Offshore wind project to restart again off CT coast
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A federal judge is expected to consider whether to set aside a Trump administration order pausing the construction of a major offshore project for New York
Two wind farms off the west and north Wales coastline have secured UK government funding to supply the national grid, with up to 7,000 jobs expected to be created. The Erebus wind farm, set to be built off the coast of Pembrokeshire, would become Wales' first floating offshore wind farm, following two projects already operating in Scotland.
Orsted’s C.E.O. says it plans to move quickly to complete a $6.2 billion wind farm off Rhode Island after a judge struck down President Trump’s bid to halt it.
The Copenhagen-listed company rallied in early trading after Revolution Wind, its joint venture with Skyborn Renewables, on Monday won its request to the US District Court of Columbia for a preliminary injunction blocking the suspension.
“My goal is to not let any windmill be built,” Trump told oil executives at a White House meeting on Friday. “Maybe we get forced to do something because some stupid person in the Biden administration agreed to do something years ago,” but “I’ve told my people we will not approve windmills.”
Orsted A/S shares surged after a US judge ruled work can resume on a wind farm off the coast of Rhode Island while it challenges the government’s latest attempt to stop offshore projects from being built.
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