Supporting the Clean Transition of Coal-Fired Power Plants
Recently, the Chinese-language website of RepowerScore—a coal power plant transition scoring tool—was officially launched in January 2026 following the completion of its first-phase pilot operation. The platform aims to systematically present the clean transition potential of coal-fired power plants worldwide for Chinese-language users, providing data support and analytical tools for policy research, academic discussion, and industry decision-making.
RepowerScore is a visual, public-data-based assessment tool developed by the Repower Initiative. By integrating technological conditions, geographical constraints, infrastructure compatibility, and system-level factors, the tool generates scores to evaluate the suitability of coal-fired power plants globally for clean energy transition, thereby identifying priority projects with the highest transition potential. At present, RepowerScore focuses on four transition pathways: nuclear, geothermal, concentrated solar power (CSP), and thermal energy storage.
The RepowerScore Chinese website has been jointly developed by the Institute of Energy, Environment and Economy (3E Institute), Tsinghua University, and the Repower Initiative. It serves research and practice related to the repurposing of coal-fired power plants and associated frontier topics—such as coal-to-nuclear and coal plant site reuse. The website aims to promote academic discussion and knowledge sharing, while also building an international exchange platform to advance cooperation between China and the global community on energy transition.
Since the project’s launch in August 2025, RepowerScore has successfully completed website development, localization, and pilot operation. In the next phase, the research team will solicit broad expert input on the applicability of the assessment methodology in the Chinese context and continue to refine the tool. These efforts seek to further enhance its practicality and usability, helping policymakers, investors, and energy system planners identify transition opportunities more efficiently and contributing actionable insights to China’s—and the world’s—low-carbon energy transition.
Read More：www.3e.tsinghua.edu.cn/repowerscore-cn, Google Chrome browser is recommended.