A turbine blade is lifted onto a rack near tower sections at the Revolution Wind project assembly site at State Pier in New London, Connecticut, US, on Friday, Oct. 24, 2025.<\/p>\n
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Danish renewables giant Orsted, the world’s largest developer of offshore wind farms, said<\/a> on Friday that it had launched legal action against the Trump<\/a> administration over the suspension of its $5 billion Revolution Wind project. <\/p>\n Shares of the Copenhagen-listed company rose more than 4% on the news, putting the stock among the top performers of the pan-European Stoxx 600<\/a> index. <\/p>\n Orsted said in a statement that it would seek a court injunction against the U.S. government’s decision to halt its Revolution Wind project, located about 15 miles south of the Rhode Island coast.<\/p>\n “As was the case with the August 2025 stop-work order, the Revolution Wind Project \u2026 faces substantial harm from a continuation of the lease suspension order. As a result, litigation is a necessary step to protect the rights of the Project,” Orsted said. <\/p>\n “Revolution Wind has spent and committed billions of dollars in reliance upon, and has met the requests of, a thorough review process,” the company added.<\/p>\n The pro-fossil fuel Trump administration suspended leases<\/a> on Dec. 22 for five large offshore wind projects, including Revolution Wind, citing national security concerns<\/a> identified by the Pentagon. <\/p>\n The move marked the latest in a string of blows against offshore wind developers, with U.S. President Donald Trump having previously described<\/a> wind turbines as “ugly” and an economic and environmental “disaster.” <\/p>\n