Birds put a stop to expansion of off shore wind farm
London Array will not go ahead with the second phase of an offshore wind farm, partly because of the time it would take to assess the impact on birds.
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£1bn windfarm scrapped because of red-throated divers
by Simon Harris: Political Correspondent
The consortium behind Phase Two of the London Array pulled the plug because of uncertainties about a population of birds.
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London Array will not go ahead with the second phase of an offshore wind farm, partly because of the time it would take to assess the impact on birds. The consortium behind the Thames Estuary development said there were "technical challenges and environmental uncertainties" surrounding the site.
London Array's wind farm is already the biggest of its kind in the world.