Dr. Eddie O’Connor

Founder and Chief Executive

In February 2008, Eddie set up Mainstream Renewable Power. 

He founded Airtricity Holdings Ltd in 1997 and was Chief Executive until 2008. Airtricity moved to a leading global position in renewable energy between 2000 and 2008.   In October 2007, Airtricity announced that it was selling its North American business unit (Airtricity North America) to E.on for approximately $1.4bn (€995m). The remainder of the company was sold to Scottish and Southern Energy in January 2008.

Eddie brought forward the concept of the European Offshore Supergrid. This vision and activity will, when built, guarantee European energy self sufficiency as well as producing carbon free electricity.

He holds a Bachelor of Chemical Engineering and a Masters in Industrial Engineering and has a doctorate in Business Administration from the International Management Centres, Europe. In June 2008, Eddie was conferred with an honorary Doctorate of Science from University College Dublin.

In 2003, Eddie  was named World Energy Policy Leader by Scientific American magazine.  In September 2009, he was presented with the first ever Leadership award at the annual Ernst & Young Global Renewable Energy Awards.

He is Secretary of the European Wind Energy Association.