The Danish Prime Minister, Lars Lokke Rasmussen, has declared that his country will embark on a range of ambitious projects aimed at increasing the national GDP over the next decade. Continue Reading

The Government Pension Fund Global, or National Oil Fund, recorded a record annual return for 2009 according to a new report by the Norwegian Central Bank. Continue Reading

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. Continue Reading

The London School of Economics professor Robert Wade believes Iceland has an important part to play in the future of trans-Arctic shipping. Continue Reading

The Icelandic Minister for Industry has decided that the second tender for test drilling licences in the Dragon Zone will take place next year. Continue Reading

The most powerful wind turbine in the world is to be built in the south-western Norwegian area of Oygarden, with hopes that new technology can significantly improve profitability at offshore wind farms. Continue Reading

Iceland is the world’s most environmentally friendly country – according to the Environmental Performance Index presented yesterday at the World Economic Forum in Davos. Continue Reading

Iceland’s President Olafur Ragnar Grimsson and First Lady Dorrit Moussaieff are in India on an official state visit designed to coincide with the presentation of the Nehru Award in Delhi yesterday for his work on climate change. Continue Reading

The 'Energy for Debt' proposal is able to revitalise the Icelandic economy very quickly and direct structural development in the right (i.e. 21st century, with all its energy/resource deficit-based) direction. Good for Iceland, good for the UK, good for Holland. Continue Reading

The natural resources of the Arctic region are unlikely to lead to any military conflict in the region according to new research by the Fridtjof Nansen Institute (FNI) of Norway. The study further found that a diplomatic solution to any dispute resolution is far likelier and more rational than armed action. Continue Reading