Full coverage: Mainstream Renewable

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.

Mainstream Renewable Power Group Lending Ltd, a company used by Mainstream to provide funding to its Chilean entities, was put into liquidation on Wednesday by its parent company.

Irish-founded renewables firm Mainstream is in a $313m debt dispute with Ares Management. The legal row just stepped up a notch.

After borrowing from US-managed funds, the Irish-founded renewable energy developer announced the restructuring of its projects in Chile, triggering allegations that it is trying to evade its responsibility to its lenders. Mainstream describes the allegations as "baseless" and will fight the case.

The former CEO of Mainstream Renewable Capital Jim McGinnis was brought in to raise $300 million in equity funding. Two years later he had left the company and was being sued over an unpaid six-figure loan from his employer, a sum he claims is due to him in bonus payments.