BRI is a developer, owner and operator of onshore wind farms headquartered in Cork, Ireland. BRI has a portfolio of 389 MW in operation and under construction, 149 MW in advanced development, and more than 1 GW of development pipeline in Ireland and the UK.
Declan Flanagan, CEO of Ørsted’s Onshore business unit, says:
“With the acquisition completed, Ørsted officially enters the European onshore market. We welcome a BRI team with strong technical capabilities and a business culture very complementary to our own. We look forward to growing the portfolio together.”
The existing management team will continue to run the business, headed by Kieran White, VP and Managing Director, Ireland and UK Onshore.
Ørsted has acquired the business at a time when Ireland has published its own landmark Climate Action Bill with ambitious statutory targets for 2030 and a commitment to Net Zero no later than 2050. With the completion of this acquisition, Ørsted’s new onshore wind platform will look to support these targets by building out its development pipeline at pace, as well as identifying further opportunities in other renewable asset classes.
Speaking about the completion of the acquisition, Kieran White said.
“Today is a truly exciting day for our team. We have a proven track record in developing and building renewable projects of scale in Ireland and the UK. Joining Ørsted, a leader in the global energy transformation to renewables, enhances our financial and technical strength, enabling us to drive value creation and increase renewable capacity in a market with significant potential to grow in coming years.”
The information provided in this announcement does not change Ørsted’s guidance for the financial year 2021 or the announced expected investment level for 2021.
About Ørsted
The Ørsted vision is a world that runs entirely on green energy. Ørsted develops, constructs, and operates offshore and onshore wind farms, solar farms, energy storage facilities, and bioenergy plants, and provides energy products to its customers. Ørsted ranks as the world’s most sustainable energy company in Corporate Knights' 2021 index of the Global 100 most sustainable corporations in the world and is recognised on the CDP Climate Change A List as a global leader on climate action. Headquartered in Denmark, Ørsted employs 6,311 people. Ørsted's shares are listed on Nasdaq Copenhagen (Orsted). In 2020, the group's revenue was DKK 52.6 billion (EUR 7.1 billion). Visit orsted.com or follow us on Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, and Twitter.
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