Environment

Wealth is an interesting thing. Some people hold onto every penny for their entire lives just for the sake of it. It becomes a burden when they pass away, their …

Norwegian tidal lagoon technology developer Tidetec has won the All-Energy Marine Energy Investment Challenge. The company has bagged £10,000 worth of advice from lawyers and financiers to progress its plans …

Work is about to start on £1.5 million of flood defences to replace a century-old structure on the North Promenade in Cleethorpes. Nearly 12,000 tonnes of rock will be delivered …

The Swedish and Norwegian governments have come to an agreement allowing the former to extend its renewable energy target to 18TWh by 2030. Norway and Sweden have been operating a …

Recycling technology provider TOMRA celebrates its 45th anniversary. Since its launch on April 1, 1972, TOMRA has developed from a pioneer in automated recycling technology to a multi million Euro …

Norway has arrested a ship which had to be rescued as it fled to a notorious South Asian recycling yard following a tip off that it had been sold illegally. …

NORWAY WAS JUST named the happiest country on earth by the United Nations World Happiness Report 2016 Update, which ranks 156 countries by their happiness levels. This is the fourth …

AN RAF Reservist has been sent on a week-long intensive winter training course in Norway. Claire Dimmock was sent to Norway for a week of mountain survival training and cross-country …

Energy production is in a major state of transition. Technology companies such as Apple, Google, Tesla and Amazon are all investing in solar power. This is taking place at the …

Norway’s Trondheim Fjord will be the world’s first technological playground for pilotless vehicles that move below, on and above the water’s surface. Snake robots, underwater drones, unmanned ships and flying …

For the past eight years, Operation IceBridge, a NASA mission that conducts aerial surveys of polar ice, has produced unprecedented three-dimensional views of Arctic and Antarctic ice sheets, providing scientists …

For the first time more electric and hybrid vehicles are being sold in Norway than petrol and diesel vehicles. The new milestone in the rapid growth of EVs is largely …

An Australian man managed to secure a “great timing” to propose to his significant other: under the majestic and eye-catching Northern Lights. In a second attempt to place the sparkler …

In response to the Norwegian Government Pension Fund’s new “Responsible Investment” Report, NGOs warn that the divestment of many coal companies is still overdue. In 2015, the Norwegian Parliament directed …

Norway has given the green light for the world’s first ship tunnel so that cruise liners and other boats can make a shortcut through the fjords. The project will cost …

Norway’s Norner Research will lead the Euro 2.5 million FuturePack project focusing on the development of new technologies for bioplastics and recycling of plastics packaging. Over 60% of plastic packaging …

The minister for agriculture and food, Norway, Jon Georg Dale, will participate at a “Consultation on climate change and food security”, to be held at M S Swaminathan Research Foundation …

Oslo is so keen to get people on bicycles that starting Wednesday it will offer residents a free handout of up to $1,200 to buy electric cargo bikes. Citizens won’t …

Oslo banned diesel cars for two days last week to combat rising air pollution. The ban began on 17 January on municipal roads, but it did not apply on the …

A ban on driving most diesel cars on roads in the Norwegian capital of Oslo went into effect Tuesday in an attempt to tackle harmful air pollution. It was the …

The Norwegian environment ministry and the government of West Sumatra will work together to save 2 million hectares of the province’s forests. The province was chosen due to its sustainable …

Congress passed legislation earlier this week to renew the nuclear cooperation agreement with Norway, paving the way for U.S. access to Halden Reactor Project. “Norway’s Halden Reactor Project is a …

Norway is promoting cycling across the country by investing in ‘bicycle hotels’ – storage facilities by railway stations that double as new public spaces. Oslo studio Various Architects have designed …

The CEO of Norwegian retailer NorgesGruppen, Runar Hollevik, has signed an agreement to improve public health put forward by Health Minister Bent Høie, the company announced Wednesday. The agreement will …

A nuclear reactor has been evacuated and shut down after it was hit with a radioactive leak. The reactor , at a research facility in Norway, was forced to close …