Weather patterns and crucially wind speeds underpin the success for this type renewable energy - and the Met Office can make the difference to its success with Virtual Met Mast - our site-specific wind analysis model-based tool.

Virtual Met Mast allows businesses and investors to access specially produced wind assessments across Europe in advance of a costly met mast installation.

Investing in renewable energy

Providing clear and detailed information, Virtual Met Mast provides cost-effective and reliable site-specific analysis to help investors make the right decisions, based on world leading research and development from the Met Office which:

• Combines cutting-edge science and supercomputer technology
• Uses the Met Office's Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP) model, which incorporates observations from satellites, ships, aircraft, ground stations and radar as a foundation for generating site-specific wind farm assessments
• Employs a wide range of continuously monitored wind observations to produce a core wind analysis record (extending back over 20 years)
• Provides site-specific data at hub height for both onshore and offshore locations
• Allows outputs to be correlated with real met mast data to derive the ultimate value from your Virtual Met Mast assessment
• Provides a variety of essential statistics, including confidence figures.

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