Understanding How Marine Renewable Device Operations Influence Fine Scale Habitat Use and Behaviour of Marine Vertebrates (RESPONSE)
Lead Research Organisation:
Loughborough University
Department Name: Wolfson Sch of Mech, Elec & Manufac Eng
Abstract
See main project proposal ref M1409107
Planned Impact
See main project proposal ref M1409107
Organisations
People |
ORCID iD |
Paul Lepper (Principal Investigator) |
Publications
Butler M
(2015)
Acoustic Monitoring of Marine Energy Devices
Babatunde D
(2020)
Autonomous Deployment of Underwater Acoustic Monitoring Devices Using an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle: The Flying Hydrophone.
in Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)
Lloyd S
(2016)
Evaluation of UAVs as an underwater acoustics sensor deployment platform
in International Journal of Remote Sensing
Robinson S P
(2014)
Good Practice Guide No. 133: Underwater Noise Measurment
Hastie G
(2017)
Harbour seals avoid tidal turbine noise: Implications for collision risk
in Journal of Applied Ecology
Van Der Molen J
(2014)
Predicting the large-scale consequences of offshore wind turbine array development on a North Sea ecosystem
in Continental Shelf Research
Description | Experimental design and determination of device noise characteristics of tidal energy system in particular the interaction of marine mammals and renewable energy systems and how acoustics may influence how they behave and any potential impacts. |
Exploitation Route | Experimental procedures should lead to key information to aid impact assessment for wave and tidal development projects |
Sectors | Energy Environment |
URL | https://committees.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/11064/pdf/ |
Description | Outcomes from this project have been extended to include novel technology developments with wide ranging applications in the marine sector and beyond. For example measurement methodologies using arial drone based technology (UAV's) for underwater acoustic assessment have been developed. This includes to now three funded PhD's on the 'flying hydrophone' concept, the development of a marine drone based research group (3 funded PhD's) and two further funded projects on marine mammal interactions related to acoustic deterrent devices and marine tidal turbines. |
First Year Of Impact | 2018 |
Sector | Energy,Environment |
Impact Types | Societal Policy & public services |
Description | Development of guidance notes for regulators for underwater monitoring at wave and Tidal Energy Site |
Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
URL | http://www.nerc.ac.uk/innovation/activities/infrastructure/offshore/underwater-acoustic-monitoring-g... |
Description | Good practice guide: underwater noise measurment |
Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
Impact | This guidance document has been cited in the development of a number of international standards documents for performing underwater noise assessment particularly of marine energy system. The aim was to improve best practice both for regulators and industry practitioners by reducing the risk of uncertainty in the environmental impact assessment process for offshore projects and related economic impacts. No quantitive evaluation of direct impact is possible at this time. |
URL | http://www.npl.co.uk/content/ConPublication/6112 |
Description | Knowledge Transfer Program (KTP) |
Amount | £140,505 (GBP) |
Funding ID | 9039-508742 |
Organisation | Natural Environment Research Council |
Sector | Public |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 07/2013 |
End | 07/2015 |
Description | Measuring ADD Noise in Tidal Streams (MANTIS) |
Amount | £349,108 (GBP) |
Funding ID | NE/R014132/1 |
Organisation | Natural Environment Research Council |
Sector | Public |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 01/2018 |
End | 07/2020 |
Description | Collaborative partnership with SAMS |
Organisation | Scottish Association For Marine Science |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | Ongoing partnership in the area of joint project development and delivery in the area of impact assessment of Marine Energy Systems. Multiple joint project since this one and serval journal research outputs. |
Collaborator Contribution | Ongoing partnership in the area of joint project development and delivery in the area of impact assessment of Marine Energy Systems. Multiple joint project since this one and serval journal research outputs. |
Impact | Conference Paper: Good noise, bad noise: a tricky case of balancing risk of physical injury against acoustic disturbance for marine mammals & tidal energy devices. Ben Wilson, Brett Marmo, Paul Lepper, Denise Risch, Steven Benjamins , Gordon Hastie and Caroline Carter- May 2017The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 141(5):3921-3921 DOI10.1121/1.4988861Conference: The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America (multidisciplinary - physical sciences, marine biology, oceanography, physical acoustics and numerical modelling). Journal Paper van der Molen, J, Smith, HCM, Lepper, P, Limpenny, S, Rees, J (2014) Predicting the large-scale consequences of offshore wind turbine array development on a North Sea ecosystem, Continental Shelf Research, 85, pp.60-72, ISSN: 0278-4343. DOI: 10.1016/j.csr.2014.05.018. Joint project NERC: Measuring ADD Noise in Tidal Streams (MANTIS) (2017) NE/R014132/1 Joint Project Research Forum (SARF): Impact of ADD on marine wildlife (2015) |
Start Year | 2012 |
Description | Collaborative partnership with SMRU (University of St Andrews) |
Organisation | University of St Andrews |
Department | Sea Mammal Research Unit |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | Development of joint publications and proposal development |
Collaborator Contribution | Development of joint publications and proposal development |
Impact | Hastie, G, Russell, JF, Lepper, PA, Elliott, J, Wilson, B, Banjamins, S, Thompson, D (Accepted for publication 2017) Harbour seals avoid tidal turbine noise: implications for collision risk, Journal of Applied Ecology, ISSN: 0021-8901. DOI: 10.1111/1365-2664.12981. |
Start Year | 2017 |
Description | EMEC |
Organisation | European Marine Energy Centre, Orkney |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | Collaborative on going analysis of tidal stream data obtained from drift trials and seabed hydrophone. |
Collaborator Contribution | Data acquisition and data management of underwater recordings from tidal energy sites |
Impact | Joint publications in preparation in the field of underwater noise from tidal stream devices. Ongoing research proposal development. |
Start Year | 2015 |
Description | National Physical Laboratory (NPL) |
Organisation | National Physical Laboratory |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | In partnership we have jointly developed proposal and won and delivered on multiple industry funded project. We have jointly organised conferences and co-chaired meeting and have jointly published multiple reports and papers including industry wide best practice guides. We have provided expertise in underwater acoustic measurement, equipment development, signal processing, numerical modelling - software development. |
Collaborator Contribution | In partnership we have jointly developed proposal and won and delivered on multiple industry funded project. We have jointly organised conferences and co-chaired meeting and have jointly published multiple reports and papers including industry wide best practice guides. NPL have provided acoustics expertise in measurement and experimentation, calibration facilities, signal processing numerical modelling expertises as well as access to trial site facilities. |
Impact | Underwater Noise Measurement: Best Practice guide |
Start Year | 2019 |
Description | University of Warwick |
Organisation | University of Warwick |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | Direct collaboration as project partners under EP/R007756/1 Modelling, Optimisation and Design of Conversion for Offshore Renewable Energy (UK-China MOD-CORE) project as funded project partners |
Collaborator Contribution | Research coordinator with Chinese partners |
Impact | Visit summer 2018 with Chinese project partners to establish work flows in collaboration. Outputs planning and visits. |
Start Year | 2017 |
Description | Acoustic detection of harbour porpoises |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
Results and Impact | Invited talk to Swedish regulators and marine industry in Stockholm on methodologies to acoustically tracking harbour porpoises in view of understanding potential anthropogenic impacts. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |