A recent decision by E.ON not to proceed with a wind farm may have come as a shock to those with energy jobs at the firm.

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Despite a lease being awarded for the site the energy firm has made the decision not to build in Swansea Bay.

Regional director of renewables for E.ON, Dave Rogers, said: "This is not a decision that we've taken lightly, a lot of work has gone into trying to make the project work but, sadly, we've had to recognise that we can't go ahead."

It was reported that the site is unsuitable due to seemingly poor wind speeds and other factors such a restriction on turbine heights, meaning that the project was simply not viable enough to go ahead with commercially.

Mr Rogers added the E.ON had learnt much from this instance and not moving forward with Swansea's Scarweather Sands had meant that bigger projects on its agenda had forged forward.

Current wind farm projects operated by the power provider include Askam in Cumbria, Bessy Bell in County Tyrone and Blyth Offshore in Northumberland.