Mainstream Renewable Power has announced plans to add 100 jobs at its global headquarters in Dublin over the next three years.
The offshore wind energy developer will fill the roles by the end of 2025, and the company said it is on course to become "one of the world’s first renewable energy majors" this decade amid increasing demand for renewable energies.
Mainstream will be hiring for roles across engineering, information solutions, finance, insurance, corporate affairs, corporate governance and project management.
The company, which is majority owned by Norway's Aker Horizons with Mitsui & Co, has opened a new office campus at the Central Park business park in Leopardstown that has capacity for over 200 staff.
Mainstream now employs 650 people across 20 markets, up from 335 in January 2021.
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Mary Quaney, group CEO, said: “While we are a global renewable energy company, Ireland is very much the engine room of our business. We are extremely proud of our Irish heritage led by our local management team.
"Our expansion here in Ireland, and our journey to becoming a renewable energy major will provide a unique opportunity for new team members that we bring on board over the next year to make a hugely positive difference in the energy transition and industrial decarbonisation, domestically and internationally.”
She added: “Ireland has very significant and in many ways unique offshore wind potential, and we are currently progressing opportunities for fixed and floating technologies off the East, West, and South coasts.
"We plan to leverage the vast expertise and capabilities that we have developed internationally over the past 14 years to help build a state-of-the-art renewable energy system and a local supply chain to support it, all while providing investment, jobs and other meaningful benefits to our local communities.”
Mainstream's expansion is supported by state aid from IDA Ireland.
The company, founded in 2008, is developing three offshore sites off the eastern, southeastern and west costs of Ireland.
Mainstream is best known for developing the world’s largest offshore wind farm at Hornsea in the UK, and is in the process of conducting early-stage development activities on its target sites in Ireland.
Its offshore team is also developing offshore wind projects in Norway, Sweden, Vietnam, Japan and South Korea, and the firm's global portfolio now extends to 27GW.
Enterprise minister Leo Varadkar commented: “Ireland has huge potential for offshore wind generation. Our coasts give us a natural advantage and I see us becoming a net exporter of electricity and energy over the next couple of decades, giving us greater energy security and price stability.
"It’s a great vote of confidence in that vision that has Mainstream Renewable Power deciding to invest further here, creating 100 new jobs in Leopardstown. I visited the company’s offices in Chile and Colombia earlier this year and saw first-hand the incredible work the team does on a global scale. I’m excited to see what the team achieves here.”
Mary Buckley, executive director of IDA Ireland, added: “We are particularly excited by Mainstream’s plans to partner with local companies as part of its ambitions to contribute to the creation of a local supply chain that brings value back to local communities.”
Photo: Mary Quaney.
