The renewables drive is drifting into increasingly extreme territory, where technical novelty is being mistaken for progress and real world consequences are treated as secondary concerns. From vast wind turbines reshaping rural landscapes to airborne machines tethered into busy skies, each new proposal adds complexity, risk and disruption while delivering ever more questionable benefits. This article examines how the pursuit of renewable energy at any cost is creating problems for communities, infrastructure and safety, and asks whether judgement has been lost in the rush to appear innovative.
