Finnish startup Polar Night Energy has announced its industrial-scale sand battery, the world's largest of its kind, is now operational
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Survivors and families of those killed in an oil rig disaster forty-five years ago will finally get compensation from the Norwegian state after a close vote passed in the country's parliament
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Norway to introduce tourist tax amid record visitor numbers and overtourism concerns – allows municipalities to introduce a 3% tax on overnight stays
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Hollywood has left Los Angeles. For years, studios found it cheaper to shoot elsewhere. Post-industry-collapse, elsewhere is the only place they’ll shoot.
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Ring the fish doorbell!
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Ukraine hits bridge linking Crimea to Russia with underwater explosives
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Big tech must stop passing the cost of its spiking energy needs onto the public
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The AI data center race is getting way more complicated
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Citing illegal pollution US racial justice nonprofit NAACP calls for emergency shutdown of Elon Musk's supercomputer in Memphis
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Most new cars in Norway are EVs – how a freezing country beat range anxiety
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Mayan site with pyramid and canal system discovered in Guatemala
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Denmark's largest energy community is now under construction, featuring more than 30,000 sqm of solar rooftops with a total capacity of about 4 MW
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Sweden's recycling centres overflowing with clothes after EU-wide ban on throwing away textiles – municipalities eager to have fast fashion giants take responsibility
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The most ingenious hawk in New Jersey
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Sweden passes bill on providing state aid to companies that want to invest in new nuclear reactors – new law will enter into force later this year
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New Jersey hawk develops clever hunting strategy using traffic signals
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How immersed tube tunnels are built
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Unexplained electronic components found in imported equipment for Denmark's energy supply network – investigation underway to learn more
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We did the math on AI’s energy footprint. Here’s the story you haven’t heard.
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Can a 747 actually land in GTA5?
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Ancient Roman wooden water pipe made from hollow tree trunks unearthed beneath a street in Belgium
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Inside Denmark's super-efficient S-tog rail system
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By pairing computer processing facilities with district heating systems, countries like Finland and Sweden are trying to limit their environmental downsides
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Denmark eyes lifting ban on nuclear power – examining pros and cons of using small modular reactors to balance renewables in its energy mix
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World's first commercial-scale e-methanol plant begins operations in Denmark – Maersk set to buy part of the production as a low-emission fuel for its fleet of container ships
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How to salvage a transit project
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The crypto racket - public officials at all levels are propping up a Texas Bitcoin mining boom that’s threatening water and energy systems while afflicting locals with noise pollution
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Iceland's Grindavík play again after eighteen-month seismic gap – volcano caused devastation in 2023, but miraculously their football pitch survived unscathed
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Amazon makes ‘fundamental leap forward in robotics’ with device having sense of touch
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The Palisades Fire destroyed more than 1,200 buildings. Yet one newly built home—surrounded by ashes and charred foundations—stood almost untouched. How did it survive when its neighbors didn’t?
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xAI is running generators without pollution controls in Memphis
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That time France went "all nuclear"
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Living among volcanoes is nothing new in Iceland – but as a new eruptive era begins, the Reykjavík region is honing defenses and rethinking development
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What caused the power outage in Portugal and Spain?
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Huge power cut causes chaos in Spain and Portugal as Madrid mayor warns people to stay put
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Power outages in Spain, other EU areas
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Japan has successfully used drones to trigger and guide lightning strikes - and keep flying
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Finland is under pressure to switch its rail to standard gauge – planned train line to run between Kemi and Haparanda in Sweden is the first phase
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How Hoover Dam works
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China, Russia may build nuclear plant on moon to power lunar station, official says
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OpenAI is a systemic risk to the tech industry
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Norway's new industrial policy pivots away from hydrogen for energy
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Deep snow, thick ice and zero delays – inside the Arctic airports that never cancel a flight
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Norway's capital is known for its green policies and widespread adoption of electric vehicles. Why does the city still struggle with air pollution?
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Finland's bid to win Europe's start-up crown – country has spawned twelve unicorn businesses (firms worth a billion dollars or more) like Oura, Supercell, Rovio, and Wolt
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Norwegian government submits bill to parliament that would allow municipalities to charge a 3% tourist tax on paid overnight stays, including hotels, campsites, and Airbnb rentals
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The scientists who leave little trace at the world's northernmost laboratory in Ny-Ålesund in Norway's Arctic
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Norway is building the world's longest and deepest underwater tunnel – Rogfast will be about 26.7km long and 390m at the deepest point
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Over the next two years, homebuilder Lennar is outfitting more than 1,500 new Colorado homes with Dandelion Energy’s geothermal systems in one of the largest residential geothermal rollouts in the US
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How Germany is fueling Namibia's green hydrogen revolution
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