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    NSW mini-wind farm at centre of local dispute plans to use second-hand turbines for “repowering”

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    Nov 18, 2025
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    Australia’s oldest wind turbines back in action with a Danish facelift, and a major life extension

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    Mar 11, 2025
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    Repowering old wind farms could treble capacity, using a lot less turbines

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