Danish wind power giant Ørsted delays major US offshore project

The Danish company developing the world’s largest offshore windfarm in the North Sea has been forced to delay a major project off the north-east coast of the US, months after cancelling two nearby developments and cutting hundreds of jobs.

Ørsted has pushed back the start of commercial operations at its 704 megawatt Revolution Wind project off the coast of Rhode Island and Connecticut by a year to 2026.

The company behind the giant Hornsea windfarms off the Yorkshire coast said the…