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2008
Company Launch and Initial Operations
- Founded by Guy Vanderhaegen and European based start up investors.
- Identified and capitalized on emerging market opportunities in Italy and Greece while the majority of the market was focused on Spain and Germany
- Launched first two investment funds in May and September 2008, respectively
- Began construction on first solar PV system
2009-2011
Rapid European Expansion
- Expanded operations to Belgium in 2009 and set up third investment fund
- Added a large plant in Slovakia to project portfolio
- Initiated development activities in other EU countries
2012-2018
U.S. Market Entry and Growth
- Entered the United States in 2012 to capitalize on strong demand for PV plants, forming Miami, FL headquarters
- Completed one of the largest solar developments in southeast U.S. – December 2013
- Raised $100 million in growth capital – November 2016
- Launched the Origis Energy Foundation, a solar energy philanthropic program, serving underprivileged and disadvantaged young talent, minorities and veterans in the communities in which the company’s utility scale projects are located – December 2016
- Announced 595 MWdc module procurement agreement – November 2017
- Formed joint investment agreement with Global Atlantic Financial Group – September 2018
- Portfolio: 100 projects worldwide totaling over 1 gigawatt to date of developed solar and energy storage capacity
2019-2020
Diversification
- Expansion of solar operations and maintenance (O&M) operational expertise into Origis Services, LLC based in Austin, TX – March 2019
- Investment in 10,000 square foot Origis Services state-of-the-art Remote Operations Center (ROC) NERC CIP Compliant facility, housing 70 personnel to support 500 field technicians
- Completed sale of an operational 41 MW solar portfolio in Italy and Slovakia – November 2019
- Portfolio: 150 projects worldwide totaling nearly 3 gigawatts of developed solar and energy storage capacity
2021
U.S. Market Leadership and Expanded Service Lines
- Management buyout (MBO) of EU original shareholders – January 2021
- Expanded service lines to include distributed generation
- Employee count hits over 100 team members in three offices: Miami, FL, San Diego, CA and Austin, TX
- Guy Vanderhaegen, Origis Energy Chief Executive Officer & President, announced as new board member for America’s leading solar and storage trade association, The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) – June 2021
- Antin Infrastructure Partners becomes majority shareholder and commits to multi-$B capital injection – November 2021
- Portfolio to date: 170 projects and more than 4 GW of developed solar and energy storage capacity
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Reimagining Zero
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