This new research, then, will serve multiple functions: Using specialized sensors, processors, and algorithms, the project team will measure noise in real time, tracking both the noise generated by various pieces of wave energy equipment and general background noise.
Norway has just emerged to say the air conditioning is switched off in the room because it makes too much noise when the recording equipment is switched on.
Moreover, the data could be useful in determining safe noise limits for other ocean-based equipment as well, ranging from offshore oil rigs to wind turbines to ocean freighters.