Noise

Sound generated during the construction or operation of a device.

During the construction of wind energy or marine renewable energy devices, substantial noise levels can be produced by vessel or vehicle traffic and installation activities (e.g., pile driving, cable burial). Operation of these devices may additionally produce low levels of noise from the rotation of turbine blades, movement of floating devices on the surface, or strumming of mooring lines and cables. Measures to reduce noise impacts in the marine environment include the use of bubble curtains during pile driving and careful siting and timing of construction activities to avoid species’ critical migration routes and times.

Sound propagates farther and faster in water than in air, which can result in greater consequences for the marine environment. Coupled with the many other sources of anthropogenic noise in the marine environment (e.g., ships, seismic studies), the noise from offshore wind and marine renewable energy devices may impact many marine species. Noise may interfere with marine organisms’ communication, navigation, detection of prey, and ability to interact with their environment, as well as causing attraction to or avoidance of devices. Additionally, some marine organisms may be physically harmed from excessive noise exposure (e.g., tissue and nerve damage).

For more information relevant to marine energy, check out the Underwater Noise Short Science Summary produced by OES Environmental.

For more information relevant to offshore wind energy, check out the Underwater Noise Effects on Marine Life research brief produced by SEER.

Marine and Wind Energy Environmental Documents

Tethys is a knowledge hub that contains documents on the environmental effects of wind and marine energy. The table below contains all of the documents in the Tethys Knowledge Base associated with Noise.

