Ørsted scraps massive North Sea wind farm

Hornsea 4 map

Energy giant Ørsted has pulled the plug on Hornsea 4, the fourth offshore wind farm of a total 8GW of potential offshore wind off the east coast of northern England.

In a statement that should send shock waves across the industry, Ørsted blamed economic forces for the discontinuation.

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