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Equinor’s windmills stir more debate

The Norwegian government's decision to fund half if not all of a huge offshore wind power project for state oil company Equinor is stirring...

Activists ready to joust at windmills

Local environmental groups and outdoor enthusiasts are reeling after the state energy directorate NVE presented new and widespread plans for more windmill developments. Three...

Nuclear reactor’s fate unclear

Norway's nuclear reactor at Kjeller northeast of Oslo may be shut down on a permanent basis. A safety check revealed serious damage to the...

Reactor’s shutdown won’t halt research

After an embarrassing release of the news before an official decision was in place, the board of Norway's Institute for Energy Technology (IFE) has...

Sami protest windmill project

Demonstrators led by Sami reindeer herders blocked access to a construction site for what's been billed as the largest windmill project in Europe this...

Norway to join the EU’s energy union

Norway maintained its track record of never invoking its right to veto EU initiatives when a large majority in Parliament voted on Thursday to...

EU energy union gathers steam

A final vote won't be taken until Thursday, but all indications are that a hotly contested government proposal for Norway to join a new...

Sparks fly over the EU energy union

Debate over whether Norway should join the EU's new energy union, and thus subject itself to EU market regulation, was reaching fever pitch this...

Government saves a scenic waterway

Advocates of the environment and great outdoors could finally celebrate a victory over the Norwegian government on Monday, when Prime Minister Erna Solberg and...

Biofuel may backfire as a budget bluff

Plans by the Norwegian government to mandate usage of much more biofuel, as another so-called "green" measure that helped secure last year's state budget compromise,...
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