Total: 1482

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Title Author Date Content Type Technology Stressor Receptor
Sensitivity Mapping of Relative Risks to Bats from Danish Offshore Wind Energy Brinkløv, S., Uebel, A., Fjederholt, E. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Collision, Noise Bats
Which is worse for wildlife, wind farms or oil drilling? Hardach, S. Magazine Article Wind Energy Attraction, Collision, Displacement, Noise Birds, Fish, Marine Mammals
Can aerodynamic noise from large offshore wind turbines affect marine life? Botero-Bolivar, L., Marino, O., de Frutos, M. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise Marine Mammals
Investigating the influence of a bubble curtain on the underwater sound wave field generated by offshore pile driving Bohne, T., Rolfes, R. Journal Article Wind Energy Noise
Bilan annuel 2024 des études environnementales sur le parc éolien en mer de Saint-Nazaire Parc éolien en mer de Saint-Nazaire Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Habitat Change, Noise Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment, Sediment Transport, Water Quality
Glider Surveillance for Near-Real-Time Detection and Spatial Management of North Atlantic Right Whales Indeck, K., Baumgartner, M., Lecavalier, L. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Entanglement, Noise, Vessel Strike Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Environmental Effects of Offshore Wind Energy in the Gulf of Mexico: Compilation of Educational Research Briefs [Booklet] Severy, M., Farr, H., Richlen, M. Summary Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Changes in Flow, Collision, EMF, Entanglement, Habitat Change, Noise, Vessel Strike Bats, Birds, Ecosystem Processes, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment, Reptiles, Sea Turtles
Evaluating Tools and Technologies for Monitoring Baleen Whales During Offshore Wind Foundation Installation Szesciorka, A., Severy, M., Ampela, K. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
An analysis of self-reported sleep disturbance from nighttime wind turbine noise suggests minimal effects but highlights the need for standardization in research design Michaud, D., Guay, M., Keith, S. Journal Article Wind Energy Noise
System impacts of wind energy developments: Key research challenges and opportunities McKenna, R., Lilliestam, J., Heinrichs, H. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Collision, Habitat Change, Noise Bats, Birds, Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy, Social & Economic Data, Visual Impacts
Underwater Operational Noise from Floating Wind Turbines: A Case Study in Hywind Tampen Offshore Park Bakhoday-Paskyabi, M., de Yong, K., Palm, A. Presentation Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind Noise Fish, Pelagic Fish
Diadromous Fish in the Context of Offshore Wind – Review of Current Knowledge & Future Research Honkanen, H., Moore, I., Roger, J. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind EMF, Habitat Change, Lighting, Noise Fish, Demersal Fish, Pelagic Fish
Marine Fish Passage: Underappreciated Threats to Connectivity Within the Marine Environment Lennox, R., Birnie-Gauvin, K., Bate, C. Journal Article Marine Energy, Riverine, Tidal, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Displacement, EMF, Habitat Change, Noise Fish, Demersal Fish, Pelagic Fish, Physical Environment, Sediment Transport, Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
A Fuzzy Logic Technique for the Environmental Impact Assessment of Marine Renewable Energy Power Plants Flores, P., Mendoza, E. Journal Article Marine Energy, Ocean Current, OTEC, Tidal, Wave Attraction, Avoidance, Chemicals, Collision, Displacement, EMF, Entanglement, Habitat Change, Noise Birds, Fish, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Visual Impacts
Floating Offshore Wind Energy Infrastructure Nielsen, K., Robertson, B., Sierman, J. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Attraction, Avoidance, Changes in Flow, Collision, Displacement, EMF, Entanglement, Habitat Change, Noise Bats, Birds, Ecosystem Processes, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Physical Environment, Reptiles, Sea Turtles, Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy, Marine Spatial Planning, Stakeholder Engagement
Underwater noise from the construction phase of offshore wind parks Karlsson, P. Thesis Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise Fish, Marine Mammals
Evaluation of the influence of offshore wind farm noise on the fishes and dolphins in the Pearl River Estuary Song, Z., Fu, W., Li, H. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise Fish, Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions, Fisheries
Developing the Offshore Wind that Birds Need Seavy, N., Wojcicki, S., Madden, A. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Attraction, Avoidance, Collision, Displacement, Lighting, Noise Birds, Passerines, Seabirds, Shorebirds, Waterfowl, Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy, Social & Economic Data, Stakeholder Engagement
Environmental Effects Monitoring Program Annual Report 2024 Fundy Ocean Research Center for Energy (FORCE) Report Marine Energy, Tidal Attraction, Avoidance, Collision, Noise Birds, Seabirds, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Post Access Report: Acoustic Particle Velocity Measurements around a Tidal Current Turbine University of Washington Report Marine Energy, Tidal Noise
SafeWave Deliverable 3.4 Synthesis of Knowledge Acquired and Gap Analysis Garcia, J., Felis, I., de Santiago, I. Report Marine Energy, Wave Changes in Flow, EMF, Noise
SafeWave Deliverable 2.6 Data Results and analysis towards impacts' evaluation Bourhis, E., Soulard, T., Vinagre, P. Report Marine Energy, Wave EMF, Habitat Change, Noise
SafeWave Deliverable 2.7 Development Of Guidelines For Environmental Monitoring Muxika, I., Bourhis, E., Felis, I. Report Marine Energy, Wave EMF, Habitat Change, Noise Fish, Physical Environment
Scenarios for Replacing Conventional Energy With Offshore Renewable Energy Along the Central California Coast Ruttenberg, B., Wang, Y. , Walter, R. Report Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind Avoidance, Changes in Flow, Collision, Displacement, Entanglement, Noise Bats, Birds, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Legal & Policy, Marine Spatial Planning
Performance of a Drifting Acoustic Instrumentation SYstem (DAISY) for characterizing radiated noise from marine energy converters Polagye, B., Crisp, C., Jones, L. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave Noise
SafeWave Deliverable 2.3 Acoustic Monitoring Madrid, E., Garcia, J., Er-rachdi, H. Report Marine Energy, Wave Noise
Study of underwater sound propagation and attenuation characteristics at the Yangjiang offshore wind farm Huo, X., Zhang, P., Feng, Z. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise
Observations of Baleen Whale Vocalizations in the New England Offshore Wind Lease Area from August 2023 to July 2024 Using Multiple High Resolution, Bottom-Mounted Hydrophone Arrays Abbot, T., Premus, V., Abbot, P. Conference Paper Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Collaborative Whale Detection Technology Evaluation Virtual Workshop Series Regional Wildlife Science Collaborative for Offshore Wind (RWSC), Marine Technology Society (MTS) Workshop Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise, Vessel Strike Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Wave and Tidal Energy: Evaluation of Feasibility, Costs, and Benefits Senate Bill 605 Report Lee, S., Strong, V., Aspen Environmental Group Report Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave Avoidance, Changes in Flow, Collision, Entanglement, Habitat Change, Noise Birds, Fish, Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy, Social & Economic Data
Analysis of the effects on harbour porpoises from the underwater sound during the construction of the Borssele and Gemini offshore wind farms de Jong, C., Lam, F., von Benda-Beckmann, A. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Avoidance, Noise Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Offshore windfarm construction elevates metabolic rate and increases predation vulnerability of a key marine invertebrate Cones, S., Jézéquel, Y., Jarriel, S. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise Invertebrates
Transcriptomic analysis of the response mechanisms of black rockfish Wang, Y., Gong, K., Xie, J. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise Fish
Guidance on biodiversity cumulative impact assessment for wind and solar developments and associated infrastructure Bennun, L., Fletcher, C., Cook, A. Guidance Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind, Fixed Offshore Wind Avoidance, Collision, Displacement, Habitat Change, Noise, Vessel Strike Bats, Birds, Fish, Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Fisheries, Legal & Policy, Stakeholder Engagement
Adapting the iPCoD Framework for Harbour Porpoises to Utilise a Dynamic Energy Budget Model in Modelling the Effects of Disturbance – Final Report Harwood, J., Chudzinska, M., Hin, V. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Avoidance, Displacement, Noise Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Effects of Offshore Wind Farms: Environmental and Social Perspectives from Uruguay Forastiero, M., Gutierrez, R., Weschenfelder, F. Journal Article Wind Energy Noise Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Recreation & Tourism, Social & Economic Data
Wind energy and insects: reviewing the state of knowledge and identifying potential interactions Weschler, M., Tronstad, L. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Attraction, Collision, Habitat Change, Lighting, Noise Invertebrates
Impacts of Substrate-Borne Vibrations from Pile Driving in a Benthic Marine Invertebrate Jézéquel, Y., Cones, S., Jensen, F. Book Chapter Wind Energy Noise Invertebrates
Offshore Wind Farms as an Anthropogenic Noise Source Stocker, M. Book Chapter Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise
Sound-Related Effects of Offshore Wind Energy on Fishes and Aquatic Invertebrates: Research Recommendations Williams, K., Popper, A., Hice-Dunton, L. Book Chapter Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise Fish, Invertebrates
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