The final product will be an integrated web service where users can:

• directly download SAR wind fields retrieved at DTU Wind Energy (e.g. https://satwinds.windenergy.dtu.dk)
• view and download separate wind resource estimates from SAR and Scatterometer winds (e.g. http://science.globalwindatlas.info/science.html) that are updated continuously.
• view and download wind resource estimates from unified SAR and Scatterometer winds that are updated continuously.  

• Alpha version of http://science.globalwindatlas.info/science.htmlexists and is public.
  • Beta version available October 2020, to be demonstrated to small group of users’ end October-November 2020.
  • Release candidate expected Q4 2021.  
• Alpha version of https://satwinds.windenergy.dtu.dk exists and is public. 

This website aims at providing information on offshore wind resources (e.g. maps of mean wind, wind power, Weibull statistics, wind roses and time-series) derived from satellite wind products (ASCAT scatterometer and SAR) as well as individually retrieved wind fields from Sentinel 1 (also including the entire ENVISAT ASAR archive).
The focus is on quickly supporting decision making for a wide range of users related to the wind energy sector, i.e. consultants, wind farm operators, policy-makers.

DTU Wind Energy supported website.

The products will be available from a web based application with easy view functionality. 

• Offshore wind energy production is “essential” in reaching national and international climate and energy targets.
• The European Commission wants to increase offshore wind from 23 GW today to up to 450 GW, in its scenarios for a climate neutral Europe by 2050.
• The pilot can provide readily available information on offshore wind resources for pre-feasibility assessments.

• New applications for EO winds support the justification for a continuation of space missions 
• Demonstration of how EO data can support users in the offshore energy sector to be expanded for other relevant EO variables, e.g. wave height relevant for the wave energy power sector.  

Basic wind resource variables (mean wind, wind rose, Weibull fit estimates) and SAR winds retrieved at DTU Wind Energy to be downloadable. 

Provided that the pilot is of interest for the GEO/GEOSS catalogue, registration will be performed after the end of the e-shape project.