A clutch of major offshore wind projects was left out in the cold after failing to secure support deals in the UK’s third contract for difference (CfD) auction.
As Equinor, SSE and Innogy celebrated their CfDs after record-low bids, notable outcasts after the 6GW round were Iberdrola’s 1.2GW East Anglia 3 (EA3) project off England’s east coast, and EDPR/Engie’s 800MW-plus Moray West in Scotland’s outer Moray Firth.
