repowers
Gives new strength
Repowers is the third-person singular of repower, meaning to equip with a new or different power source.
The term appears most often with vehicles, vessels, and machinery: The city repowers its bus fleet with electric motors.
A boat owner repowers when replacing an aging outboard engine.
The word also applies to energy infrastructure—a utility repowers a plant by converting it from coal to natural gas.
Update existing equipment
- turbineBlade-driven energy converter
- generatorElectricity-producing machine
- electricityEnergy from charged particles
- gridFramework of intersecting lines
solar · wind · battery · engine · motor · conversion · kilowatt · megawatt
Restoring vigor or vitality
- rejuvenationRestoration of youthful vigor
- resurgenceReturn after dormancy
- revivalReturn after decline
- reinventionComplete self-transformation
regeneration · rebirth · reawakening · rekindling · recommencement · reinvigoration · restoration · rehabilitation
Adoption of current methods
- retrofittingUpdating existing with new
- overhaulingComprehensive repair or renovation
- refurbishingRestoring to good condition
- conversionAct of changing states
reengineering · redesigning · revamping · automation · optimization · efficiency · replacement · reconditioning
retrofit
Update existing equipment
- turbineBlade-driven energy converter
- generatorElectricity-producing machine
- electricityEnergy from charged particles
grid · solar · wind · battery · engine · motor · conversion · kilowatt · megawatt · transmission
revitalization
Restoring vigor or vitality
- rejuvenationRestoration of youthful vigor
- resurgenceReturn after dormancy
- revivalReturn after decline
reinvention · regeneration · rebirth · reawakening · rekindling · recommencement · reinvigoration · restoration · rehabilitation · redevelopment
modernization
Adoption of current methods
- retrofittingUpdating existing with new
- overhaulingComprehensive repair or renovation
- refurbishingRestoring to good condition
conversion · reengineering · redesigning · revamping · automation · optimization · efficiency · replacement · reconditioning · updating
repowersdecommissions
Withdraws from active service
depowers · retires · dismantles · shuts down · powers down