Replacing the turbines on existing wind farms with newer, more powerful and efficient models could double the amount of electricity produced by onshore wind energy in the United States – without ...

According to a recent Power Engineering news article, a total of 60 GW (60,000 MW or approximately the equivalent of 120 advanced F or H class (50 Hz) 1×1 gas turbine combined cycle power plants) of ...

The world’s first wind farms are reaching the end of their expected lifetimes. As they become outdated, or just inefficient, many developers are considering repowering. Here’s a look at where ...

As record power demands plague US grids, PivotGen, a renewable energy development and engineering firm, has announced that it is offering repowering-as-a-service to improve performance of existing ...

As regulatory restrictions have increased and renewable and cleaner sources of energy have become more available, smaller, less-efficient coal fired power plants are being forced to close. The ...

About 1,700 megawatts (MW) of aging wind generation in Australia could be repowered to deliver 6000 MW, using just a third of the turbines, according to an industry specialist. The so-far untested ...

A push is gaining steam to repair and reuse onshore wind farms past their service life or to dismantle aging wind power facilities and install the latest equipment through "repowering." Repowering ...

Technological advancements are making wind turbines more efficient and blades more aerodynamic. "We can tweak it so it becomes a different machine," one official said. Credit: Dennis Schroeder/NREL ...

URS recently performed a combined cycle repowering study to determine the feasibility and economics of repowering an existing steam turbine that went into service in the 1950s. The competing option ...

EL CENTRO, Calif. (KESQ) - The Imperial Irrigation District just approved a major repowering project to upgrade its electrical system. Equipment dating back to 1968 will be replaced with new ...

CHENNAI: Based on the National Repowering Draft Policy, Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (Tangedco) on Tuesday released Tamil Nadu Repowering and Life Extension Draft Policy for Wind ...