Imera was a subsidiary of Norwegian offshore services company Oceanteam ASA located in Dublin and Amsterdam.[1] The company was created by merger of a privately owned Irish company Imera Power and Hydragrid, a subsidiary of Oceanteam. Oceanteam owned a 70% stake in the company.[2][3]
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| Company type | Subsidiary of Oceanteam ASA |
|---|---|
| Predecessor | Imera Power Hydragrid |
| Defunct | 30 January 2010 |
| Headquarters | Dublin, Ireland Amsterdam, Netherlands |
Key people | H. Halbesma (former Chairman) Grace Samodal (former COO) |
| Parent | Oceanteam Energy NV |
| Divisions | Imera Ltd. |
| Subsidiaries | East West Cable One Ltd. (formerly affiliated company) |
Imera was the promoter of the East–West Interconnector project across Irish Sea between Ireland and Wales.[4][5][6] It also proposed the BelBrit interconnector between the United Kingdom and Belgium.[4]
In January 2009, Imera announced plans to build Europagrid, an electricity grid connecting multiple European nations and offshore wind farm projects.[7]
In 2009, it was published that the East West Interconnector did not receive EU grant aid to secure financing.[8][9][10] Following this, Oceanteam divested its entire shareholding in Imera in December 2009.[11]
References edit
- ^ "Oceanteam ASA" (PDF). Oceanteam. 2008-09-11. Retrieved 2012-04-04.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Fusjon for Oceantteam-virksomhet" [Merger of Oceantteam business]. Dagens Næringsliv (in Norwegian). 2007-12-06. Retrieved 2012-04-04.
- ^ "Oceanteam, IMERA merge for Ireland-Wales link". Scandinavian Oil-Gas Magazine. 2007-12-06. Retrieved 2012-04-04.
- ^ a b "Imera receives healthy interest in its UK-Ireland interconnector - director". ICIS Heren. 2008-07-30. Retrieved 2012-04-04.
- ^ Probert, Tim (2006-08-25). "Plan for cross-sea electric cable". BBC News. Retrieved 2012-04-04.
- ^ "Imera Power picks ABB for subsea power cables". Reuters. 2007-03-07. Retrieved 2012-04-04.
- ^ Probert, Tim (2009-01-05). "EuropaGrid: has Europe's dream of an integrated grid come true?". Power Engineering International. Pennwell Corporation. Retrieved 2012-04-04.
- ^ Cahill, Ann (2009-01-29). "EirGrid to get €100m for interconnector". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 2012-04-04.
- ^ Stromsta, Karl-Erik (2009-06-05). "Oceanteam fails to secure financing". ReCharge. NHST Media Group. (subscription required). Retrieved 2012-04-04.
- ^ Stromsta, Karl-Erik (2009-06-02). "Oceanteam: No funding for Ireland-Wales interconnector". ReCharge. NHST Media Group. (subscription required). Retrieved 2012-04-04.
- ^ Annual Report 2009 (PDF) (Report). Oceanteam. p. 6. Retrieved 2012-04-06.[permanent dead link]