UK infrastructure watchdog to probe onshore wind lock-out

The UK’s infrastructure watchdog has flagged up fears that Britain is unnecessarily missing out on low-cost renewable energy because of onshore wind’s lock-out from the contract-for-difference (CfD) support mechanism.

The role of onshore wind is high on the energy agenda in the UK, where the government on Thursday unveiled a wide-ranging Clean Growth Strategy that put offshore wind centre-stage as far as renewables are concerned.