I have organised meetings on wind farm noise and was chair of the organising committee of the biennial conferences on wind turbine noise run by INCE-Europe from 2013 to 2023. I was also co-chair with Jean Tourret of the "Quiet Drones?" conferences also run by INCE-Europe from their start until 2023. I have often given papers at wind farm noise conferences. Some of them are here. Also here is a Judicial Review decision relevant to the interpretation of ETSU-R-97. There is also a sound file showing a transition from blade "swish" to "thump" - if you need the .WAV file let me know.
You are welcome to quote these or use the sound file for analysis with appropriate credit.
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This is a note written by Andy McKenzie with my input for the application for Rigghill Wind Farm
The Irish Government produced new draft guidelines for wind turbine noise in December 2019. This is the consultation response made by a group of acoustic consultants in UK and Ireland
This is a holding Response made by a number of members of the Institute of Acoustics to the Draft Irish Guidelines published in 2019. The group were concerned enough with some of the noise guidance to request a meeting. The Government wind energy group replied saying "It would not be appropriate for the Department to meet with you, at this time, as the consultation process in train. The consultation process needs to be open, transparent and fair to all stakeholders". The group hope to be submitting comments in due course.
Interesting comprehensive study showing no relation between incidence of stroke and exposure to wind turbine noise
Interesting Sheriff Court judgement in a nuisance case showing many of the features of nuisance judgements including the importance of lay evidence in preference to expert evidence.
Paper at Institute of Acoustics meeting in 2018 about some of the dangers and uses of infrasound
This is the text of a planning condition agreed between a number of us and described in IOA Bulletin of Nov/Dec 2017. It is in WORD form and you are welcome to use it.
This is a judicial review regarding a single turbine cumulatively with others. The decision has useful guidance on Financial Involvement
A summary of which arguments I have won and lost on planning inquiries. Only goes to 2014. Will try to update soon!
2013. Acoustics Bulletin Vol 38, No5. Article with critique of the Guide.
July 2012. My consultation response to the draft IOA Good Practice Guide.
2012 - Article in Acoustics Bulletin Vol 37, No3. New thoughts on ETSU-R-97 taking account of developments since 2002.
2012 - Peer reviewed opinion paper for Australian Acoustics.
This is a sound file recorded near a turbine showing the sound moving from "swish" to "thump". If you would like the WAV file please contact me through the contacts page.
Paper for WTN2011 in Rome
Paper for WTN2009 Aalborg
Article for Acoustics Bulletin 2008
Paper for WTN2007 Lyon
A very early critique of ETSU-R-97, originally written in 2002. Some of it now out of date.
Two articles for IOA Bulletin on the history of industrial deafness.
