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Noise annoyances from wind power: Survey of the population living close to a wind power plant. Final report: Part 3 Main study; Stoerningar fraan vindkraft: undersoekning bland maenniskor boende i naerheten av vindkraftverk. Slutrapport: Del 3 Huvudstudie

Abstract

To evaluate the occurrence of annoyance from wind turbines, a study was performed in Laholm in May 2000. The aim was to obtain dose response relationships between calculated sound levels and noise annoyance and appropriate sound description as well as analysing the influence of other variables on noise annoyance. A questionnaire survey was performed in 6 areas comprising 16 wind turbines, of which 14 had an effect of 600 kW. The purpose of the study was masked. Among questions on living conditions in the countryside, questions directly related to wind turbines were included. The study population (n=518) comprised one randomly selected subject between the ages of 18 to 75 years in each household living within a calculated wind turbine sound level of 25 to 40 dBA. The response rate was 68.7% (n=356). Calculated distributions of A-weighted sound level were performed for each area and plotted on geographical maps in 2.5 dBA steps. Each dwelling could thus be given a sound level within an interval of 2.5 dBA. The most frequently occurring source of noise annoyance was noise from rotor blades. The proportions of respondents annoyed by noise increased with calculated sound level. Among respondents exposed to sound levels of 35.0-37.5  More>>
Authors:
Pedersen, Eja; [1]  Persson-Waye, K [2] 
  1. Halmstad Univ., Halmstad (Sweden). School of Business and Engineering
  2. Goeteborg Univ., Goeteborg (Sweden). Dept. of Environmental Medicine
Publication Date:
Feb 01, 2002
Product Type:
Technical Report
Report Number:
GU-MMED-R-02-1
Resource Relation:
Other Information: 14 refs, 14 figs, 15 tabs; PBD: Feb 2002
Subject:
17 WIND ENERGY; WIND POWER PLANTS; NOISE POLLUTION; PUBLIC OPINION; SWEDEN; AESTHETICS
OSTI ID:
20240754
Research Organizations:
Goeteborg Univ., Goeteborg (Sweden). Dept. of Environmental Medicine
Country of Origin:
Sweden
Language:
Swedish
Other Identifying Numbers:
Other: ISSN 1400-5808; TRN: SE0207095
Availability:
Also available from: http://www.hh.se/set/forskning/Inn_miljobelastn_red/Storning%20fran%20vindkraf= t.%20Huvudrapport.pdf; Available to ETDE participating countries only(see www.etde.org); commercial reproduction prohibited; OSTI as DE20240754
Submitting Site:
SWD
Size:
39 pages
Announcement Date:
Jul 01, 2002

Citation Formats

Pedersen, Eja, and Persson-Waye, K. Noise annoyances from wind power: Survey of the population living close to a wind power plant. Final report: Part 3 Main study; Stoerningar fraan vindkraft: undersoekning bland maenniskor boende i naerheten av vindkraftverk. Slutrapport: Del 3 Huvudstudie. Sweden: N. p., 2002. Web.
Pedersen, Eja, & Persson-Waye, K. Noise annoyances from wind power: Survey of the population living close to a wind power plant. Final report: Part 3 Main study; Stoerningar fraan vindkraft: undersoekning bland maenniskor boende i naerheten av vindkraftverk. Slutrapport: Del 3 Huvudstudie. Sweden.
Pedersen, Eja, and Persson-Waye, K. 2002. "Noise annoyances from wind power: Survey of the population living close to a wind power plant. Final report: Part 3 Main study; Stoerningar fraan vindkraft: undersoekning bland maenniskor boende i naerheten av vindkraftverk. Slutrapport: Del 3 Huvudstudie." Sweden.
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title = {Noise annoyances from wind power: Survey of the population living close to a wind power plant. Final report: Part 3 Main study; Stoerningar fraan vindkraft: undersoekning bland maenniskor boende i naerheten av vindkraftverk. Slutrapport: Del 3 Huvudstudie}
author = {Pedersen, Eja, and Persson-Waye, K}
abstractNote = {To evaluate the occurrence of annoyance from wind turbines, a study was performed in Laholm in May 2000. The aim was to obtain dose response relationships between calculated sound levels and noise annoyance and appropriate sound description as well as analysing the influence of other variables on noise annoyance. A questionnaire survey was performed in 6 areas comprising 16 wind turbines, of which 14 had an effect of 600 kW. The purpose of the study was masked. Among questions on living conditions in the countryside, questions directly related to wind turbines were included. The study population (n=518) comprised one randomly selected subject between the ages of 18 to 75 years in each household living within a calculated wind turbine sound level of 25 to 40 dBA. The response rate was 68.7% (n=356). Calculated distributions of A-weighted sound level were performed for each area and plotted on geographical maps in 2.5 dBA steps. Each dwelling could thus be given a sound level within an interval of 2.5 dBA. The most frequently occurring source of noise annoyance was noise from rotor blades. The proportions of respondents annoyed by noise increased with calculated sound level. Among respondents exposed to sound levels of 35.0-37.5 dBA, 43% responded themselves to be rather or much annoyed. A-weighted sound level was only one variable explaining annoyance. Annoyance was correlated to a larger extent by the intrusiveness of the sound character swishing. Noise annoyance was interrelated to the respondents' opinion of the visual impact of wind turbines, while attitude towards wind power in general had no greater influence. Disturbance of spoilt view was reported to a similar degree as noise disturbance. Further investigations are needed to clarify factors of importance for the disturbance of view. All the wind turbines in the study had constant rotation speed. The greater wind turbines that are now erected often have variable speed, which may lead to a sound comprising other characteristics. The influence of this on noise annoyance is not known. Topography as well as type of ground surface probably has an impact on noise annoyance and visual disturbance, and the study should therefore be repeated in other areas with broken ground.}
place = {Sweden}
year = {2002}
month = {Feb}
}