The Trump administration plans to appeal decisions from federal courts in the United States that have allowed a number of offshore wind projects to resume construction after the administration ordered work to be paused.
This was stated by US Interior Secretary Doug Burgum on Wednesday in an interview with Bloomberg News.
When asked whether they will appeal the decisions, Burgum replied:
- We absolutely will.
The Danish company Ørsted is behind two of the offshore wind farms that have been allowed to resume construction.
Shortly before Christmas last year, Ørsted's two American projects, Revolution Wind and Sunrise Wind, were hit with an order from US authorities to halt construction for 90 days.
Both offshore wind farms had approvals in place and were in the process of being built. The US Department of the Interior justified the decision with a concern that the movement of the wind turbine blades and reflective towers cause radar interference.
Interior Secretary Doug Burgum reiterated that concern to Bloomberg News on Wednesday.
- People say it's an ideological attack on offshore wind. No. This is a genuine concern, he told the media.
There has not yet been a final ruling on the issue. It will only come at a later date. In the meantime, Ørsted has received a judge's word that the company can continue building. It is the decision that the Trump administration is now open to appealing.
The pause in Ørsted's construction could be seen in the company's annual report, which came out on Friday. The American standoff had led to a total write-down of 1.1 billion kroner.
Ritzau has reached out to Ørsted, who states that the company has no comment on the report from the US.
The statement from Burgum sent Ørsted shares, which had otherwise been in the green all day, down by more than three percent.
During the afternoon, however, the shares recovered some of their losses, and closed with a smaller decline of 0.8 percent.
/ritzau/
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