**6. Conclusions**

Trying to evaluate the technical suitability of areas for wind farms installation requires a clear conceptual framework that demands examining the potential of appropriate tools and installation locations. To achieve this goal, it is necessary to identify the technical potential that can be defined as a suitable framework for evaluating energy potential. The purpose of this article is to identify and study factors that could halt or encourage the development of satellite remote sensing with a focus on OW detection using a SWOT analysis, which is an appropriate tool for comprehensive research. The main limitation of SWOT analysis is its autonomy, which depends on the analyst's choice of factors to be considered.

In addition, another limitation of this type of analysis relates to the loss of information or compensation during processes when collecting information. Due to the development of satellite remote sensing techniques related to the wind field estimation from sea surface water, SWOT analysis is important to better-understand the importance of satellite data in offshore region. Obtained results pinpointed that there are currently several options for measuring wind speeds in remote areas such as satellite remote sensing, water forecasting models and numeric models, identifying limitations and

strengths of each set of data. Undoubtedly, with the advent of marine energy-based technologies, good planning based on the factors driving new technologies and the potential of these approaches is an essential step.

First, according to the studies of satellites ability to measure marine renewables data, regional measurements and simulation results with the long-term implementation of numeric models with high spatial resolution, possible e ffects of wind farm facilities in the oceanography installation site, accurate information on protected areas and marine habitats were understood. Second—according to the identified pros and cons of using these techniques—it supports corporate investment in the development of new indigenous technologies and the harmonization of existing foreign technologies for further use at the installation site. In addition, there will be a support of governmen<sup>t</sup> for OW farms as a logical solution to support energy self-su fficiency—especially in remote areas of the mother country such as the islands and also a significant step to reduce environmental impacts, promoting OW energy that has evolved in Europe (such as the northern regions) to achieve commercial and financial development. Lastly, since these two dimensions are interconnected, this research underlined that there is a need to clearly understand the framework of equipment and its working principles.

The technology of using satellites to identify suitable areas for setting up wind farms is very promising and requires good planning. This proper planning is possible only with full knowledge of satellite capabilities and di fferent methods for measuring wind sources. For this purpose, it is very useful to have interdisciplinary knowledge and exchange of updated information between di fferent sectors of the development such as universities and companies. For complete understanding, few more factors, such as economic, social, environmental, legal and technological issues for setting up o ffshore wind farms, must be considered to achieve an appropriate framework. Since all the mentioned steps in the latter stage are interconnected and have a direct impact on each other, so it is important to design a comprehensive path to simultaneously coordinate the study with all e ffective factors.

**Author Contributions:** Conceptualization, M.M.N., R.U.S. and D.A.G.; methodology, M.M.N., R.U.S. and D.A.G.; investigation, M.M.N., R.U.S., A.H., A.R., N.A. and D.A.G.; resources, M.M.N., R.U.S., A.H., A.R., N.A. and D.A.G.; data curation, M.M.N., R.U.S., A.H., A.R., N.A. and D.A.G.; writing—original draft preparation, M.M.N., R.U.S. and D.A.G.; supervision, D.A.G. All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.

**Funding:** This research was funded by European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation program under gran<sup>t</sup> agreemen<sup>t</sup> No 727277 within the project ODYSSEA "Operating a network of integrated observatory systems in the Mediterranean sea".

**Acknowledgments:** This research was carried out within ODYSSEA project that received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation program under gran<sup>t</sup> agreemen<sup>t</sup> No 727277.

**Conflicts of Interest:** The authors declare no conflict of interest.
