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California and the United Kingdom signed a memorandum of understanding to deepen collaboration on clean-energy technologies, especially offshore wind, easing UK firms’ access to California’s market, boosting joint research, and reaffirming commitment to UN climate goals amid U.S. policy shifts.
A federal judge granted an injunction allowing Ørsted’s Sunrise Wind project off New York to resume construction after the Trump-era halt on five offshore wind leases, ruling that the delays could cause irreparable harm due to loss of a specialized installation vessel; Sunrise Wind is about 45% complete and, once built, would power roughly 600,000 homes, with operation possible as soon as October, while the underlying lawsuit challenging the stop-work order continues.
Courts in multiple districts blocked the Interior Department’s order to halt five offshore wind projects, granting temporary injunctions that allow ongoing construction to continue while final rulings are issued; the government’s classified national-security justification was not persuasive, and projects nearing completion are likely to finish despite potential appeals.
Federal judges rejected the Trump administration’s stop-work orders on four East Coast offshore wind projects, allowing construction to resume and marking a partial win for clean energy, even as policy uncertainty and a shrinking project pipeline persist.
A federal judge granted a stay on the December stop-work order, allowing Vineyard Wind to resume construction because the government failed to justify the halt as necessary for national security related to operation rather than construction. The project is about 95% complete, with 44 turbines already producing power and 18 more to finish, and a critical installation vessel contract expiring at the end of March that ties into financing and utility contracts calling for full operation by then. The decision follows similar rulings for other offshore wind projects and leaves open further review by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management.
A federal judge ruled that Vineyard Wind's offshore wind project off Massachusetts can proceed, clearing legal hurdles and allowing work to move forward while litigation continues.
A federal judge in Massachusetts issued a preliminary injunction allowing the Vineyard Wind offshore wind project to resume construction after ruling the Trump administration’s halt based on national security concerns was inadequately justified; the project is 95% complete and expected to power over 400,000 Massachusetts homes, with the ruling part of a broader trend permitting other offshore wind projects to resume.
A Boston federal judge halted the Trump administration’s stop-work order on Vineyard Wind, a nearly completed Massachusetts offshore wind project, but allowed work to resume, citing potential economic losses and the industry’s likelihood of success in its legal challenge. Vineyard Wind is about 95% done, currently capable of nearly 600 MW, with 62 turbines planned to reach 800 MW, powering roughly 400,000 homes and supporting regional jobs; the ruling is part of a broader dispute over several paused East Coast offshore wind projects.
European ministers agreed to jointly develop 100 GW of offshore wind in shared North Sea waters by 2050 to reduce dependence on U.S. LNG and lower electricity costs, building on a 2023 pledge for 300 GW. The plan hinges on a network of bidirectional cables and interconnectors to balance supply across time zones, potentially cutting gas-fired power and episodes of negative pricing. Officials say the scale could lower consumer costs, boost homegrown manufacturing, create about 91,000 jobs, and generate up to 1 trillion euros in activity, but success hinges on complex regulatory alignment and political backing across multiple countries.
At a Hamburg summit, European leaders plan to sign the Hamburg Declaration pledging 100 gigawatts of joint offshore wind in the North Sea, a move aimed at reducing Europe’s dependence on LNG from the United States and other external sources, while balancing the push with ongoing gas needs; the effort faces political and industry hurdles as bids for new wind projects lag and the EU remains tied to gas while diversifying its energy security strategy.
Britain is joining a major North Sea offshore wind initiative with nine European countries, including Norway, Germany and the Netherlands, to connect wind farms through undersea interconnectors by 2050. The plan aims to boost energy security and cut costs by enabling cross-border trading, with about 100 GW of capacity to be built jointly (20 GW underway by 2030). Critics warn it could raise prices if supply tight, while Norway has expressed export-constraint concerns; National Grid says interconnectors could reduce constraint payments and deliver consumer savings.
Three federal judges—one appointed by Trump—allowed construction on offshore wind projects off New England, New York, and Virginia to resume, delivering a setback to Trump’s bid to halt offshore wind. After Congress cut incentives and the Interior Department issued stop-work orders, the courts found the government failed to show a compelling national-security justification, boosting developers’ momentum but leaving the ultimate fate of the projects uncertain and potentially influencing investor sentiment amid ongoing legal battles.
A federal judge temporarily lifted the Trump-era suspension of the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project, allowing construction to resume—the largest offshore wind project under construction in the U.S.—with 176 turbines expected to power about 600,000 homes and begin dispatch by the end of Q1 2026, highlighting its role in improving grid reliability amid growing demand from data centers.
Vineyard Wind has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration to overturn a December order pausing construction on its Massachusetts offshore wind project, arguing the suspension was unlawful. The 52-page complaint seeks a temporary injunction to resume work on a project that is about 95% complete, has already generated power, and has spent roughly $4.5 billion, while losing about $2 million daily due to the halt. The case comes as other paused offshore wind projects see judicial rulings allowing resumes, and state officials warn that delaying these projects risks reliability and higher costs for the region’s electricity. The project is under risk of losing its installation vessel if the pause persists past March 31, 2026.
A federal judge ruled that the Empire Wind offshore wind project off Long Island can restart construction, saying halting work would cause irreparable harm and that the Interior Department's national-security pause was unlikely to justify continued delay, potentially saving Equinor over $1 billion in contracts.