Global energy giant Shell announced Thursday that it has withdrawn from the Atlantic Shores offshore wind project in New Jersey, another huge blow to the state’s ambitious renewable energy plans. The announcement,

Officials with Dominion Energy told the Richmond Times-Dispatch last week that the order will not affect its plans for a $9 billion project off the Virginia Beach coastline that will include 176 turbines.

The political winds in Washington, D.C., have shifted against offshore wind energy plans that include at least one ambitious and controversial project proposed for Hawaii. President Donald Trump on Monday stopped further consideration of leasing federal waters,

In the first serious fallout from President Donald Trump’s early actions against offshore wind power, oil and gas giant Shell is walking away from a major project off the coast of New Jersey.

Shell Plc said it has written off almost $1 billion and withdrawn from a US offshore wind farm as President Trump seeks to stymie the industry’s development with executive orders.