The saga of Nun Wood, which would have seen 36MW of capacity installed across Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire, has dragged on for nearly a decade.
But the rejection by communities secretary Eric Pickles is likely the final nail in the coffin for the project.
Working through its UK subsidiary npower, RWE was granted planning permission for Nun Wood in late 2011, but that was subsequently reversed following a legal challenge by Milton Keynes Council.
