Norway assesses Russia nuclear risks
Environment
Norway has assessed potential nuclear risks from northern Russia, including radioactive junk, two dumped nuclear submarines and vessels transporting spent
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Finnish power shortfall alarms firms
Consumption
Employers in Finland risk having to cut their power use as the Nordic nation’s growing energy demands outstrip supply, warns
Database shows EU’s dumped riches
Environment
The EU’s richest deposits of valuable materials maybe be in landfill sites, including gold in smartphones and cobalt in electric
Russia hails nuclear progress
Environment
Russia is reportedly moving ahead with the installation of the world’s first floating nuclear power at a strategic Arctic town
EU backs battery development
Storage
Energy storage has been given extra importance as an EU objective in lowering emissions and replacing electricity generated by fossil
Norway trials dimming streetlights
Consumption
Norway is testing auto-dimming street lighting technology to cut energy use on remote and less-used roads. Hole, about an hour’s
Norway to ban Arctic exploitation
Environment
Norway’s right-of-centre government yesterday (Sunday) added the small centrist Liberal party to its coalition on the condition that Arctic exploration
Statoil to replicate Hywind triumph
Environment
The Norwegian company behind the world’s first floating wind farm, Hywind (pictured) off Peterhead in Scotland, has revealed it is
Norway boasts electric car boom
Consumption
Electric and hybrid vehicles made up 52 per cent of Norway’s new car sales last year, with an even higher
Statoil unveils battery strategy
Storage
Norway’s state-run Statoil is using its position as the majority partner in the Scottish Hywind offshore floating wind farm, a
Russia removes Arctic nuclear poison
Environment
Russia says it is addressing one of the most hazardous environmental legacies of the Soviet era and trying to clean
Under-budget Norway field opens
Production
Wintershall has started production at the Maria field in Norway a year ahead of schedule and 20 per cent below
Poland reveals gas hub ambitions
Industry
Poland’s power major Gaz System and its Slovak counterpart Eustream have signed an agreement to build a pipeline as part
Italy declares emergency after blast
Industry
The explosion at a key natural gas hub in Austria has disrupted winter supplies across the EU’s energy markets, raising
Norway starts oil ‘revolution’
Industry
Scandinavian asset management is dominated by Norway’s imposing US$1-trillion sovereign wealth fund, which last week declared its intention to ditch