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The VSB Group has commissioned the Elster repowering wind farm, marking a major milestone for Germany’s energy transition at a time when the nation faces challenges in meeting its renewable energy targets. Sixteen state-of-the-art wind turbines now replace 50 older units, generating six times more electricity and setting a new benchmark for efficient, future-proof power generation in Europe.
With an installed capacity of 105.6 megawatts, the new turbines produce approximately 235 gigawatt-hours of green electricity annually—enough to power around 67,000 three-person households, equivalent to supplying a city the size of Heidelberg. Compared with lignite-based generation, the project prevents around 180,000 tonnes of CO₂ emissions each year. To produce the same amount of power from lignite, roughly 204,000 tonnes of coal—or over 3,400 fully loaded freight wagons—would be required. “This repowering project is groundbreaking for Germany’s energy transition,” said Dr. Felix Grolman, CEO of the VSB Group. “16 instead of the previous 50 plants, one third less land consumption and six times more energy yield – Germany needs exactly such projects now to advance CO2 reduction.”
