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Setting the standards for wind

Helping you to better understand and manage the impacts of weather across your projects

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Weather and climate have a huge impact on the success of both onshore and offshore renewable energy projects. Our Setting the standards bulletins update the wind industry on various aspects of weather-related risk and share our pioneering developments and innovations that support the industry in managing the impacts of weather.

To provide the very best wind intelligence for a range of project requirements both on and offshore, the Met Office has invested in the development of solutions that support all stages of the life cycle of the wind farm. We offer flexible solutions for smaller projects through to utility-scale wind farms in the UK and Europe.

These are some of the areas where we are setting the standards in the wind sector: 

Setting the standards for asset optimisation Setting the standards for asset optimisation (PDF, 305 kB)

Standards site analysis Setting the standards for site-specific wind analysis (PDF, 301 kB)

Small and medium wind standard Setting the standards for small and medium wind (PDF, 202 kB)

Standard offshore Setting the standards offshore (PDF, 288 kB)

Setting the standards for wind in Ireland Setting the standards for wind in Ireland (PDF, 400 kB)

Setting the standards for profitability Setting the standards for profitability (PDF, 352 kB)

Standards Scotland Setting the standards for wind in Scotland (PDF, 360 kB)

Setting the standards for site screening Setting the standards for site screening (PDF, 392 kB)

Setting the standards for community wind projects Setting the standards for community wind projects (PDF, 311 kB)

Setting the standards for Olympic wind and wave forecasting Setting the standards for Olympic wind and wave forecasting (PDF, 206 kB)

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