Revolution Wind: immediate restart of activities following preliminary injunction by US District Court

On 12/01/2025, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia granted the preliminary injunction sought by Revolution Wind, an offshore wind farm project led by a 50/50 Joint Venture between Skyborn Renewables and Ørsted, regarding the 22/12/2025 suspension order issued by the Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM).

The court’s action will allow the Revolution Wind Project to restart impacted activities immediately while the underlying lawsuit challenging the 22/08/2025 and 22/12/2025 BOEM Director’s orders progresses.

"Revolution Wind will determine how best it may be possible to work with the US Administration to achieve an expeditious and durable resolution. We will resume construction work as soon as possible, with safety as the top priority, and to deliver affordable, reliable power to the Northeast", declared Ørsted.

Four other offshore windfarm projects have been suspended by Donald Trump's administration shudown order, including Equinor’s 810MW Empire Wind 1 and Dominion Energy’s 2.4GW Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind array, both of which…