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ArticleScientific reports2026

Linking international technical specifications for acoustic characterization of marine energy converter sounds with environmental compliance criteria.

Joseph Haxel, Xiaoqin Zang, James McVey, Carola Chicco, Emma Cotter, Marta Picciulin, Garrett Staines

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7 authors.

Joseph HaxelCoastal Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Sequim, 98382, Washington, United States. joseph.haxel@pnnl.gov.
Xiaoqin ZangEarth Systems Science Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, 99352, Washington, United States.
James McVeyCoastal Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Sequim, 98382, Washington, United States.
Carola ChiccoDepartment of Environmental, Land and Infrastructure Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, Torino, 10129, Italy.
Emma CotterCoastal Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Sequim, 98382, Washington, United States.
Marta PicciulinInstitute of Marine Sciences, National Research Council, CNR-ISMAR, Venice, 30122, Italy.
Garrett StainesCoastal Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Sequim, 98382, Washington, United States.

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Abstract

As new ocean energy technologies emerge and are deployed for testing and operations, sound emissions are a potential concern for environmental effects to marine life. Consistent acoustic measurement and data analysis methods can help promote comparisons of technologies and transferability between project sites. In 2022, acoustic emissions from a prototype scale wave energy converter (WEC) were characterized for a range of environmental conditions and power generation states in the coastal waters off southern California using a set of international technical specifications. Results from the international technical specification analyses were applied to United States regulatory threshold criteria for acoustic impacts to marine mammals and examined in the context of European underwater noise monitoring guidelines. Weighted 24 hour cumulative sound exposure levels [Formula: see text] calculated from the highest WEC power generation state were often more than 20 dB re 1μPa

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Environmental effectsMarine energyUnderwater soundWave energy converter

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PMID42586990
PMCPMC13470335

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