Marine noise mitigation for Borkum Riffgrund 1 offshore wind farm

摘要

With a capacity of up to 277 megawatts and able to supply carbon-free power to nearly 285,000 German households annually, Borkum Riffgrund 1 in the North Sea is one of the largest offshore wind farms consented in German waters. Baker Consultants was awarded the tender by GeoSea, part of Belgium-headquartered DEME Group, for the environmental package of DONG Energy's (Denmark) Borkum Riffgrund 1 wind farm construction. This consisted of monitoring the underwater noise levels and harbour porpoise activity during the installation of the wind farm foundations, as well as assessing the efficiency of the noise mitigation strategy.