Table 1.

Overview of studies on the site selection of offshore wind farms.

No.	Authors	MCDM Technique	Location	Main findings
1	Fetanat and Khorasaninejad19	Fuzzy ANP, fuzzy DEMATEL, and fuzzy ELECTRE	Iran	The optimal site can be chosen from four options, and the method's robustness is proven
2	Wu et al.27	ELECTRE-III	China	The developed methodology for OWPS site selection is both valid and practical
3	Vasileiou et al.56	AHP	Greece	The finding illustrates the potential for offshore wind and wave energy deployment in Greece, particularly in Crete's offshore areas and a longitudinal zone extending from the north-central to the central Aegean
4	Chaouachi et al.54	AHP	Baltic States	The best wind sites are determined by market design, regulatory considerations, and renewable integration targets
5	Mahdy and Bahaj57	AHP	Egypt	The established methodology is universal to produce offshore wind suitability map for appropriate offshore wind locations, with three high wind suitable areas around the Red Sea found with the minimum restrictions
6	Wu et al.58	Fuzzy AHP	China	The approach is applied to a real-world site selection of offshore wind farms in the Eastern China Sea; it illustrates that maritime safety is a predominant factor
7	Emeksiz and Demirci59	AHP	Turkey	Analysis of wind resources and regulations is key to offshore wind farm planning and development at the regional level
8	Wu et al.28	Fuzzy ANP-PROMETHEE	China	The decision model proposed is feasible and valid
9	Abdel-Basset et al.60	AHP and PROMETHEE-II	Egypt	Rigorous methodological support is presented for site selection to achieve benefits in coastal management
10	Lo et al.55	Grey DEMATEL-based ANP	Taiwan	Optimal sites are not only determined by their wind resources and costs; decision-makers must pay particular attention to appropriate strategies and policy planning toward OWPS