The Crown Estate: Marine Data Exchange free-to-access for offshore development

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Data to support the sustainable growth of UK offshore development has never been more accessible thanks to an upgrade of The Crown Estate’s online Marine Data Exchange (MDE), the world’s largest database of offshore renewables survey data, research and evidence.

Since the emergence of the first operational offshore wind farms in the UK just over 20 years ago, The Crown Estate’s offshore wind customers have agreed to share data collated throughout the lifecycle of their projects, in a bid to support the future sustainable growth of the offshore renewables industry. This led to the creation of the online Marine Data Exchange (MDE) in 2013, which has grown to become the biggest database of offshore renewables survey data in the world, holding over 200 terabytes of... ... More: Official Press Release The Crown Estate

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