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Mainstream Renewable Power sponsors Irish quest for Arctic Passage world first
May 3, 2013Three Irish explorers highlight effects of climate change Global wind and solar company, Mainstream Renewable Power today announced its sponsorship of a rowing expedition attempting...
Global wind companies look to set up 7 billion EURO supply chain in Irish midlands
April 30, 2013More than fifteen leading manufacturers of wind farm components and transmission technology met today in Tullamore to discuss the potential of setting up a local...
Mainstream’s SMart Wind signs agreement with The Crown Estate
April 24, 2013SMart Wind, the joint venture between Mainstream Renewable Power and Siemens Financial Services, today announced the signing of Agreement for Leases (AfL) with The...
Mainstream completes financial close and starts building $70m wind farm in Chile
February 1, 2013Global wind and solar developer Mainstream Renewable Power has successfully completed Financial Close and has started constructing its 33MW Negrete Cuel Wind Farm in southern...
Mainstream welcomes signing of Ireland-UK intergovernmental energy export MOU
January 24, 2013Potential to create 40,000 manufacturing jobs Mainstream Renewable Power, the global wind and solar company set up by Eddie O’Connor, which is behind the 5,000MW...
Mainstream signs “firm” export link to the UK
January 10, 2013Half of land already secured with public consultation to start this spring Global renewable energy company Mainstream Renewable Power has finalised negotiations with UK’s National...
Mainstream to start constructing 238MW of wind and solar projects in South Africa with a combined investment of over 500 million Euro
November 12, 2012Global renewables developer Mainstream Renewable Power has signed the key Financing, Power-Purchase and Implementation Agreements with the South African Government for its wind and two...
Mainstream’s Adam Bruce appointed Chairman of new Offshore Wind Programme Board
October 18, 2012Adam Bruce has accepted the position of Chairman of the new Offshore Wind Programme Board. The Offshore Wind Programme Board has been established following the...
‘Capturing the Value of Offshore Wind’ published today
October 18, 2012A study by Dr Mark Cooper and commissioned by Mainstream Renewable Power reveals the central importance of wind to developing low cost energy policy in...
Mainstream signs MoU with National Grid and REN for Ireland-UK transmission system
September 13, 201213 September 2012 – A Memorandum of Understanding has been signed to complete a pre-feasibility study for the development, financing, construction and operation of...
Mainstream agrees a package of measures with the Irish Farmers Association
September 11, 2012The Irish Farmers Association (IFA) has agreed a package of measures for the 600 farmers who will be affected by the proposed 5,000MW Energy-Bridge wind...
Mainstream signs €60 million corporate facility with Macquarie
September 9, 20129 September 2012 – Global Renewable Energy Company Mainstream Renewable Power (“Mainstream”) today announced the successful signing of a corporate facility for up to EUR60...
Mainstream submits consent application for 450MW Scottish offshore wind farm
July 29, 2012Global renewable energy developer Mainstream Renewable Power today announces the submission of its application for Offshore Consent to Marine Scotland Licensing Operations Team (MS-LOT) for...
Mega-scale “Energy Bridge” to transform Irish midlands into Europe’s Renewable Energy Hub
June 26, 2012Irish midlands set to supply UK with up to 5,000MW of wind energy from 2017 At the official opening of its new office...
Mainstream’s SMart Wind gets Crown Estate award
June 22, 2012SMart Wind was today named winner of the prestigious Marine Business Award at The Crown Estate’s 2012 Business Awards held at the Institute of Directors...
Mainstream first developer to attain ISO27001
June 18, 2012Global wind and solar company Mainstream Renewable Power is the first developer in the industry to attain ISO27001 for its Information Security Management System. The...
Major new Cebr report on the economic benefits of Offshore Wind for the UK published.
June 12, 2012The Centre for Economics and Business Research, commissioned by Mainstream Renewable Power, reveals Offshore Wind will more than pay for itself in future and reap...
Mainstream and Goldwind form JV to build 70MW Wind Farm in Chile
February 20, 2012Dublin headquartered global renewable energy developer, Mainstream Renewable Power (“Mainstream”) and the world’s fourth largest wind turbine manufacturer, Xinjiang Goldwind Science & Technology Co., Ltd....
Mainstream Raises €40 million in Loan Notes through Dolmen Securities
January 16, 2012Additional fundraising due to close in Q1 this year Global renewable energy developer, Mainstream Renewable Power, has successfully raised €40 million in loan notes in...
DONG Energy acquires a stake in Mainstream’s Hornsea zone
December 16, 2011DONG Energy has acquired a 33.3% stake in the first two offshore wind projects in the Hornsea zone from SMart Wind, the 50/50 joint...
Mainstream acquires turbines from Goldwind to build Chilean wind farm in early 2012
December 8, 2011First non-recourse financing by China Development Bank for Western wind project Global renewable energy developer Mainstream Renewable Power has purchased 23 of Goldwind’s GW87...
Mainstream consortium awarded 238MW of wind and solar contracts in South Africa
December 7, 2011The consortium led by global renewable energy developer Mainstream Renewable Power was today awarded preferred bidder status by the Department of Energy in South Africa...
Mainstream Renewable Power gains triple certification award from Lloyds Register
November 28, 2011Mainstream Renewable Power today announced that its Offshore Business has been independently certified by Lloyds Register for Quality Assurance (LRQA) for its integrated management system...
SMart Wind gains triple certification award from Lloyds Register
November 28, 2011SMart Wind today announced that it has been independently certified by Lloyds Register for Quality Assurance (LRQA) for its integrated management system for Safety, Health,...
SMart Wind secures grid capacity for second gigawatt from Hornsea offshore wind Zone
November 15, 2011Project firmly on target for development by 2020 The SMart Wind consortium, led by Mainstream Renewable Power and the Project and Structured Finance unit of...
SMart Wind successfully installs Round 3’s first met mast
October 26, 2011New ‘Twisted Jacket’ foundation set to significantly reduce CAPEX SMart Wind, the joint venture between Mainstream Renewable Power and Siemens Project Ventures, today announced the...
Mainstream signs agreement with The Crown Estate for its 450MW Scottish offshore wind farm
August 25, 2011Project on track to start construction in 2014 Global renewable energy developer Mainstream Renewable Power today announced the signing of an Agreement for Lease (AFL)...
SMart Wind signs two agreements with The Crown Estate
August 25, 2011First project on track to start construction in 2014 SMart Wind, the joint venture between Mainstream Renewable Power and Siemens Project Ventures, today announced...
Mainstream signs deal with China’s Sinovel Wind Group to deliver 1,000MW of wind projects in Ireland by 2016
July 1, 2011World’s second largest wind turbine supplier to consider localisation Global renewable energy developer Mainstream Renewable Power today signed a deal with Chinese wind turbine manufacturer ...
Mainstream Renewable Power takes Board position on U.S. Offshore Wind Development Coalition
June 21, 2011Leading offshore wind developer, Mainstream Renewable Power, today announced its Board level membership of the Offshore Wind Development Coalition in the U.S. The company, which...
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