Repowering unit

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-023911",
  "term": "Repowering unit",
  "field": "Environment",
  "term_source": "Repowering Unit",
  "definition": "1. With regard to a unit, replacement of a coal-fired boiler with one of the following coal-fired technologies at the same source as the coal-fired boiler:(1) Atmospheric or pressurized fluidized bed combustion;(2) Integrated gasification combined cycle;(3) Magnetohydrodynamics;(4) Direct and indirect coal-fired turbines;(5) Integrated gasification fuel cells; or(6) As determined by the Administrator in consultation with the Secretary of Energy, a derivative of one or more of the technologies under paragraphs (1) through (5) of this definition and any other coal-fired technology capable of controlling multiple combustion emissions simultaneously with improved boiler or generation efficiency and with significantly greater waste reduction relative to the performance of technology in widespread commercial use as of January 1, 2005.\n\n2. Replacement of an existing coal-fired boiler with one of the following clean coal technologies: atmospheric or pressurized fluidized bed combustion, integrated gasification combined cycle, magnetohydrodynamics, direct and indirect coal-fired turbines, integrated gasification fuel cells, or as determined by the Administrator, in consultation with the Secretary of Energy, a derivative of one or more of these technologies, and any other technology capable of controlling multiple combustion emissions simultaneously with improved boiler or generation efficiency and with significantly greater waste reduction relative to the performance of technology in widespread commercial use as of November 15, 1990. Repowering shall also include any oil and/or gas-fired unit which has been awarded clean coal technology demonstration funding as of January 1, 1991, by the Department of Energy.",
  "subject": "Built environments",
  "references": [
    "40 CFR 97.102 (CFR 2013); 40 CFR 97.202 (CFR 2013); 40 CFR 97.302 (CFR 2013)",
    "40 CFR 60.2 (CFR 2013)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/repowering-unit/"
}