Despite gaining its wealth from oil, Norway has becoming the world’s biggest user of electric cars.
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Oslo: the world capital of electric cars
Posted on 16 May 2011.
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Large electromagnetic storm hits Nordic region
Posted on 06 August 2010.
The electromagnetic storm which hit the upper atmosphere over Iceland, Scandinavia, Greenland and North America this week was the biggest since December 2006.
Posted in Canada, Denmark, Energy, Environment, Faroe Islands, Featured, Finland, General, Greenland, Iceland, International, MBL, Norway, Saami, Scandinavia, Sweden, Technology, United StatesComments (2)
Wind power development blocked by Finnish military
Posted on 13 January 2010.
The military is blocking wind development plans, according to Finnish Energy Industries (ET).
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Electric minibuses hit the streets of Copenhagen
Posted on 27 June 2009.
A flashy new fleet of bright yellow electric minibuses has hit the narrow inner streets of Copenhagen to provide an eco-friendly form of transport in this historic city. The minibuses are operating along a new route created by Movia, the company in charge of the city’s public transportation.
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Norway’s eco-car collapsing under financial crisis
Posted on 29 December 2008.
The innovative Norwegian car marker Think is seeing production of its environmentally-friendly electric car grinding to a halt just as it was starting to gain momentum. The concept of the compact Think City car is perfectly timed considering ever-increasing global climate worries, but a lack of financing may see the production terminated just two months [...]
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Indian-made electric cars coming to Norway
Posted on 29 September 2008.
In a few months, Indian carmaker Tata Motors is planning to begin selling an electric version of its hatchback car called the Indica in Norway. Working in conjunction with a Norwegian firm, the company will make the Indica widely available throughout the country in 2009 if sales go well. Tata’s managing director, Ravi Kant, told [...]
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Electricity agreement signed between Yemen and Iceland
Posted on 14 April 2008.
Yemen’s General Corporation for Electricity and Iceland’s Reykjavik Energy Invest company signed a new agreement on Sunday, according to reports by Saba, Yemen’s news agency. The document signals a new agreement on electricity generation between the two countries. The agreement details a plan for REI to lead a study into the geothermal potential at Lesi [...]
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