Global Wind Speed Rankings
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23 Years of Wind Speed Observations

4C Offshore have combined their offshore wind knowledge with a reliable high resolution global satellite dataset to develop a 23 year wind speed database. This high resolution observation data (0.25˚) has been obtained from up to 6 satellites operated by NASA.

The table below has been created from this wind speed database, showing a 10 year mean wind speed (Jan 2000 - Dec 2009) extracted for the each offshore wind farm, calculated for hub height of 100m and ranked.

The more detailed 6 hourly data (available for purchase from £995) is a cost effective way for prospectors to understand the offshore wind resource.

10 Year Global Wind Speed Rankings
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RankNameCtySt.SeaSpeed (m/s)Observations
1 Rank: 1
Putian Pinghai bay offshore demonstration project phase 1
China
Consent Authorised Taiwan Strait 12.04 6 hr/day/month historic data...
2 Rank: 2
Changhua - Stage I - Taipower
Taiwan
Concept/Early Planning Taiwan Strait 12.02 6 hr/day/month historic data...
2 Rank: 2
Changhua - Stage III - Taipower
Taiwan
Concept/Early Planning Taiwan Strait 12.02 6 hr/day/month historic data...
2* Rank: 2
Xidao - TGC
Taiwan
Concept/Early Planning Taiwan Strait 12.02* 6 hr/day/month historic data...
2* Rank: 2
Zhangfang - TGC
Taiwan
Concept/Early Planning Taiwan Strait 12.02* 6 hr/day/month historic data...
6* Rank: 6
Hanbao - TGC
Taiwan
Concept/Early Planning Taiwan Strait 11.94* 6 hr/day/month historic data...
6 Rank: 6
Changhua - Stage IV - Taipower
Taiwan
Concept/Early Planning Taiwan Strait 11.94 6 hr/day/month historic data...
6 Rank: 6
Changhua - Stage V - Taipower
Taiwan
Concept/Early Planning Taiwan Strait 11.94 6 hr/day/month historic data...
6 Rank: 6
Changhua - Stage VI - Taipower
Taiwan
Concept/Early Planning Taiwan Strait 11.94 6 hr/day/month historic data...
6 Rank: 6
Changhua - Stage II - Taipower
Taiwan
Concept/Early Planning Taiwan Strait 11.94 6 hr/day/month historic data...
6 Rank: 6
Changhua Offshore Pilot Project (COPP) - TGC
Taiwan
Consent Authorised Taiwan Strait 11.94 6 hr/day/month historic data...
6 Rank: 6
Fuhai Offshore Windfarm - TGC
Taiwan
Consent Authorised Taiwan Strait 11.94 6 hr/day/month historic data...
6 Rank: 6
Fuhai Test Zone - TGC
Taiwan
Concept/Early Planning Taiwan Strait 11.94 6 hr/day/month historic data...
6* Rank: 6
Changhua - Pilot - Taipower
Taiwan
Concept/Early Planning Taiwan Strait 11.94* 6 hr/day/month historic data...
15 Rank: 15
NW1 - Medium Term Option for Offshore Wind Development
United Kingdom
Cancelled Scottish Continental Shelf (Hebrides) 11.91 6 hr/day/month historic data...
16 Rank: 16
NW2 - Medium Term Option for Offshore Wind Development
United Kingdom
Cancelled Scottish Continental Shelf (Hebrides) 11.86 6 hr/day/month historic data...
17* Rank: 17
Yunlin - TGC
Taiwan
Concept/Early Planning Taiwan Strait 11.80* 6 hr/day/month historic data...
17 Rank: 17
Miaoli - Phase 2 - Formosa Wind Power Co. Ltd
Taiwan
Concept/Early Planning Taiwan Strait 11.80 6 hr/day/month historic data...
17 Rank: 17
Miaoli - Formosa Wind Power Co. Ltd
Taiwan
Concept/Early Planning Taiwan Strait 11.80 6 hr/day/month historic data...
17 Rank: 17
Miaoli(Pilot) - Formosa Wind Power Co. Ltd
Taiwan
Concept/Early Planning Taiwan Strait 11.80 6 hr/day/month historic data...
21 Rank: 21
NW3 - Medium Term Option for Offshore Wind Development
United Kingdom
Cancelled Scottish Continental Shelf (Hebrides) 11.79 6 hr/day/month historic data...
22* Rank: 22
Fuqing Haitan Strait Intertidal wind farm
China
Consent Authorised Haitan Strait 11.73* 6 hr/day/month historic data...
23* Rank: 23
Quangang Shanyao offshore wind farm
China
Concept/Early Planning South China Sea 11.72* 6 hr/day/month historic data...
