VSB has started construction of the Liethe-Lehmden repowering wind farm in the municipality of Rastede, Lower Saxony. Three new turbines with a combined capacity of 18 MW will replace four existing machines. The company expects the new wind farm to generate the equivalent of the annual electricity use of about 11,300 three-person households, more than ten times the output of the old site.
The project is VSB’s first wind farm in Lower Saxony and is managed from the company’s regional office in Osnabrück. Archaeological surveys of the site are complete. Crews are now setting up the construction site, building access roads and preparing crane hardstands. Ground conditions at one of the turbine locations are a particular challenge: the soil is waterlogged and in places peaty, so additional measures are needed to keep the construction area dry and load-bearing. Preparatory work on the foundations is due to be finished by the end of the year.
The four existing turbines, NEG Micon NM52 machines of 0.9 MW each, are scheduled to be dismantled from February 2027. Components for the three new Vestas V150 turbines are due to arrive from June, with a self-propelled blade transporter used to bring the rotor blades to the site. Commissioning is planned for late summer 2027.
“With the start of construction, planning becomes a concrete project on site. We are developing a location that has long been used for wind energy and significantly increasing its performance,” said Thomas Winkler, managing director of VSB in Germany.
VSB, which has belonged to TotalEnergies since 2025, is developing further wind projects in Lower Saxony. The 14 MW Oldenbrok Süd project, about 20 kilometres away, received its permit in July 2026.
