interest.