Nordural (Century Aluminium) pays a quarter less for its electricity in Iceland than the global average. This was revealed in a confidential leaked document to RUV. Read the full story

Years of stout opposition towards nuclear energy is fading, as global warming causes increased acceptance. Read the full story

It was announced yesterday evening that Reykjavik Energy has signed a loan deal with the European Investment Bank for around ISK 30 billion (EUR 170 million). Read the full story

The state-owned power company Vattenfall has unveiled plans that may lead to at least one new Swedish nuclear power station, according to a press statement by the firm. Read the full story

Market gardeners in Iceland distributed vegetables outside parliament yesterday as part of their protest at the high cost of electricity. The protest was timed to coincide with a parliamentary debate about greenhouse farmers and the increasing cost of electricity. Read the full story

The Finnish finance minister Jyrki Katainen said last week that he would be happy to export surplus nuclear generated electricity. Read the full story

A sizeable minority within the cabinet of the Reykjavik city council intends to request that the details of Reykjavik Energy’s dealings with Canada’s Magma Energy over the sale of its stake in HS Orka be made public. Read the full story

The Canadian energy company Magma Energy is said to be near completing a deal that would land it half ownership of Iceland’s HS Orka. If the deal goes ahead, it would be the first time a foreign company has owned such a large share of any Icelandic energy company. The Left Green Party representative on the board of state-owned Reykjavik Energy does not want the company to sell Magma the share – describing the move as a momentous step towards the privatisation of the energy sector. Read the full story

One indication that Danes are serious about tackling climate change involves the country’s electricity providers. The Politiken newspaper reports that a rising number of Danish consumers are changing electricity companies to those that specialise in sustainable energy production. Read the full story

Finland is debating whether it needs a sixth nuclear power plant, and several firms are vying to win the contract to build it. The Finnish utility company Fortum Corp is the latest to apply for permission to build the new nuclear reactor, which would sit on the nation’s southern coast near Helsinki. Read the full story