Wind Turbine Acoustics Research Study
RSG, in cooperation with Northeast Wind, Inc. (NEWind) and Epsilon Associates, Inc. (Epsilon), is working with the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC) and the Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) to understand the special factors related to the prediction and measurement of wind turbine noise. The project team is working to develop a comprehensive data collection…
Community Noise Assessment of a Wood-Pellet Manufacturer
After the startup of a wood-pellet manufacturing plant, some residents of Boyne City, Michigan started registering noise complaints with the city office. The City of Boyne City, with cooperation of Kirtland Product, a wood-pellet manufacturer, retained RSG to quantify community noise levels, assess the causes of noise from the wood-pellet plant, and provide mitigation recommendations…
California Vehicle Survey and Vehicle Choice Forecast
To reduce both petroleum dependence and the social cost of transportation in the state, California has advocated a strategy of promoting alternative fuels and alternative fuel vehicles. The California Energy Commission (CEC) developed a model called DynaSim to predict the potential demand for alternative fuel vehicles and to forecast future transportation energy consumption in California…