According to a report by Agence France-Presse and Reuters on the 22nd, the US government ordered the same day to stop all construction work on a large wind farm off the coast of Rhode Island, which is currently 80% complete.

Reported by Reuters.

The project, called "Revolutionary Wind Power", is being built by Danish renewable energy company Orsted, which started construction of the project last year after obtaining all necessary permits. The project invested US $1.5 billion and aims to power more than 350,000 households in Rhode Island.

But on the 22nd of this month, Matthew Giacona, acting director of the US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), sent a letter asking the project to "cease all ongoing activities" to allow time for a review.

"In particular, BOEM is seeking to address concerns related to the protection of U.S. national security interests. You may not resume activities until BOEM has completed its review," the letter said, without elaborating on what the "national security interests concerns" were.

In a statement, Orsted said it was "evaluating all options to resolve the matter quickly", including "possible legal proceedings". According to the company, the wind farm is 80% complete, with 45 wind turbines already installed (65 planned) and hopes to complete the project by the end of next year.

AFP said the incident was the latest in a series of orders by the Trump administration to block climate-friendly wind power. Trump said on Thursday that "wind power will not work." Since Trump entered the White House in January this year, the entire U.S. wind power industry has faced major challenges. Trump has frozen federal licenses and loans for all offshore and onshore wind power projects.

Previously reported:

Trump said he had never seen a Chinese wind power plant and was slapped in the face by American netizens

According to the US Consumer News and Business Channel (CNBC), the Heffen Post and other media reports, US President Trump criticized wind power in a speech at the White House on July 4 local time, saying that it "destroys American fields and valleys, kills birds, and is of no use." Trump also declared that "I have never seen a wind power station in China." But American netizens did not buy this ridiculous statement.

On July 4, local time, U.S. President Trump signed the "Big and Beautiful" tax and spending bill on the afternoon of the 4th, making it officially effective. Trump said the United States will rely on oil, natural gas, coal and nuclear energy to meet growing energy needs, and attacked renewable energy sources such as wind energy.

Trump said, "Wind energy doesn't work at all. Not only does it destroy our fields and valleys and kill all birds; It is also extremely low in power, expensive, and all made in China. China produces about 95% of wind turbines, but I have never seen a wind power station in China. Why? Who of you will verify it?"

Trump ally and Republican Congressman Tim Burchett also rushed to echo Trump's point of view, saying,"God buried coal underground, and we should use it." Trump wants to get rid of things that don't matter, like solar and wind power."

Interestingly, a large number of netizens then posted pictures of wind farms in China on social media,"slapping" his remarks.

American netizens posted screenshots

There was also an irony that ¡°China has a lot of wind turbines.This is just another unfounded lie that can easily be broken, but Trump¡¯s supporters will pay full bills like a fast food.¡±

¡°Trump has never seen China¡¯s wind farms in his own eyes because he is an indifferent selfish to the facts, and for him, any information that is inconsistent with his prejudice will be directly ignored.¡±

Users post satire

It is understood that by the end of 2024, China's wind turbines are about 5,1 million kilowatts, photovoltaic turbines are about 8,4 million kilowatts, the utilization rate remains at more than 95%, continuing to provide momentum for global green development. China's new energy development rate hasined an annual two-digit growth rate. Since 2013, wind turbines have grown 6 times, an annual average of about 20%; photovoltaic turbines have grown more than 180 times, an annual average of about 60%.

In an interview with Fox News on June 29, Trump said, ¡°I don¡¯t want wind turbines to destroy our homes, I don¡¯t want the ugly solar facilities that stretch miles and cover the mountain,¡± he also called the coal ¡°clean, beautiful.¡±