Oil and gas strike in Norway ends
A strike by oil and gas workers in Norway has been halted after the country’s government intervened. The strike was causing concerns that it cou...
Terje Lien Aasland named as Norway’s Minister for Petroleum and Energy
Terje Lien Aasland has been named as Norway’s Minister for Petroleum and Energy, replacing Marte Mjoes Persen, who will move into the Ministry f...
World’s first permanent vehicle-charging electric road to be built in Sweden
Sweden’s highway network is set to build the world’s first permanent electric road in the country by 2025, which will allow electric vehicles to charg...
Delayed nuclear reactor in Finland finally activated
The Olkiluoto 3 nuclear reactor in Finland has finally started up its critical functions after initially being slated to open up in 2009, marking the ...
Bitcoin miners lose power in Iceland
Bitcoin miners in Iceland have recently had their power cut by Landsvirkjun, the National Iceland electrical company Land, due to a variety of issues ...
Offshore Swedish wind farm reaches next phase of application
Renewable energy solutions company, OX2, has recently submitted a permit application under the Act on Sweden’s Exclusive Economic Zone to build Galate...
Climate change: Greenland halts gas and oil exploration
Greenland is stopping its gas and oil extraction due to the environmental and climatic impacts being “too high” compared to potential fina...
Norway becomes biggest electricity exporter in Europe
In the second half of 2020, Norway became the biggest net exporter of electricity in Europe, sending a fifth of its power generation abroad, states Bl...