A 60 m wind turbine in Aomori Japan fell over mysteriously. There was no strong wind at the time. See (in Japanese with photo):

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/national/news/20070110i501.htm?from=main5

wind turbine accidents are more common than you might think. I doubt that any large-scale energy generation technology can be made perfectly safe. See:

http://www.responsiblewind.org/docs/wind_turbine_accidents_in_pictures.pdf

- Jed


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