Norwegian billionaire left to rue Mainstream Renewable deal as losses hit €1.2bn
Fisherman-turned-industrial tycoon Kjell Inge Roekke will now have to hold Irish company tighter under his wider empire
Eddie O'Connor
Lobby group for pan-European renewables ‘supergrid’ launched by Irishwoman Lesley O’Connor
Launch comes ahead of EU legislation in the autumn designed to ensure cross-border integrated grid planning
New think tank set up to focus on Irish energy policy
Trifecta Ireland said it will work with the State and the private sector, as well as with the science community
Mainstream CEO to exit and Dublin office to close
Company’s Dublin workforce has fallen to 20 from 105 since late 2023 amid cost-cutting drive
Mainstream Renewable losses narrow to €325m on lower Chile charges
CFO declines to comment on whether it is planning to sell the Chilean platform
Floating offshore wind is ready to deliver for Ireland
Decisions taken now will shape our prosperity for decades. There is no room for further procrastination
Mainstream secures grid link for South Korean floating wind farm
1.1GW development equates to a fifth of peak electricity demand in the Irish market
Family affairs: How Ireland’s newly rich are putting money to work in secretive firms
As a result of sales of businesses, a plethora of family investment vehicles have sprung up in Dublin around Fitzwilliam Square and its adjacent streets
‘The scale of our offshore wind potential offers once-in-a-century development opportunity’
Kevin Lynch, chief executive of renewables developer Source Galileo, says floating and deep-fixed wind turbines off Europe’s northwest coast are what the EU needs, but the Irish Government is failing to act
Eddie O’Connor obituary: Global entrepreneur in the energy sector and radical thinker
He will be remembered most for his pioneering work in the renewable energy sector and the development of wind energy
Tributes at Eddie O’Connor funeral reflect on his ‘bold, critical mission’ to bring wind power to the grid
The founder of Airtricity, Mainstream Renewable Power and SuperNode was somebody who never lost his enthusiasm for life
Entrepreneur and energy supergrid promoter Eddie O’Connor dies
Former chief executive of Bord na Móna went from being Ireland’s ‘leading polluter’ to a prominent promoter of renewable energy
Mainstream cedes stake in Chile portfolio to lender
Deal forms part of wider restructuring of debt of two companies linked to key solar and wind portfolio
Mainstream’s stock market IPO off the table amid financial woes in Chile
Company founded by Eddie O’Connor has racked up more than €1bn in pretax losses since start of 2022 amid issues in Chilean business
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