Vestas Wind turbine collapses in northern Sweden

Bloomberg

A 230-metre tall wind turbine built by Vestas Wind Systems A/S collapsed at a site in northern Sweden over the weekend.
The cause of the accident is unknown and the company is assembling a team that will investigate at the site, spokesman Anders Riis said by phone.
A lot of snow is expected this week, which may delay the work, he said. No one was injured in the incident.
Sweden is turning to the most mature renewable energy source to replace old nuclear reactors. Four reactors have shut since 2015 and several regional fossil-fuel plants have also closed. Wind output in Sweden is expected to grow by almost 50% this year to 29 terawatt-hours and to as much as 45 terawatt-hours in 2023. That would be about a third of Swedish electricity demand.
“Today, even risk-averse institutional investors see onshore wind farms as a safe asset class, particularly in established markets like Sweden,” said Oliver Metcalfe, an onshore wind analyst at BloombegNEF in London. “News like this proves that it is impossible to
completely eliminate construction risk, even as the industry matures.”
The 4.2-megawatt Vestas V150 turbine, among the biggest onshore facilities in the world , was one of 17 at Aldermyrberget built by developer WPD Scandinavia AB. The facility was due to start operations next month, according to its website.