{"id":8975,"date":"2026-02-12T13:46:41","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T13:46:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/textirama.be\/offshore-wind-farms-pile-driving-at-sea-and-the-silent-drama-underwater\/"},"modified":"2026-03-05T12:50:02","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T12:50:02","slug":"offshore-wind-farms-pile-driving-at-sea-and-the-silent-drama-underwater","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/textirama.be\/en\/offshore-wind-farms-pile-driving-at-sea-and-the-silent-drama-underwater\/","title":{"rendered":"Offshore Wind Farms, Pile Driving at Sea, and the Silent Drama Underwater"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"8975\" class=\"elementor elementor-8975 elementor-8915\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-efef6bb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"efef6bb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-edca306 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"edca306\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>And Why Textiles Can Surprisingly Be Part of the Solution<\/h5>\n<p>The energy transition is happening largely at sea. Anyone sailing along the Belgian coast will notice it immediately: offshore wind farms have become a permanent feature of the North Sea landscape. They provide green electricity and are essential to meet climate goals.  <\/p>\n<p>But beneath the water\u2019s surface \u2014 where we hardly look \u2014 a very different story unfolds. For many marine animals, a wind farm is not a visual landmark, but a source of noise. And especially during construction, this can be a major problem.  <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e841f3d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e841f3d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Loudest Phase: Pile Driving at Sea<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de6b7db elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"de6b7db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>An offshore wind turbine is usually installed on a monopile: a gigantic steel pole driven tens of meters into the seabed. Pile driving is done with a hydraulic hammer that repeatedly strikes the pole. <\/p><p>To humans, it may sound like a dull knock in the distance.<br>For fish, marine mammals, and plankton larvae, it is something completely different.<\/p><p>Underwater, sound travels extremely far \u2014 much farther than in air \u2014 and much more efficiently. For marine animals, sound is not a minor sense but their primary way of perceiving the environment. They use it for:  <\/p><ul><li>Communication<\/li><li>Orientation<\/li><li>Hunting<\/li><li>Avoiding predators<\/li><\/ul><p>Research in Belgian waters (by Jan Haelters, Elisabeth Debusschere, and Dick Botteldooren) shows that especially pile driving during the construction phase produces intense, impulsive sound waves that can be harmful to fish and marine mammals. (<a href=\"https:\/\/pureportal.ilvo.be\/nl\/searchAll\/index\/?search=the+effect+of+pile+driving&amp;pageSize=25&amp;showAdvanced=false&amp;allConcepts=true&amp;inferConcepts=true&amp;searchBy=PartOfNameOrTitle\">ILVO<\/a>)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cd37f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9cd37f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What Happens to Animals?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ffebcd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2ffebcd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>1. Behavioral Changes<\/h3><p>Marine mammals like harbor porpoises avoid the area around construction sites. Studies show their presence decreases hours before pile driving begins due to increasing ship and construction noise. <\/p><p>This might seem positive &#8211; \u201cthey swim away\u201d, but in reality, it means a <strong>loss of habitat and feeding areas<\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95f27c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"95f27c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>2. Stress and Physical Damage in Fish<\/h3><p>Experimental research on young sea bass showed that impulsive noise from pile driving:<\/p><ul><li>Causes acute stress reactions<\/li><li>Disrupts physiological processes<\/li><li>And in some cases can result in internal and external injuries<\/li><\/ul><p>These effects are strongest near the source (&lt;50 m), but early life stages of fish \u2014 larvae and juveniles \u2014 are particularly sensitive.<\/p><p>This is crucial: these are the populations that later form fish stocks.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7282b24 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7282b24\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>3. Not Only During Construction<\/h3><p>Even when wind turbines are operational, they produce continuous underwater noise comparable to constant ship noise. <\/p><p>So:<br><strong>Construction phase = extremely loud<\/strong><br>Operation = long-term background noise<\/p><p>Both have ecological consequences.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ab04b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0ab04b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why This Is Such a Difficult Problem<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b909938 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b909938\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We are in a paradox:<\/p><p>Offshore wind energy is needed to combat climate change.<br>But climate measures must not create new environmental problems in marine ecosystems.<\/p><p>Current offshore wind innovation is therefore not only about energy yield \u2014 but also about <strong>acoustic impact<\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-148478e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"148478e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Enter Textiles<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e02201 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0e02201\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This is where it gets surprisingly interesting for the textile sector.<\/p><p>Blocking underwater noise is not a classic civil engineering challenge, but essentially a <strong>materials problem.<\/strong><\/p><p>Water and steel conduct vibrations extremely well.<br>Air and porous structures do not.<\/p><p>In other words: the best sound barrier is not concrete\u2026 but a controlled combination of air, structures, and membranes.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ed1a24 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"3ed1a24\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=oe0n3jKf5WQ&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7229dbc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7229dbc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75e20b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"75e20b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aba9273 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"aba9273\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Greenov\u2019s SubSeaQuieter: A Textile-like System Underwater<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d10925 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2d10925\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-532bea1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"532bea1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A good example is Greenov\u2019s <strong>SubSeaQuieter<\/strong>.