**5. Discussion**

The purpose of this research is to identify and investigate the potential of satellite and reanalysis data for finding out the suitable areas for the installation of wind farms. A SWOT analysis was carried out to examine the various points of this study, i.e., remote sensing techniques and potential assessment which can help in better usages of new technologies such as RS for the development in the field of renewable energy by applying a suitable approach. Since there is an increasing attention in the widespread usage of clean technology in various societies, new measuring instruments need to be replaced by traditional instruments. For example, with increase in the height of wind turbines, the height of wind turbine towers also increases, which requires much money and time (which, in turn, takes more than one year to receive data from in situ measurements). With this approach, a preliminary study is required to find out the areas suitable for wind farms.

There is a possibility to use satellite technology for measuring various parameters mainly wind speed in different parts of the world. Today, the use of satellite data can be observed with a view of wind atlas, which is very suitable for the development of new wind farms. On the other hand, it helps governments, companies, and universities to focus more on forgotten areas for expanding the use of RESs. The factors influencing the development of renewable energy are not limited to their measurement technology, so factors such as social, economic, legal, technical, and environmental aspects must also be considered. In such cases, SWOT analysis would be helpful in selecting several factors and eliminating some other factors to limit research. In other point of view, it should not be forgotten that there is a possibility of ignoring some factor without the proper knowledge since this comes into other discipline of research. To avoid this problem, is important to work in collaboration with researchers from different fields.

Considering various aspects of the renewable energy assessment using satellite technology, the main issues to be considered are the obtainment of satellite data from space agencies or from the collaboration with universities with strong aerospace field. Moreover, the emergence of interdisciplinary disciplines and knowledge transfer between them is of importance. Efforts in increasing transparency, communication, and participatory policies may, in-turn, increase the use of each of these sectors in creating coherence between multiple stakeholders.

A better understanding of satellite measurement technology will help to use the potential of this tool in the economic field of projects in a better way, challenging the economic sector by reducing investment costs. By using satellite data, priority list can be created for the construction of new wind farms, taking factors into account such as environmental protected areas, tourist activity, maritime transport, fishing, etc. which could help in simplifying the decision of any of the desired sections.

Furthermore, an important issue to be discussed is that a wrong assessment of wind speed can lead to the failure of a wind farm project. Consequentially, due to high cost in using traditional methods, a preliminary study of the area is necessary. This initial study allows to obtain the rate of change of wind parameters in long- and short-term scenarios, starting from satellite data, facilitating their prediction in the future.

One of the major problems in most offshore areas is the lack of high-precision information. Due to the high cost of installing the device or the lack of calibration, these devices are sometimes less accurate, which, in turn, creates gaps in geographic and temporal data in the basin. In this regard, these gaps can be eliminated with the implementation of new methods using satellite data and a method to prioritize these gaps can be consequentially developed.
