• Specialty

  Noise / Vibration
  

• SECTOR

  Energy / Power
  

• TYPE

  Permitting / Compliance
  

• CLIENTELE

  Private Sector
  

• TIMESPAN

  2011

• LOCATION

  Falmouth, MA

Notus Clean Energy Wind Turbine

SERVICE:

Noise Peer Review

DESCRIPTION:

Notus Clean Energy, LLC , installed a V82 1.65-MW wind turbine in Falmouth, MA, and another consultant performed noise compliance testing of the turbine in December, 2010. Tech was retained by the Falmouth Board of Appeals to do a peer review of the test report.

Tech confirmed that the other consultant did the compliance testing correctly and employed a conservative approach. Tech's peer review report affirmed the conclusion that the Notus clean energy turbine is in compliance with the sound limits in its special permit.

 

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Key Points

• Tech was hired by the Falmouth Board of Appeals to conduct a peer review of a sound compliance study for the Notus wind turbine in the Town of Falmouth.
• Tech confirmed the accuracy of the sound compliance study and its conclusions.