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Ørsted expands onshore wind development in Ireland and UK
Official Press Release Ørsted:
Ørsted completes acquisition of Ireland and UK onshore wind power platform from Brookfield Renewable
Further to our company announcement issued on 16 April 2021, Ørsted has completed the acquisition of a 100 % equity interest in Brookfield Renewable’s onshore wind business in Ireland and the UK, Brookfield Renewable Ireland (BRI).
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 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, we officially enter the European onshore market. We welcome a BRI team with strong technical capabilities and a business culture very complementary to our own and look... ... More: Official Press Release Ørsted
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