I believe all sorts of plans are afoot
Indeed there are. One scheme that I find interesting is the idea of using old mineshafts. Basically you dangle an enormously heavy weight (20 Kilotons) down a mineshaft. When the wind is blowing in the middle of the night and no-one needs the power, you crank the weight up to the top of the mineshaft. When the wind drops and everyone wants to cook their breakfast, you let the weight drop and spin the motors the other way to generate power. It doesn't even matter if the mineshaft is flooded, which is handy.
