Repowering: An Efficient Tool to Boost Wind Power

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With the world accelerating the wind power deployment, the wind industry is looking for strategies how to increase wind power generation in the most efficient manner. Repowering, i.e. replacing old and small turbines with new machines, comes into the center of the deliberations. Worldwide, there are hundreds of thousands of Megawatts of wind turbines which were installed ten years ago or even earlier. According to estimations, global repowering can double the current wind power generation – in general, repowering projects can be expected to multiply by a factor of four in terms of power output and by a factor of three in terms of installed capacity. The WWEAwebinar explores potentials and benefits of repowering - why should it be done? There are also technical aspects which require attention as well as regulatory barriers which require political adjustments. Experts will discuss these areas with the ultimate goal of developing guidelines for a national repowering strategy. WWEAwebinar topics: * Repowering potentials and benefits * Technical aspects of repowering * Regulatory barriers: permitting * Regulatory barriers: remuneration schemes * Refurbishment and retrofitting WWEAwebinar speakers include: * Stefan Gsänger: Welcome and introduction * Dr. Jami Hossain: Repowering – An overview of technical challenges * Zhang Yu/Yu Guiyong, CWEA: Repowering in China – potentials and prospects * Dr. Karunamoorthy Neethimani, IWPA: Repowering in India – examination of issues through a case study in Tamilnadu * Prof. Dr. Chuichi Arakawa, JWEA: Repowering in Japan * Simon Benmarraze, IRENA: Global Insights into Sustainable Repowering Solutions * Small Wind Repowering: Interventions from Frits Ogg and Mike Bergey, WWEA Small Wind and more to be announced