Norwegian oil spill raises concern about future oil plans
The second biggest oil spill in Norway occurred last week, reviving concerns of the possible expansion of oil and gas exploration in Norwegian waters....
Actavis markets its first own brand products in the Italian market
With a population 58 million Italy is the fourth largest European pharmaceutical market enteread by Actavis. The Italian pharmaceutical generics marke...
Newspaper phone a big hit in Sweden
The Swedish daily newspaper Dagens Nyheter has introduced the first ‘newspaper telephone’ in the world, allowing subscribers to access their website t...
Data Islandia and Hitachi offer green data storage
Hitachi Data Systems (HDS) recently signed a partnership with Data Islandia, a data storage firm based in Iceland. The partnership will create what HD...
Biofuel producing bacteria discovered in Iceland
A scientific exploration of hot springs in Iceland has uncovered a new strain of bacteria which is able to produce hydrogen and ethanol fuels. A new r...
Iceland’s winter whoopers a feat of bird aviation
This year the UK Wildfowl & Wetland Trust (WWT) and its partners in Iceland and Ireland are working together with new technology to gain insights ...
Iceland behind America’s geothermal push
A lot of the impetus behind the current US drive for geothermal alternatives to fossil fuels comes from across the Atlantic, in Iceland. Iceland Ameri...
World’s first hydrogen station opens to public
The world’s first ever hydrogen filling station opened its doors to the general public yesterday. The filling station was originally opened for busine...