Noise mitigation system

We have created acoustic panels that contain 100 absorbing elements per panel. The panels can be integrated in a foldable noise mitigation system.

The benefits of our system:

• Superior noise reduction
  Competing systems use air bubbles or air volumes enclosed in foam, polymer or rubber, but the transition from water to air is 99.8% acoustically reflective. Our solution is the first noise mitigation system that absorbs the acoustic energy.
• Zero-energy system
  Our solution does not consume fossil fuel to mitigate the noise emissions.
• Optimized for offshore use
  Our system is foldable and can be deployed with winches, making operational use and storage on deck easier.

Absorbing metamaterial

The core of our technology consists of metamaterial. This is a material that is engineered to have properties that are not found in nature. On microscopic level, it is a structure with a specific shape and size, made from normal plastics or metals. On macroscopic level, it behaves like a single material. Macroscopic properties like absorption can be engineered by adjusting the microscopic structure.

With this technology, SeaState5 has created acoustically absorbing elements. Because the size of the absorbing elements is much smaller than the wavelengths contained in the noise, multiple elements work as one single barrier.