Ørsted and the states of Rhode Island and Connecticut sued the Trump administration on Thursday, alleging its decision to block construction of the nearly finished Revolution Wind project is illegal.
[Read more…] about Ørsted sues Trump administration over project haltUS opens national security probe into imported wind turbines
Wind Energy – Security Probe
According to Reuters the U.S. Commerce Department has opened a national security investigation into the import of wind turbines and components.
[Read more…] about US opens national security probe into imported wind turbinesBOEM issued another stop-work order in USA
Wind Energy – USA
On 22 August 2025, Ørsted’s subsidiary Revolution Wind LLC received an order instructing the project to stop activities on the outer continental shelf related to the Revolution Wind project from the US Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM).
[Read more…] about BOEM issued another stop-work order in USAEquinor claims $955M impairment for US offshore projects
Wind Energy – USA
Equinor booked a $955m impairment on its US offshore wind portfolio in the second quarter of 2025 amid regulatory challenges posed by the Trump administration.
[Read more…] about Equinor claims $955M impairment for US offshore projectsTrump to end ‘green energy’ subsidies via new action
Politics – USA
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday to phase out federal subsidies for green energy like wind and solar farms, citing unsustainability for the grid and too much reliance on foreign adversaries.
[Read more…] about Trump to end ‘green energy’ subsidies via new actionTrump turmoil further delays major US offshore wind contracts
Wind Energy – USA
Massachusetts and Rhode Island have once again postponed signing power purchase agreements (PPAs) for two offshore wind farms totaling nearly 2GW that were awarded last year, signaling a further decline in the once-burgeoning sector amid President Trump’s ongoing onslaught.
[Read more…] about Trump turmoil further delays major US offshore wind contractsNew federal lawsuit filed to stop Empire Wind development
Wind Energy – USA
Two weeks after the Trump administration allowed the Empire Wind project to resume, a coalition of project opponents and commercial fishermen filed a new federal lawsuit June 3, calling for the Department of Interior to block the project again.
[Read more…] about New federal lawsuit filed to stop Empire Wind developmentTrump urges UK to back North Sea and Aberdeen as its hub
Fossil Energy – Politics
President Donald Trump has said there is North Sea oil to last 100 years with Áberdeen as its hub.
[Read more…] about Trump urges UK to back North Sea and Aberdeen as its hubEmpire Wind project resumes construction
Wind Energy – Empire Wind
Empire Offshore Wind LLC (Empire), a subsidiary of Equinor ASA, has been notified by the Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) that the stop work order for the Empire Wind project has been lifted, permitting construction activities to resume.
[Read more…] about Empire Wind project resumes constructionStates sue over Trump’s offshore wind pause
Wind Energy – USA
According to Reuters a coalition of Democratic state attorneys general sued on Monday in a bid to block President Donald Trump’s move to suspend leasing and permitting of new wind projects, saying it threatens to cripple the wind industry and a key source of clean energy.
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