Could wind energy be stored in cold stores?

Nature tells about experiments in the Netherlands.

Cradle-to-cradle

I just read about the architect William A. McDonough.

He's the inventor of the Cradle-to-cradle concept.
Although this isn't about energy in the narrow sense, it's about waste turning into food for the bio- or technosphere, energy certainly is a major aspect of his work.

Checkout his website.