A federal judge ruled Monday that Orsted, a Danish energy company, can restart work on Revolution Wind, a large wind farm off the coast of Rhode Island. The project was halted by the Trump administration in August 2025 citing national security concerns.
The ruling comes at an interesting time in industrial innovation in the United States as The Wall Street Journal reported “The U.S. Is Forfeiting the Clean-Energy Race to China”
Experts at the George Washington University are available to discuss the many avenues to this ruling and innovations. To speak with an expert, please contact Media Relations Specialist Shannon Mitchell at shannon [dot] mitchell
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Energy Law
Kristoffer Svendsen, Assistant Dean for Energy Law at the George Washington University Law School. Svendsen is an expert in domestic and international energy law issues, specializing in public and energy law. Svendsen is the author of multiple publications including Liability and Compensation for Offshore Oil Pollution Damage in the Arctic and Managing the Risk of Offshore Oil and Gas Accidents.
U.S.-China Relations
Robert Sutter, Professor of Practice of International Affairs. Sutter’s government career saw service in the Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division of the Congressional Research Service and on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. He has also served as the National Intelligence Officer for East Asia and the Pacific at the U.S. Government’s National Intelligence Council. Sutter’s areas of expertise include contemporary U.S. policy toward Asia and the Pacific; Political, security and economic development in Asia and the Pacific; U.S.-China relations; and U.S. foreign policymaking and the role of Congress.
Clean Energy
Rachael Jonassen, associate research professor, Sustainable Urban Planning Program and Director of the Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Management Program in the Environmental and Energy Management Institute at George Washington University. Jonassen has nearly 3 decades of experience in developing and applying climate downsizing techniques.
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