Judge Rules Orsted Can Resume Work on Rhode Island Offshore Wind Project

Orsted said that Revolution Wind will resume construction ‘as soon as possible.’Turbines at Orsted’s offshore wind farm near Nysted, Denmark, on Sept. 4, 2023. Tom Little/Reuters1/13/2026|Updated: 1/13/2026A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction on Jan. 12 allowing Danish energy company Orsted to resume construction work on the offshore wind project that had been halted by the Trump administration.U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth in Washington said that Revolution Wind had demonstrated that it would likely suffer “irreparable harm” without injunctive relief and that granting the motion was in the public interest.Aldgra Fredly is a freelance writer covering U.S. and Asia Pacific news for The Epoch Times. Author’s Selected Articles