SLR's Jeremy Smith published in Planning Resource

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BESS cooling noise: Bridging the gap between modelling and real-world operation

29 October 2026

9 minutes read

As Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESSs) become an increasingly important part of our energy infrastructure, noise assessment is becoming a critical part of planning and project design. But as technology evolves, our approach to modelling its acoustic impacts needs to evolve with it.

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Post Date: 05 May 2022
Read Time: 1 minute

SLR’s Jeremy Smith (Technical Discipline Manager for Landscape Architecture) was featured in Planning Resource magazine last week. In an article discussing the contested issue of valued landscape, Jeremy is quoted on the subject, sharing his views on the use of guidelines for resolving whether a landscape is indeed valued.

The online version is only available to subscribers. If you do have a log-in you can view the article on Planning Resource online. And if you happen to have a copy to hand, Jeremy is featured on page 14.

BESS cooling noise: Bridging the gap between modelling and real-world operation

SLR’s purpose is Making Sustainability Happen.

SLR's Jeremy Smith published in Planning Resource

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