23* Rank: 23
Quanzhou Bay offshore wind farm
China
Concept/Early Planning South China Sea 11.72* 6 hr/day/month historic data...
23* Rank: 23
Yunlin - Star Energy
Taiwan
Concept/Early Planning Taiwan Strait 11.72* 6 hr/day/month historic data...
23 Rank: 23
Yunlin - Taipower
Taiwan
Concept/Early Planning Taiwan Strait 11.72 6 hr/day/month historic data...
27 Rank: 27
N8 - Strategic Search Area (North of Shetland)
United Kingdom
Development Zone Scottish Continental Shelf (Viking) 11.61 6 hr/day/month historic data...
27 Rank: 27
NW8 - Medium Term Option for Offshore Wind Development
United Kingdom
Cancelled Scottish Continental Shelf (Hebrides) 11.61 6 hr/day/month historic data...
29* Rank: 29
Fuqing Haitan Strait Offshore wind farm
China
Concept/Early Planning Haitan Strait 11.52* 6 hr/day/month historic data...
29* Rank: 29
Longyuan Putian Nanri Island 50MW Pilot project
China
Consent Authorised Taiwan Strait 11.52* 6 hr/day/month historic data...
29* Rank: 29
Longyuan Putian Nanri Island 350MW project
China
Concept/Early Planning Taiwan Strait 11.52* 6 hr/day/month historic data...
32 Rank: 32
NW7 - Strategic Search Area (North Minch)
United Kingdom
Development Zone Minches & Western Scotland, The Minch (Hebrides) 11.45 6 hr/day/month historic data...
33 Rank: 33
N4-6 Strategic Search Area (West of Shetland)
United Kingdom
Development Zone Atlantic Ocean, (Fair Isle) 11.44 6 hr/day/month historic data...
34 Rank: 34
Site 4 Inner Hebrides
United Kingdom
Development Zone Minches & Western Scotland, The Minch (Hebrides) 11.43 6 hr/day/month historic data...
35* Rank: 35
Pingtan Offshore Wind Farm
China
Concept/Early Planning Taiwan Strait 11.38* 6 hr/day/month historic data...
35* Rank: 35
China Guangdong Nuclear Power Pingtan Dalian Island 200MW offshore windfarm
China
Concept/Early Planning Taiwan Strait 11.38* 6 hr/day/month historic data...
35 Rank: 35
N1 - Medium Term Option for Offshore Wind Development
United Kingdom
Cancelled Scottish Continental Shelf (Fair Isle) 11.38 6 hr/day/month historic data...
38 Rank: 38
N2-3 Strategic Search Area (North of Orkney)
United Kingdom
Development Zone Scottish Continental Shelf (Fair Isle) 11.31 6 hr/day/month historic data...
39 Rank: 39
Stadthavet
Norway
Development Zone North Sea 11.29 6 hr/day/month historic data...
40 Rank: 40
Stadtvind
Norway
Concept/Early Planning Norwegian Sea 11.27 6 hr/day/month historic data...
41 Rank: 41
Olderveggen
Norway
Development Zone North Sea 11.22 6 hr/day/month historic data...
41 Rank: 41
Site 2 North Coast
United Kingdom
Development Zone Scottish Continental Shelf (Fair Isle) 11.22 6 hr/day/month historic data...
43 Rank: 43
Site 6 East Shetland Site
United Kingdom
Development Zone North Sea, Northern North Sea (Viking) 11.21 6 hr/day/month historic data...
43 Rank: 43
NW4 - Strategic Search Area (South Minch)
United Kingdom
Development Zone Minches & Western Scotland (Malin) 11.21 6 hr/day/month historic data...
45 Rank: 45
Frøyagrunnene
Norway
Development Zone North Sea 11.20 6 hr/day/month historic data...
46 Rank: 46
Argyll Array
United Kingdom
Concept/Early Planning Minches & Western Scotland (Malin) 11.19 6 hr/day/month historic data...
47 Rank: 47
W1-3 Strategic Search Area (Sea of Hebrides)
United Kingdom
Development Zone Minches & Western Scotland (Malin) 11.18 6 hr/day/month historic data...
48 Rank: 48
Testposisjon Kvalheimsvika
Norway
Consent Authorised Arctic Ocean 11.16 6 hr/day/month historic data...
49 Rank: 49
Testposisjon Fure
Norway
Consent Authorised Arctic Ocean 11.15 6 hr/day/month historic data...
50 Rank: 50
Testområde Bukketjuvane
Norway
Consent Authorised Norwegian Sea 11.12 6 hr/day/month historic data...
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* Wind Farm location involves a degree of estimation.