Reference site conditions for floating wind arrays: dataset of reference sites

IEA Task 49: Integrated Design of Floating Wind Arrays

This dataset contains atmospheric and oceanographic data of 11 locations around the globe of future floating offshore wind farms.Each dataset was used to perform a metocean analysis for preliminary design, published in the Work Package 1 Report of IEA Task 49.

4COffshore ID
Name
Latitude [deg]
Longitude [deg]
Water Depth [m] (GEBCO)
Distance from shore [m]
Country
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IT95                
Hannibal            

37.842

12.0722

 -353

 35

Italy            
RSE

US0W            
 Humboldt

 40.928

-124.708

 -707

 43.8

USA
NREL

KR0R          
Ulsan           

 35.449

 129.949

 -188

 32

South Korea 
UOU

IE34               
Moneypoint One

 52.519

-10.276

 -102 

 23.4

Ireland      
GDG

UK6L             
Havbredey       

58.862

-5.54

 -91

 41.6

Scotland    
DHI

JP06              
Fukushima

37.311

141.251

 -90

 19.4

Japan            
AIT

NO44         
Utsira nord*

59.276

4.541

 -273

 42.4

Norway            
4subsea / UiS,UiB*

USZ3                
Gulf of Maine

43.25

-69.5

 -148

 138

USA                
NREL

KR88                 
Geomundo**

34.039

126.901

 -70

 47

South Korea 
IAE**

FR87                
Sud de la Bretagne II

47.325

-3.659

 -94

 30.7

France            
UiB

NO66
Sørlige Nordsjø II***

 56.78 

 4.92 

 -60

 180

Norway
4subsea / UiS,UiB***

* Suplementary dataset published at: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10048048

** Dataset is confidential, for details of usage reach out to the contact person.

*** Suplementary dataset published at: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7057407