\n Published on 02\/01\/2026 – 12:49 GMT+1\u2022Updated
\n 13:28\n <\/p>\n
Danish energy company \u00d8rsted said on Friday that it had launched a legal challenge to the US government\u2019s suspension of its Revolution Wind project off Rhode Island.<\/p>\n
Along with its joint-venture partner Skyborn Renewables, \u00d8rsted said in a statement that \u201clitigation is a necessary step to protect the rights of the project\u201d. Revolution Wind is more than 85% complete, with 58 out of 65 wind turbines installed.<\/p>\n
The Trump administration suspended leases on all US offshore wind projects in December, citing national security concerns. The move halted work on five sites, including \u00d8rsted\u2019s Revolution Wind and Sunrise Wind farms, as well as sites owned by firms like Equinor and Dominion Energy.<\/p>\n
\u00d8rsted\u2019s current legal challenge concerns Revolution Wind, although the company noted that it \u201ccontinues to evaluate all options\u201d to resume work on Sunrise Wind, a project also located off the New York coast. \u00d8rsted said it was focused on \u201cengagement with relevant agencies and stakeholders\u201d and \u201cconsidering legal proceedings\u201d.<\/p>\n
In its statement on Friday, \u00d8rsted also stressed that Revolution Wind had secured all required federal and state permits in 2023, following extensive reviews that began more than nine years ago. These permits required consultations with the US Department of Defense, resulting in a formal agreement between the state and the energy company.<\/p>\n
Even so, the Trump administration is now claiming the offshore wind turbines may interfere with radar systems used to identify moving targets.<\/p>\n
The interior department said in December that the pause would give the government \u201ctime to work with leaseholders and state partners to assess the possibility of mitigating the national security risks posed by these projects\u201d.<\/p>\n
The suspension is part of a long-running crusade by the Trump administration against green energy projects in favour of fossil fuels. The president has referred to renewables as an expensive \u201cscam\u201d and is freezing approvals for solar projects, as well as wind farms.<\/p>\n
While supporters argue that such policies will bring down energy costs and bolster national security, experts warn that a failure to invest in clean power will only increase the price of energy in the long run. While pivoting away from fossil fuels carries clear climate benefits, analysts suggest that green energy projects also have the potential to further boost growth and innovation in the US.<\/p>\n
In August, the White House ordered \u00d8rsted to halt work on Revolution Wind, although a federal judge ruled in September that work could resume, granting a preliminary injunction. \u00d8rsted is now fighting a different legal challenge to the project.<\/p>\n
On Friday afternoon in Copenhagen, shares in \u00d8rsted had risen around 4% on the news.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Published on 02\/01\/2026 – 12:49 GMT+1\u2022Updated 13:28 Danish energy company \u00d8rsted said on Friday that it had launched…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5568,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[285],"tags":[184,849,287,928,850,76,2880],"class_list":{"0":"post-5567","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-orsted","8":"tag-donald-trump","9":"tag-green-energy","10":"tag-orsted","11":"tag-renewable-energy","12":"tag-solar-energy","13":"tag-united-states","14":"tag-wind-turbine"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5567","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5567"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5567\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5568"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5567"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5567"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5567"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}