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 Related to Noise

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Title Author Date Content Type Technology Stressor Receptor
Wind Farms and Power Lines Reduced the Territory Status and Probability of Fledgling Production in the Eurasian Goshawk Accipiter gentilis Husby, M. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Avoidance, Collision, Noise Birds, Raptors
Improving Understanding of Environmental Effects from Single MRE Devices to Arrays Hasselman, D., Hemery, L., Copping, A. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave Changes in Flow, Collision, Displacement, EMF, Entanglement, Habitat Change, Noise
From Science to Consenting: Applying Environmental Effects Information to Support Regulatory Decision-Making Freeman, M., Copping, A., Rose, D. Presentation Marine Energy Collision, EMF, Entanglement, Habitat Change, Noise Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Forest landscape shield models for assessing audio-visual disturbances of wind turbines Selkmaki, M., Riippi, J., Rana, P. Journal Article Wind Energy Noise
Investigating displacement of marine animals as a potential effect of marine renewable energy development Hemery, L., Garavelli, L., Copping, A. Conference Paper Marine Energy Displacement, Habitat Change, Noise Fish, Marine Mammals
Avian Monitoring with CCTV Cameras on Floating Wind Turbines Spoor, Equinor Report Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind Noise Birds, Ecosystem Processes, Human Dimensions, Visual Impacts
Anthropogenic underwater noise: A review on physiological and molecular responses of marine biota El-Dairi, R., Outinen, O., Kankaanpää, H. Journal Article Noise Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals
Capture and Release of Minke Whales Offers New Research Opportunities, Including Measurements of Mysticete Hearing Kleivane, L., Kvadsheim, P., Vinje, A.V.P. Journal Article Noise Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Underwater noise from vibratory pile driving with non-linear frictional pile–soil interaction Molenkamp, T., Tsetas, A., Tsouvalas, A. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise
Forest bat activity declines with increasing wind speed in proximity of operating wind turbines Ellerbrok, J., Farwig, N., Peter, F. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Avoidance, Noise Bats
Underwater acoustic propagation modeling and utilization for marine hydrokinetic devices Hafla, E. Thesis Marine Energy, Ocean Current, Tidal, Wave Noise Fish, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment
‘Scaling up’ our understanding of environmental effects of marine renewable energy development from single devices to large-scale commercial arrays Hasselman, D., Hemery, L., Copping, A. Journal Article Marine Energy Collision, Displacement, EMF, Entanglement, Habitat Change, Noise
Experimental study on the effect of sound stimulation on hearing and behavior of juvenile black rockfish (Sebastes schlegelii) Wang, Y., Huang, L., Xing, B. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise Fish
Grand Challenges Revisited: Wind Energy Research Needs for a Global Energy Transition Veers, P., Dykes, K., Baranowski, R. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Collision, Noise Bats, Birds, Physical Environment, Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data, Stakeholder Engagement, Visual Impacts
Listening to the Beat of New Ocean Technologies for Harvesting Marine Energy Haxel, J., Bassett, C., Polagye, B. Journal Article Marine Energy Noise
Exploration of potential collaboration on preventive, mitigation and compensation measures van der Kamp, M., Brekelmans, M., Verweij, L. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Collision, Habitat Change, Noise Bats, Birds, Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy, Marine Spatial Planning
How bubble curtains protect porpoises from wind farm noise Hardach, S. Magazine Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Impact of geophysical and geotechnical site investigation surveys on fish and shellfish Duffy, O., Chumbinho, R., Coca, I. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Noise Fish, Invertebrates, Human Dimensions, Fisheries
Vessel noise prior to pile driving at offshore windfarm sites deters harbour porpoises from potential injury zones Gall, A., Thompson, P., Merchant, N. Journal Article Wind Energy Avoidance, Displacement, Noise Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Energy Conversion Factors in Underwater Radiated Sound from Marine Piling: Review of the method and recommendations Wood, M., Ainslie, M., Burns, R. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise
Report on the ICES Working Group on Marine Mammal Ecology (WGMME) 2023 Ahola, M., Alves, F., Authier, M. Report Marine Energy, Tidal, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Avoidance, Displacement, Noise Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Pinnipeds
Short-term habituation of the longfin squid (Doryteuthis pealeii) to pile driving sound Jézéquel, Y., Jandial, P., Cones, S. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise Invertebrates
Vibration Mechanism and Noise Characterization of Offshore Wind Turbines Yang, C., Li, R., Lu, L. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise
Acoustic ecology of harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) between two U.S. offshore wind energy areas Holdman, A., Tregenza, N., Van Parijs, S. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Displacement, Noise Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
A management-focused population viability analysis for North Atlantic right whales Runge, M., Linden, D., Hostetler, J. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Entanglement, Noise, Vessel Strike Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Fixed-station and glider-based passive acoustic monitoring reveals spatiotemporal spawning dynamics of Atlantic cod and their potential interaction with offshore wind energy Van Hoeck, R., Rowell, T., Dean, M. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise Fish, Demersal Fish
Do Wind Turbines Have Adverse Health Impacts? Krekel, C., Rode, J., Roth, A. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Noise Human Dimensions, Visual Impacts
Joint monitoring programme of ambient noise North Sea (Jomopans): Opinion paper on continuous noise pollution Kinneging, N. Journal Article Noise
Reducing uncertainty in underwater noise assessments for offshore wind (ReCon) Carbon Trust Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Numerical simulation of flow-induced noise generation and propagation of a floating offshore wind turbine with prescribed pitch motion Zha, R., Wang, K. Journal Article Wind Energy Noise
Establishing baselines for predicting change in ambient sound metrics, marine mammal, and vessel occurrence within a US offshore wind energy area Van Parijs, S., DeAngelis, A., Aldrich, T. Journal Article Wind Energy Noise Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Effects of wind turbine noise on songbird behavior during nonbreeding season Lehnardt, Y., Barber, J., Berger-Tal, O. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Noise Birds, Passerines
IECS Working Group on Fisheries Acoustics, Science and Technology (WGFAST) Ariza, A., Diogoul, N., Gastauer, s. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Noise Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions, Fisheries
Underwater Noise of Two Operational Tidal Stream Turbines: A Comparison Risch, D., Marmo, B., van Geel, N. Book Chapter Marine Energy, Tidal Noise
Acoustic Characterization around the CalWave Wave Energy Converter Raghukumar, K., Heal, K., Chang, G. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Wave Noise
Underwater noise impact assessment of a wave energy converter in the northern Atlantic (Spain) Madrid, E., Felis, I., Garcia, J. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Wave Noise
Assessment of the impact of tidal power extraction from the Eastern Scheldt storm surge barrier through the evaluation of a pilot plant Fockert, A., Bijlsma, A., O'Mahoney, T. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Collision, Habitat Change, Noise Fish
Towards assessing the impact of anthropogenic sound on fishes: Gaps, perspectives, and a case study of a large floating bridge Zang, X., Carlson, T., Martinez, J. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Noise Fish
Is Maritime Spatial Planning a tool to mitigate the impacts of underwater noise? A review of adopted and upcoming maritime spatial plans in Europe Bosi, S., Ramieri, E., Picciulin, M. Journal Article Wind Energy Noise Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
U.S. Offshore Wind Energy Noise Reduction Questionnaire Results and Recommendations Farr, H., Ryan, K. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise
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