If UK is to secure enough low-cost power capacity to meet climate targets, new onshore wind turbines must replace old ones, RenewableUK argues The UK must ensure it replaces older onshore wind farms with newer turbines as they reach the end of their operational lives if it is to secure enough low-cost power capacity to meet climate change targets,...
Trade body RenewableUK has called on the UK government to repower older onshore wind farms with newer turbines in order to meet climate targets . In a report , the group warned that more than 1 GW of existing onshore wind capacity could face the end of its operational life within 20 years . They urged the government to introduce fresh policies that would ensure older turbines are renewed .