Profitable life extension possible 'for 4GW of German wind'

As much as 80% of the roughly 5GW in wind turbines that will drop out of feed-in tariff support under Germany’s Renewable Energies Act (EEG) could prolong their operating life time and still generate profits, Philipp Stukenbrock, head of sales and marketing at 8.2 Consulting tells Recharge.

The 7,000 machines are the first generation of turbines for which support under the legislation enacted in 2000 will end after 20 years.