Danish giant's JV with Skyborn takes action over stop-work order against project

Danish renewable energy company seeks court order to allow it to finish Revolution Wind development

Ratings agency had boosted Danish offshore wind giant’s outlook just prior to Trump Administration’s stop work order on Revolution Wind array

Danish giant's JV with Skyborn takes action over stop-work order against project

Orsted asked the United States District Court for the District of Columbia to set aside the stop-work order, calling it "unlawful" and "issued in bad faith."

Revolution Wind challenges US government's stop work order against project with $5bn already spent or committed and further $1bn bill if cancelled

A Danish wind power company filed suit against the President Donald Trump administration Thursday to reverse a stop-work order on its nearly completed project.

The Danish company behind Revolution Wind, a $6 billion project off Rhode Island, said the federal government had unlawfully halted work on the wind farm.

Danish energy group Orsted on Friday received approval from shareholders for its $9.4 billion rights issue.