repowering
Replacing generation equipment
Repowering is replacing or upgrading the power source of something—typically an engine, generator, or power plant—with a newer, more efficient, or cleaner alternative.
A boat owner might repower with a modern outboard motor; a utility might repower a coal plant with natural gas turbines.
The term appears frequently in discussions of renewable energy transitions: The wind farm is repowering with larger turbines.
Update existing equipment
- overhaulComplete systematic repair
- upgradeRaise to higher standard
- conversionAct of changing states
- refurbishmentRenewal of worn items
renovation · transformation · redesign · reconstruction · reengineering · redevelopment · revamp · refit
Capable of restoration
- solarOf the star
- windAir current outdoors
- hydroWater combining form
- biomassLiving material in aggregate
geothermal · carbon-neutral · green · decarbonization · climate · photovoltaic · net-zero · sustainable
What something generates
- capacityMaximum amount containable
- performanceCarrying out a task
- megawattMillion-watt unit
- kilowattThousand watts of power
generation · cogeneration · baseload · utilization · productivity
Repurposed after initial function
- brownfieldPreviously developed, possibly polluted land
retrofit
Update existing equipment
- overhaulComplete systematic repair
- upgradeRaise to higher standard
- conversionAct of changing states
refurbishment · renovation · transformation · redesign · reconstruction · reengineering · redevelopment · revamp · refit · infrastructure
renewable
Capable of restoration
biomass · geothermal · carbon-neutral · green · decarbonization · climate · photovoltaic · net-zero · sustainable
output
What something generates
- capacityMaximum amount containable
- performanceCarrying out a task
- megawattMillion-watt unit
kilowatt · generation · cogeneration · baseload · utilization · productivity
second-life
Repurposed after initial function
- brownfieldPreviously developed, possibly polluted land
- wind powerwind turbine, wind energy, rotor blades, wind speed, offshore wind
repoweringnew construction
building from scratch · decommissioning · new build · demolition · abandonment
repoweringdecommissioning
Withdrawing from active service
shutdown · retirement · closure · mothballing · abandonment
power, powerful, empower, powerless, powers, overpower, powered, empowered, powering