Environmental noise assessment of wind farms

Authors

  • A.D. Lightstone Valcoustics Canada Ltd., 30 Wertheim Court, Richmond Hill, Ont. L4B 1B9

Keywords:

Electric power generation, Environmental impact, Noise pollution, Regulatory compliance, Spurious signal noise, Environmental noise assessment, Noise potential, Regulatory guidelines, Wind farms

Abstract

Energy recovered from wind farms is becoming very popular in North America. However, the environmental impact of large wind farms is still under study and regulations are being fine-tuned to alleviate the impacts. Noise is perceived to be a major environmental concern of wind farms. The overall characteristics of wind farms and its noise potential will be discussed in this short review paper through a case study. Appropriate regulatory guidelines will be applied and the noise impact of wind farms are assessed and discussed in this paper.

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Published

2006-06-01

How to Cite

1.
Lightstone A. Environmental noise assessment of wind farms. Canadian Acoustics [Internet]. 2006 Jun. 1 [cited 2025 Feb. 15];34(2):45-9. Available from: https://jcaa.caa-aca.ca/index.php/jcaa/article/view/1796

Issue

Vol. 34 No. 2 (2006)

Section

Technical Articles

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