Orsted, a Danish company that is one of the world’s largest offshore wind energy developers, said on Monday that it would acquire a Rhode Island rival, Deepwater Wind, for $510 million, a sign that the United States is becoming an attractive market for offshore energy generators.

Orsted has a global portfolio of projects in places including Britain, Germany and Taiwan, as well as in Denmark. But this year, it failed to win a competitive bidding process held by Massachusetts to develop what is likely to be the largest offshore wind installation in the United States.

The acquisition of Deepwater Wind appears to be an attempt by Orsted to better navigate the regulatory and political systems of the United States.

In a statement, Martin Neubert, Orsted’s chief executive for offshore wind, cited “Deepwater Wind’s longstanding expertise in originating, developing and permitting offshore wind projects in the U.S.”