Noizend

23/09/2026

https://www.facebook.com/share/r/14pPypawqEh/ Paul Monsted attended the Senate public hearing at Lane Cove on 22 September 2026. Here is a short video of the noise of the current Lane Cove data centre.

16/09/2026

Paul Monsted asks "Which of these noises annoy you the most?" Let us know at https://www.noizend.com/survey

27/08/2026

Noise from Western Sydney Airport is starting to bite.

See ABC post about aircaft noise at https://www.facebook.com/share/1JwrGy9UWA/?mibextid=wwXIfr

Noizend is developing a solution.
To share your noise issues lets us know at https://www.noizend.com/survey

Residents near the new Western Sydney International Airport say they're only managing a few hours' sleep a night since operations began.

Read more: https://ab.co/45V1Eue

27/08/2026

Noise from Western Sydney Airport is starting to bite. Noizend is developing a solution. To share your noise issues lets us know at https://www.noizend.com/survey

Residents near the new Western Sydney International Airport say they're only managing a few hours' sleep a night since operations began.

Read more: https://ab.co/45V1Eue

10/05/2026

This is why Noizend is needed.

Noise and DAs – BESS Fences and Walls

BESS operators try to solve BESS noise by building higher and higher fences and walls. Sure, these have some benefit but they don’t really work against low-frequency noise due to its long wave length.

“3.3 Height and Effectiveness of Noise Barriers

Noise barriers are commonly used mitigation measure, but their effectiveness is often limited by practical considerations such as height restrictions, cost, and visual impact. In many cases, the height required to achieve sufficient noise reduction is not feasible due to regulatory or community concerns. For example, some local councils in Australia limit noise barrier heights to 8 meters (and often lower), which may not be adequate for centralised large-scale BESS projects with elevated noise sources. On the other hand, noise barriers are often not a solution if the required reduction exceeds 8 dBA. A combination of noise mitigation methods (barriers and other measures) may be necessary.”

Quote from “Noise Management Strategies: Large-Scale BESS Projects in Australia” by Burak Ayva, Samuel Wong and Beau Daniel Weyers https://www.scribd.com/document/948751691/AAS2024-Noise-Management-Strategies-Large-Scale-BESS-Projects-in-Australia

BESS are noisy, especially the low-frequency hum from fans, inverters and transformers.

These noise issues are exactly why Noizend is needed for noise assessments and then noise cancelling.

Image created by Claude.

conditions

10/05/2026

Noise and DAs – BESS Fences and Walls

BESS operators try to solve BESS noise by building higher and higher fences and walls. Sure, these have some benefit but they don’t really work against low-frequency noise due to its long wave length.

“3.3 Height and Effectiveness of Noise Barriers

Noise barriers are commonly used mitigation measure, but their effectiveness is often limited by practical considerations such as height restrictions, cost, and visual impact. In many cases, the height required to achieve sufficient noise reduction is not feasible due to regulatory or community concerns. For example, some local councils in Australia limit noise barrier heights to 8 meters (and often lower), which may not be adequate for centralised large-scale BESS projects with elevated noise sources. On the other hand, noise barriers are often not a solution if the required reduction exceeds 8 dBA. A combination of noise mitigation methods (barriers and other measures) may be necessary.”

Quote from “Noise Management Strategies: Large-Scale BESS Projects in Australia” by Burak Ayva, Samuel Wong and Beau Daniel Weyers https://www.scribd.com/document/948751691/AAS2024-Noise-Management-Strategies-Large-Scale-BESS-Projects-in-Australia

BESS are noisy, especially the low-frequency hum from fans, inverters and transformers.

These noise issues are exactly why Noizend is needed for noise assessments and then noise cancelling.

Image created by Claude.

conditions

07/05/2026

Noise and DAs – BESS DA Rejection Overturned

Noise affects battery energy storage systems (BESS). Noise assessments are needed for BESS DA applications. Then noise is assessed afterwards when the BESS is built. BESS are noisy, especially the low-frequency hum from fans, inverters and transformers.

A Queensland’s Council’s rejection of a major BESS near Rockhampton was overturned by the Queensland Planning and Environment Court in November 2025 with additional conditions including “acoustic buffers”.

It will be interesting to see how this plays out and the actual noise results when the BESS is completed. These noise issues are exactly why Noizend is needed for noise assessments and then noise cancelling.

For details of this case see https://reneweconomy.com.au/developer-wins-court-battle-for-500-mw-big-battery-in-rockhampton-after-council-rejection/. The image used is from this article.

29/04/2026

This is why Noizend is needed. Everyone deserves to live in a quieter world.

13/04/2026

Shows the need for more regional and urban battery energy storage systems or BESS. Noizend is building tech to make BESS quieter for local residents.

“While the Coalition claims electric trucks are not capable of transporting heavy freight, overseas usage and current trials in Australia show they far outperform diesel on both overall cost and efficiency.”

https://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/share/23013/VwmYzKjF

09/03/2026

Noizend Pty Ltd today released a major policy White Paper arguing that environmental noise should no longer be treated as a secondary amenity issue, but recognised as a systemic public health, environmental and governance risk requiring earlier integration into planning, infrastructure and corporate decision-making.

Unlike air and water pollution, noise is often assessed late in project design and treated narrowly through threshold-based compliance systems or complaint-driven responses. According to the paper, this leads to avoidable community conflict, planning inefficiencies, delayed infrastructure delivery and higher long-term mitigation costs.

Paul Monsted, Chief Executive Officer of Noizend, said the paper responds to a growing gap between scientific evidence and how major infrastructure decisions are currently made.

"Environmental noise has been sitting in a blind spot between regulation, infrastructure planning and corporate governance for too long. The evidence is now overwhelming that noise is not simply an amenity issue — it affects health, productivity, social licence and long-term project economics."

"What this paper shows is that we do not necessarily need new regulators or heavier regulation. We need better recognition of noise as a real decision variable much earlier in the process, before costs and conflict become embedded."

George Tulloch, Chief Technology Officer of Noizend and author of the White Paper, said environmental noise remains one of the least understood forms of pollution because its impacts are cumulative, diffuse and often poorly measured by conventional methods. "The difficulty with environmental noise is that many of its most important effects are not captured well by traditional compliance metrics, especially where low-frequency or tonal noise is involved."

"A project can technically comply with existing standards while still creating measurable long-term health stress, sleep disturbance and productivity impacts. That is why prevention and better framing matter more than simply reacting after the fact."

The full White Paper is now available through Noizend at our blog post: www.noizend.com/news/white-paper-57-billion or link to download:https://www.noizend.com/s/Noise-Pollution-White-Paper.pdf