30 June 2024
End of life and repowering trends, and policy recommendations on repowering
Repowering will be key to meeting Europe’s 2030 Climate and Energy security goals. It nearly triples the electricity output of a wind farm, while reducing the number of turbines. But projects fail to materialise. Based on current trends and market expectations we estimate very low volumes for repowering compared to industry expectations on the back of the improved permitting rules for repowering that are now in place. This position paper lines up the latest end of life and repowering trends and policy recommendations on how to promote repowering.
