From raw data to decision-ready metocean reports for offshore projects
PF Tech delivers metocean climatology — operability, wave, wind energy, typhoon — for your candidate sites, built on authoritative public datasets and validated with in-situ observations. Methodology is transparent, results reproducible, ready for direct use in feasibility studies and site screening.
Metocean expertise × AI-augmented workflow — accelerating multi-scenario analysis for early-stage decisions
What We Do
Our core service is the Level 1 Metocean Desktop Study. Depending on your project scope, we deliver structured analysis across the following areas:
Single-Site Climatology
Integrating multi-year reanalysis with local observations to characterize wind, wave, and typhoon climatology for a specific site or coordinate, with operability assessment for marine activities.
Multi-Site Comparison & Screening
Cross-site benchmarking across multiple candidates, structured as a trade-off matrix across wind energy, wave, currents, operability, and typhoon exposure — for early-stage site selection.
Operability Analysis for Specific Operations
Weather downtime estimation tailored to your vessel, equipment, operational thresholds (Hs, wind, period, gust), and project schedule — informing planning buffers and contingency.
How We Work
Scope Definition
Aligning on site coordinates, analysis period, intended use, and decision stage with the client; defining concrete deliverables.
Data Acquisition + QA
AI-augmented retrieval from authoritative international and local sources, with download, format normalization, initial QA, and validation against in-situ data — getting the workflow into interpretable form faster.
Analysis + Cross-Validation
Site-specific time series extraction, statistics, and visualization; cross-validation against alternative sources for seasonal patterns and magnitude.
Report Delivery
Chinese or English report, with full reproducibility manifest (data DOIs, versions, analysis parameters).
Public Data Sources
- ERA5 — global atmospheric reanalysis (ECMWF)
- Copernicus Marine WAVERYS — global wave reanalysis
- IBTrACS — International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship, tropical cyclones (NOAA)
- Taiwan Central Weather Administration (CWA) OpenData — coastal climate data and buoy observations
Additional sources (NEWA, CMEMS GLORYS, HYCOM, ASCAT, etc.) can be integrated based on project needs.
Our Quality Commitments
- Full reproducibility — Every report ships with a complete parameter record (data DOIs, versions, analysis parameters, software versions), allowing you or a third-party reviewer to independently reproduce the results.
- Honest uncertainty disclosure — Explicit statements on data biases, coverage gaps, and applicable scope.
- Strict licensing discipline — All references are fully attributed, with commercial-use scope clearly noted.
Faster early-stage assessments, without compromising metocean depth
AI accelerates execution; metocean engineering judgment drives method and interpretation. Together, they enable more efficient comparison of sites, seasons, and operational conditions in the early decision stage.
AI-Augmented Workflow Accelerates Execution
From data acquisition and normalization, through QA, analysis, plotting, to draft reporting, our AI-augmented workflow accelerates the repetitive execution work. What traditionally takes weeks to months for early-stage metocean studies, we can compress into a shorter delivery window, enabling more efficient comparison across sites, seasons, and operational conditions.
Metocean Engineering Background Drives Judgment
Every report is human-reviewed before delivery: we verify data sources, confirm method appropriateness, ensure conclusions stay within what the data supports, and clearly state limitations. AI speeds up execution; expert judgment determines whether the analysis is truly fit for purpose.
Sample Cases
Below are public methodology demonstrations, illustrating the depth, framing, and limitations discipline of our early-stage desktop studies.The methodology and report structure are intended as reference; specific numerical values are illustrative and not the basis for client project design.
Changhua Offshore Climatology Study
5-year hourly + 20-year monthly climatology for a representative point off the Changhua coast.Key finding: strongest sea states during the 2019–2023 period were driven by the northeast monsoon, not direct typhoon passages.
Read full case →Taiwan Strait Site Screening Study
Cross-site comparison of three sites along Taiwan's offshore wind development corridor.Key finding: no single site dominates across all metrics — wind energy, wave, operability, and typhoon exposure form a structured three-way trade-off; the mid-strait location shows distinct channel-effect signatures.
Read full case →FAQ
What role does AI play in your analysis workflow?+
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What's your edge versus a traditional consultancy doing early-stage metocean work?+
How does publicly available data differ from your delivered reports?+
Where can I use this report in my decision flow? What else might I need afterwards?+
What are the typical timeline and budget?+
We already have in-situ measurement data. How can PF Tech add value?+
- Cross-validation and bias analysis between in-situ records and reanalysis data
- Long-term extension of in-situ records (using reanalysis to fill in the temporal coverage beyond the measurement period)
- Methodology audit and quality assessment of existing in-situ data
- Integrated reporting combining in-situ and reanalysis sources
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Interested in a similar study?
Whether your project is site assessment for offshore development, port planning, or any other application requiring integrated wind, wave, and typhoon analysis — we tailor delivery to your specific site needs.
Single sites or multi-site shortlists both work.
CONTACT
Or email us directly at contact@pft-s.com.tw