<br>This system uses a flexible, multilayer membrane structure \u2014 essentially a technical textile \u2014 placed around the monopile during pile driving. At least two Belgian companies were involved in its development: <a href=\"https:\/\/textirama.be\/en\/company\/3d-weaving\/\">3D Weaving<\/a> en <a href=\"https:\/\/textirama.be\/en\/company\/sioen\/\">Sioen<\/a>.  <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae4daba elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ae4daba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>How does it work?<\/h5><p>The membranes are filled with air, creating a barrier between water and the noise source. This \u201c<strong>impedance break<\/strong>\u201d strongly dampens sound waves. (<a href=\"https:\/\/greenov.green\/solutions\/subsea-quieter\/\">Greenov<\/a>) <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d1798b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4d1798b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>In this context, impedance basically means how easily a material transmits sound. Water and steel have <strong>high acoustic impedance<\/strong>, air and soft materials <strong>low<\/strong>. <\/em><\/p><p><em>An <strong>impedance break<\/strong> occurs when a sound wave passes from a high-impedance material to a low-impedance one, e.g., from steel (pile) to an air-filled textile membrane. <\/em><\/p><p><em>A large part of the sound energy is <strong>reflected or absorbed<\/strong>, and <strong>less penetrates into the water<\/strong>. In plain language: the sound \u201cbreaks\u201d and weakens because of the material change. <\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5966f6c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5966f6c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In this project, SIOEN develops and fabricates coated textiles into a reinforced panel that is placed underwater. High-precision welding and fabrication create an airtight, inflatable structure capable of withstanding the surrounding pressure. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82d839e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"82d839e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Results:<\/h5><ul><li>10 to 35 dB noise reduction (<a href=\"https:\/\/greenov.green\/2024\/03\/05\/subsea-quieter-noise-reduction-system\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">Greenov<\/a>)<\/li><li>And less sediment turbidity at the same time<\/li><\/ul><p>This is significant: such a reduction drastically decreases the acoustic energy reaching animals.<\/p><p>Importantly, the system is <strong>reusable, modular, and lightweight<\/strong> \u2014 properties typical of technical textiles.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de5a122 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"de5a122\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why Textiles Are Ideal Here<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-816049b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"816049b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Textile technology offers unique advantages that traditional offshore constructions do not:<\/p><ol><li> <strong>Flexibility<\/strong><br>Can be applied around complex structures.<\/li><li> <strong>Air Chambers and Porosity<\/strong><br>Perfect for creating acoustic damping.<\/li><li> <strong>Lightweight<\/strong><br>No heavy cranes or foundations required.<\/li><li> <strong>Modular and Repairable<\/strong><br>Reusable and easy to transport.<\/li><\/ol><p>In effect, such a system acts underwater like a sound-absorbing wall panel in a concert hall \u2014 but at sea.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b6dcd2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5b6dcd2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Other Solutions (and Their Limitations)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d643d6f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d643d6f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>1. Bubble Curtains<\/h3><p>The classic: a ring of rising air bubbles around the pile.<br>They work, but:<\/p><p>They work, but:<\/p><ul><li>Energy-intensive<\/li><li>Sensitive to currents<\/li><li>Expensive compressors<\/li><\/ul><p>They can provide up to about 11 dB additional noise reduction depending on configuration.. (<a href=\"https:\/\/arxiv.org\/abs\/2410.14415?\">arXiv<\/a>)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48c3738 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"48c3738\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>2. Turbine Adjustments<\/h3><p>Researchers are also exploring reducing noise during operation, e.g., by adjusting blade pitch control. This can reduce a few decibels without significant energy loss.  <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c521aeb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c521aeb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>3. Temporary Construction Measures<\/h3><ul><li>Soft-start pile driving (gradually increasing strike power)<\/li><li>Deterrent sounds to make animals leave beforehand<\/li><li>Scheduling outside migration and spawning seasons<\/li><\/ul><p>Reduces risk but does not eliminate noise.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ae67b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3ae67b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>4. Acoustic Metamaterials<\/h3><p>New developments place special structures on the mast that block vibrations before they reach the water. (<a href=\"https:\/\/greenov.green\/2025\/05\/30\/reducing-underwater-noise-from-offshore-wind-farms-introducing-the-malo-project\/\">Greenov<\/a>)<\/p><p>Again, these are essentially material and structural innovations \u2014 closely linked to technical textiles.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cdfaa87 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"cdfaa87\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45af9f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"45af9f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Unexpected Role of the Textile Industry<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24144b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"24144b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>What is remarkable is that offshore wind energy is no longer just a domain of steel, shipbuilding, and concrete \u2014 it is also <strong>textile engineering<\/strong>.<\/p><p>Technical textiles can:<\/p><ul><li>Absorb sound<\/li><li>Reduce sediment disturbance<\/li><li>Protect habitats<\/li><li>Make installations more sustainable<\/li><\/ul><p>In the future, we can even imagine wind farms being equipped with permanent \u201cunderwater acoustic cladding.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f633db2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f633db2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Conclusion<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2feb13f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2feb13f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Offshore wind farms are essential for a climate-neutral future.<br>But their construction generates intense underwater noise that can disturb or harm fish, larvae, and marine mammals.<\/p><p>Research by Haelters, Debusschere, and Botteldooren clearly shows that pile driving has a critical impact on marine fauna.<\/p><p>The interesting twist?<br>The solution lies not only in marine biology or offshore engineering \u2014 but also in 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