Safe, clean, renewable… well not quite as safe a you thought. Following last month’s spectacular wind turbine self-destruction, which prompted the Danish climate minister to launch an investigation, 10 wind energy companies have formed a consortium to make wind turbines more reliable. A noble effort, but a little late for the 36 and counting instances of turbine failure, which the folks at the Industrial Wind Action Group are assiduously keeping track of.

But just think of the potential for having super-strength wind turbines and the power they could generate of we could keep them facing the wind? Ideas like this could pave the way for super massive jet turbines to harness predictable storm conditions such as the Katabatic wind in Antarctica.

In the meantime, the Reliawind Project led by Gamesa is seeking ways to enhance safety.