Differentiating between Underwater Construction Noise of Monopile and Jacket Foundations for Offshore Windmills: A Case Study from the Belgian Part of the North Sea

Steel monopiles, jackets requiring four steel pinpiles, and gravity-based foundations were applied in offshore wind farms in the Belgian part of the North Sea. This paper compares the underwater noise generated during the piling activities of steel monopiles at the Belwind wind farm (Blighbank) with...

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Main Authors: Alain Michel Jules Norro, Bob Rumes, Steven Johan Degraer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:The Scientific World Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/897624