A transatlantic clash over renewable energy is unfolding in U.S. courtrooms, as European energy giants push back against a sweeping federal order. Equinor sues the Trump administration, joining Danish renewable leader Ørsted in seeking injunctions against an administration directive that halted construction on all U.S. offshore wind projects.
The move marks a sharp escalation in a dispute that has rattled the renewable energy sector like a sudden squall at sea.
Legal Challenges Filed in Washington
The $5 billion Revolution Wind project, a joint venture between Ørsted and Global Infrastructure Partners’ Skyborn Renewables, filed a supplemental complaint Friday in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.
The project—featuring turbines rising like skyscrapers from the Atlantic—sits off the coasts of Rhode Island and Connecticut. Developers argue the federal order unlawfully froze progress just as construction neared critical milestones.
Ørsted said it will continue engaging with the administration but maintains that the suspension, issued through the Interior Department’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, violates existing law.
