If what followed O’Connor’s introduction of onshore wind to Ireland is any indication of the future for his bets on offshore and the supergrid, the energy entrepreneur’s legacy is only starting to emerge.
On the day loved ones and colleagues bid farewell to the late energy entrepreneur, a look back at his interviews with The Currency highlights his constant willingness to challenge established wisdom.
Eddie O’Connor, who died last week, was a world leader in the development of offshore power and the driving force behind a European supergrid. How can we bring his ideas to fruition?
Fintan Drury first met Eddie O’Connor 35 years ago. Later, he chaired one of two wind energy startups that O’Connor built into €1 billion companies. He reflects on a true great who passed away too soon on Saturday.
Yvonne Burke is chief financial officer of Glen Dimplex, the international giant founded by industrialist Martin Naughton. She doesn’t see herself as strictly a finance person and has been at the heart of many big global deals, she tells Tom Lyons.
After extensive experience in the energy industry, Paul Mulvaney has set up a new consultancy. His stint as managing director of The Irish Times brought him to prominence and his exit from the publisher generated headlines.
COP28 has failed because it could not get beyond tinkering with the energy system. Ireland’s offshore wind resource is one of the required substitutes to fossil fuels if the world is to clear this hurdle.
Kevin McPartlan represents forecourt retailers, home fuel distributors and an oil refinery. Despite the consensus for net-zero carbon emissions, he sees a future for his industry.
Under the name Bia Energy, the waste and energy entrepreneur is accelerating the completion of the beleaguered Dublin anaerobic digestor he acquired from Energia earlier this year.
Pioneering legislation drove ISIF to sell off most of its fossil fuel investments, but not all. Billions in private bonds and shares also continue to flow to the industry through Ireland.
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