FT delivered a wide range of acoustic consultancy services for the project, which included the following elements:

Providing acoustic advice on early site layout development, including candidate wind turbines and constraints identification.Carrying out a baseline noise monitoring survey to characterise the receiving noise environment and set appropriate operational noise criteria in accordance with the current guidance outlined in the Wind Energy Development Guidelines 2006, ESTU-R-97 and the Institute of Acoustics Good Practice Guide to the Application of ETSU-R-97 for the Assessment and Rating of Wind Turbine Noise

Carrying out construction noise predictions and specifying mitigation measures to minimise potential impacts on nearby sensitive receptors, in line with the best practice guidance outlined BS5228 Code of Practice for Noise and Vibration Control on Construction and Open Sites

Generating a 3D noise prediction model for the Croaghaun Wind Farm, in accordance with standard ISO 9613 Attenuation of Sound During Propagation Outdoors.

Carrying out an assessment of operational noise and vibration associated with the Croaghaun Wind Farm and developing a site specific curtailment strategy to ensure compliance with the WEDG 2006 noise criteria. Amplitude Modulation, Infrasound and Low Frequency Noise were also considered as part of the assessment.