Period: 1.12.2014 - 12.9.2017

Content: The WindSoMe project studies wind turbine acoustics and noise in Finland. It focuses on the concurrent acquisition of acoustic, atmospheric and citizen experience data. Multiple locations for measuring the sound from a wind park will be used to permit a better understanding of the acoustics from wind turbines in Finland’s environment. Finland’s Nordic weather will be measured and simulated near a wind park to determine how it effects the acoustics. The citizen responses of those living near the wind park will be assessed to capture the human perspectives associated with living in the vicinity of a wind park environment. The project will analyze the relationships between these three data sources from diurnal and seasonal cycles.

Focus area: Hållbar energiteknik

Campus: Vasa Wolffskavägen 33

Financers: Tekes, VindIn Ab/Oy, Nordex Energy GmbH Finland, Yrkeshögskolan Novia

Project owner: Vasa universitet

Partners: Vasa universitet, Lappeenranta University of Technology, VTT

Project manager: Kendall Rutledge

Partners: Vasa universitet, Lappeenranta University of Technology, VTT