A turbine blade is lifted onto a rack near the tower section at the Revolution Wind Project assembly site at State Pier in New London, Connecticut, USA, on Friday, October 24, 2025.
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Danish renewable energy giant Orsted, the world’s largest offshore wind developer, announced Friday that it has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration to block the $5 billion Revolution Wind project.
The Copenhagen-listed company’s stock price rose more than 4% on the news, making it one of the best performers among pan-European companies. Stocks 600 index.
Orsted said in a statement that it will seek a court injunction against the U.S. government’s decision to halt the Revolution Wind project, located about 25 miles south of the Rhode Island coast.
“As with the August 2025 cease-and-desist order, the Revolution Wind Project faces significant harm from the continuation of the lease cease-and-desist order. As a result, litigation is a necessary step to protect the project’s rights,” Orsted said.
“Revolution Wind has spent billions of dollars relying on a thorough vetting process to meet that call,” the company added.
On December 22, the pro-fossil fuel Trump administration suspended leases for five large offshore wind projects, including Revolution Wind, citing national security concerns cited by the Pentagon.
The move is the latest in a series of blows to offshore wind developers, with US President Donald Trump previously describing wind turbines as “ugly” and an economic and environmental “disaster.”
Revolution Wind is a 50-50 joint venture between Orsted and Global Infrastructure Partners’ Skyborn Renewables. Orsted and Skyborn Renewables said in a filing last year that they had already spent about $5 billion on the project.
