The Trump administration has filed a request with a federal court to cancel the approval of a $6bn wind project planned off the coast of Maryland, US.

This move is part of a broader effort aimed at halting the development of offshore clean energy resources.

The Maryland Offshore Wind Project, developed by US Wind, was set to begin construction next year.

According to a court filing, the US Department of the Interior's Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) is seeking to void the permit granted to the Maryland Offshore Wind Project. The administration had previously indicated its intention to halt the development of the wind farm in a filing last month.

BOEM stated that it had underestimated the impact on search-and-rescue helicopters and commercial fisheries in its prior approval of the facility under the Biden administration. An error was identified in weighing certain statutory factors that led to the previous approval, as per the Friday (12 September) filing.

The Maryland project plans to install up to 114 turbines approximately ten nautical miles off the coast of Ocean City, Maryland, reported Bloomberg.

US Wind is owned by funds managed by Apollo Global Management and a subsidiary of Toto Holding.

The facility was expected to generate enough electricity to power 718,000 homes at a time of soaring US demand, reported Reuters.

President Donald Trump has actively targeted wind power in his campaign against clean energy during his second term.

The administration recently halted work on an almost completed offshore wind farm off the coast of Rhode Island by Denmark's Ørsted and announced plans to block the development of two other similar facilities off the coast of Massachusetts.