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US Judge to Consider Orsted’s Challenge to Trump Offshore Wind Pause

  (Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Monday will consider a request from Danish energy company Orsted for an injunction against the Trump administration’s decision to halt its $5 billion Revolution Wind project off the coast of Rhode Island. The company’s lawsuit is one of several filed by offshore wind companies and states seeking to reverse the Interior Department’s December …

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COMMENTARY: The 2025 Energy Transition in Eight Charts: Clean Wins, Dirty Setbacks

By Gavin Maguire LITTLETON, Colorado, Dec 30 (Reuters) – For supporters of the energy transition, 2025 had plenty to complain about: the scrapping of U.S. clean energy policies, wind droughts in Europe, corporate retreats from wind power generation and a resurgence in coal-fired power output. Yet there were also developments to celebrate, including record deployment …

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Orsted Challenges US Halt of its $5 Billion Offshore Wind Project

  (Reuters) – Denmark’s Orsted said on Friday it was challenging the U.S. government’s suspension of the lease for its Revolution Wind joint venture and would seek a court injunction against the decision to halt its $5 billion offshore wind project. The Trump administration suspended leases on December 22 for five large offshore wind projects that are under …

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COMMENTARY: Wind Energy Blown Off Course in 2025, Set For 2026 Uplift

By Gavin Maguire LITTLETON, Colorado, Dec 23 (Reuters) – Like any industry, wind energy has had its good and bad years. But 2025 may be one of the worst: a toxic stew of major policy reversals, corporate upheaval and sub‑par generation in key markets. U.S. President Donald Trump’s policy U-turn on renewable energy likely ranks …

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Charted: Global Energy Demand by Fuel Type (2024-2050P) – Visual Capitalist

By Dorothy Neufeld | Graphics/Design Joyce Ma Key Takeaways Oil, coal, and natural gas were the leading sources of global energy demand in 2024. While coal demand is set to drop the most by 2050, solar and wind demand is forecast to surge. Fossil fuels powered 80% of global energy demand in 2024, with this …

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US Freezes Five Big Offshore Wind Projects, Shares Dive

Suspension affects Orsted, Avangrid, Dominion Energy, Equinor projects Pentagon raises concerns over radar interference from turbine blades, towers Trump campaigned for White House on promise to end offshore wind industry Dec 22 (Reuters) – The Trump administration suspended leases on Monday for five large offshore wind projects that are under construction off the U.S. East …

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Can Trump Succeed in Foiling the US Wind Industry He Loathes?

By Emily Forgash and Mark Chediak US President Donald Trump hates wind power. His administration has made a concerted effort to thwart the industry. Trump issued a directive within hours of his return to the White House in January that froze new permitting for wind energy and ordered officials to consider terminating existing leases. But …

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Texas Makes Clean Power Breakthrough as Solar Output Overtakes Coal

Gavin Maguire (Reuters) – For the first time, Texas’ main power system looks set to generate more power from solar farms than coal plants during a calendar year in 2025, marking a key new energy transition milestone for the largest power network in the U.S. The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) generated 2.64 million …

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Trump Ban on Wind Energy Projects Ruled Illegal by US Judge

By Mark Chediak and Ari Natter President Donald Trump’s executive order directing government agencies to halt approving new wind energy projects was ruled illegal by a federal judge. The ruling Monday sided with more than a dozen states and a New York clean energy group that had challenged the executive order that essentially froze US …

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NextEra Energy Forecasts Higher Adjusted Profit Growth in 2026

Dec 8 (Reuters) – NextEra Energy (NEE.N) on Monday raised its adjusted profit forecast for the current-year as well as 2026, as the utility benefits from a surge in power demand driven by data centers. This move comes amid increased power demand driven by data centers strains grids across the country and as a wave …

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