By Nora Buli OSLO (Reuters) -Shares of offshore wind developer Orsted rose 15% on Tuesday after the U.S. administration revoked an order to halt work on a project by peer Equinor, easing concerns over the Danish company's U.

The scale has been in use for decades and gives an idea about what kind of wind damage a hurricane can produce, but it says nothing about impacts from storm surge, flooding rain and tornadoes.

The Empire Wind project off the coast of New York can restart construction, about a month after the Trump administration abruptly issued a stop work order. The project was reportedly bleeding $50 million a week during the pause as President Trump waged his war against windmills.

European stocks were gaining on Tuesday and renewable-energy companies were prominent among the gainers after the Trump administration lifted its block on the Empire Wind energy project off the coast of New York.

Denmark will launch an offshore wind tender with a capacity of three gigawatt (GW), enough to power three million homes, its energy ministry said on Monday, offering subsidies to developers of up to 55.

Norway's Equinor (NYSE:EQNR) and Poland's Polenergia said they made a final investment decision for a project to build two wind farms off the Polish coast of the Baltic Sea, Reuters reported Monday. The two wind farms,

Rounds of severe weather are expected Monday evening, and much of the Kansas City area is under a tornado watch until 9 p.m. Aside from tornadoes, destructive winds and hail are also possible throughout the evening.

Western Antelope Valley Foothills and Antelope Valley are under an updated wind advisory which was issued by the National Weather Service on Monday at 2:03 a.m. The advisory is in effect until 3