Regulations for the protection against noise from wind turbines in Germany

Abstract

The generation of energy by wind turbines is essential for the implementation of the energy transition. Especially in Germany, the number of wind turbine installations has continuously increased over the last years. In 2018, there were 29213 wind turbines with an installed wind power capacity of 52931 MW [1]. Within the framework of the importance of wind energy, the protection of the population from wind turbine noise has to be taken into consideration. The legal basis are the German Federal Immission Control Act and the "Technical Instructions on Noise Abatement, TI Noise". The TI Noise deals with the determination and the assessment of noise generated from industrial and commercial installations, including wind turbines. Especially, it contains ambitious binding immission values for immission points outside buildings. These regulations will be explained in detail. Moreover, the low-frequency noise immission of wind turbines will be discussed and evaluated. In: Saschita ot powyschennogo schuma i wibrazii / Sbornik dokladow Pod redakziej N.I. Iwanowa. - Sankt-Peterburg - (2019), Seite 15