Eight builders and operators of German offshore wind farms will test various noise reduction methods for the construction of offshore wind farms as from 13 August of this year. This series of tests will be conducted on the so-called “Brodtener Pfahl” near Brodten off Travemünde.

Every 2 days a tug boat with work pontoon and crew boat will sail to Brodtener Pfahl from Neustadt. From a present planning perspective, the tests will take 6 to 11 days depending on the weather. The test rigs for pile-driving noise reduction will be tested under identical conditions during short pile-driving operations. The local population does not have to expect any noise emissions because the test pile is situated about 2.3 km from the coast. Depending on the wind direction, dull thuds at the most may be heard on the cliff coast. Given the short daily pile-driving periods, however, there are not going to be any major adverse effects.