0 → retrofit noun --
1 the act of providing a machine with a part, or a place with equipment, that the machine or place did not have when it was built: --
Retrofitting the structures proved costly and time-consuming.
The retrofitting of power stations with flue gas desulphurisation equipment will assist in achieving this.
Retrofitting flue gas desulphurisation equipment will play a major part in this, but the burning of low sulphur fuels, including gas, may also contribute.
Then there is the difficult problem of retrofitting meters in multi-occupation dwellings.
There are no plans at present to extend the retrofitting programme to other existing stations, but the possibility is kept under review.
Retrofitting is one answer, but it has limited application and it is very expensive.
One option that we are considering in the clean-coal programme is retrofitting to reduce emissions from existing power stations.
It is also widely recognised that, without extensive retrofitting, coal stations have a finite life.
I am at present considering the complex question of retrofitting the older types of aircraft now in service.
