SUSTAINOW develops open-access tools that make it easier for planners, policymakers, and developers in Europe to design and manage offshore wind farms sustainably from start to finish.
By improving how marine data is shared and used across countries and sectors, the team aims to strengthen our understanding of how offshore energy affects the environment, society, and coastal communities.
The result: offshore wind projects that are better designed for people, nature, and energy networks.
A shared marine data space to improve access and interoperability of environmental, social, and technical data across countries.
Helps identify the most sustainable and technically suitable locations for offshore wind farms.
Supports holistic planning by assessing environmental, social, and economic impacts across the entire life cycle.
Our European team of experts come together to make offshore wind planning more user-friendly and sustainable.
How? By improving how marine data is shared between stakeholders and by integrating environmental, social, and economic assessments through a suite of open access tools.
Offshore wind is expanding rapidly across Europe, but planning and decision-making are still held back by fragmented data and limited understanding of environmental and social impacts.
SUSTAINOW’s tools give authorities, developers, and communities the means to make better-informed decisions, ensuring offshore wind expansion aligns with sustainability goals and benefits both people and nature.
To support the development of SUSTAINOW’s open-access tools, the team is conducting various research to understand the status quo, what works and doesn’t work, in the world of OWF project development.
