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 As they become outdated, or just inefficient, many developers are considering repowering.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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Supreme Court of Iowa (“SCT”) addressed in a May 5th Opinion an issue involving valuation of certain wind plants for property tax purposes. See Story County Wind, LLC v. Story County Board of ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Twelve wind turbines have been turning at the Prottes-Ollersdorf wind farm for almost a decade. Now three new turbines have been added and opened to celebratory applause. The project was completed in ...

The Tamil Nadu Repowering, Refurbishment & Life Extension Policy for Wind Power Projects – 2024 has been released to encourage developers to replace old wind turbines and promote optimum utilisation ...