Mitsubishi to start producing synthetic fuel in Iceland
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries is preparing to create a fuel plant manufacturing dimetil Ether (DME / CH3OCH3) in Iceland; and if the plans go through th...
Norway may ban fossil fuel vehicles by 2015
Norway’s Socialist Left Party has proposed a radical plan to outlaw all new sales of petrol-powered vehicles by 2015. But don’t run out and sell your ...
Huge underwater gas find off Norway
HydroStatoil has made a major gas discovery off the coast of Norway that is getting those in the industry excited. The find was made in the Asterix pr...
Sweden embarks on ambitious environmental plan
The government of Sweden has unveiled what is being touted as Europe’s most ambitious programme to cut its greenhouse gas emissions and improve its en...
Greenpeace activists try to board Danish-bound ship
Danish police arrested three activists from Greenpeace as they tried to board a cargo ship carrying coal bound for Denmark. The Nordic branch of Green...
Volvo puts first hybrid bus on the streets
Volvo, the Swedish auto-making legend, has released the world’s first commercial hybrid bus. The Volvo 7700 has both a traditional diesel engine and a...
Is Iceland finding oil on the Jan Mayen Ridge?
Very positive signs of oil have been found at the Dreki Area, on the Jan Mayen Ridge of Iceland. As reported last year, the Icelandic government inten...