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 ~transport Article 620 words 17 votes
China, Russia may build nuclear plant on moon to power lunar station, official says ~space Article 47 words 23 votes
OpenAI is a systemic risk to the tech industry ~tech microsoft Article 10 114 words, published Apr 14 2025 35 votes
Norway's new industrial policy pivots away from hydrogen for energy ~enviro Article 1419 words, published Mar 30 2025 12 votes
Deep snow, thick ice and zero delays – inside the Arctic airports that never cancel a flight ~transport Article 2045 words 12 votes
Norway's capital is known for its green policies and widespread adoption of electric vehicles. Why does the city still struggle with air pollution? ~enviro pollution.air Article 17 votes
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 ~tech Article 1337 words 16 votes
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 ~travel Article 772 words 24 votes
The scientists who leave little trace at the world's northernmost laboratory in Ny-Ålesund in Norway's Arctic ~enviro Article 1598 words 8 votes
Norway is building the world's longest and deepest underwater tunnel – Rogfast will be about 26.7km long and 390m at the deepest point ~engineering Article 847 words 9 votes
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 ~enviro energy.renewable Article 657 words, published Apr 2 2025 10 votes
Heart Aerospace has just revealed its X1 demonstrator aircraft – thirty-seater commercial electric airplane with hybrid capabilities ~transport Video 23:34, published Nov 1 2024 6 votes
Denmark's Maersk buys Panama Canal railway – deal loosens US control of train link at a time when Donald Trump is seeking to ‘take back’ trade waterway ~transport Link 16 votes
Helsinki now among the top five cities in Europe for defence, security and resilience investments – Nordic nation has 368 defence tech companies; 40% are startups and scale-ups ~tech security.national Article 1297 words 13 votes
‘The ice is not freezing as it should’: supply roads to Canada’s Indigenous communities under threat from climate crisis ~enviro climate change Article 1622 words 14 votes
How a Chinese battery factory sparked a political meltdown in a small Michigan town ~finance business Article 4927 words, published Mar 11 2025 13 votes
Gothenburg fined for missing an environmental target – was one of the first local governments in the world to take out a "sustainability linked loan" ~enviro sustainability Article 499 words 9 votes
EV chargers that were once isolated to the back corners of gas station lots are steadily starting to dominate Norway's fuel stops ~transport Article 12 votes
Amid calls for sovereign EU tech stack, Swedish startup Evroc raises $55M in Series A funding to build a hyperscale cloud in Europe ~tech Article 927 words, published Mar 20 2025 30 votes
Market Renewal in Ontario: Navigating IESO's shift to a nodal system ~enviro energy Article 5489 words 3 votes
In the south of Denmark, a mega project is under construction in the form of a giant tunnel under the Baltic Sea, linking the country to Germany ~engineering Video 3:40 18 votes
Finnish utility Fortum focusing on renewable energy and nuclear lifetime extensions to cover growing electricity demand ~enviro energy.renewable Link 8 votes
Dutch parliament calls for end to dependence on US software companies ~tech Article 397 words 53 votes
BYD unveils new super-charging EV tech, to build charging network in China ~transport Article 26 votes
Ann Arbor's sustainable energy utility aims to build the electric power grid of the future alongside the old one ~enviro energy.renewable Article 991 words 9 votes
Bergen is a city on the West coast fjords of Norway, surrounded by mountains. And they just built the best bicycle tunnel in the world. ~transport Video 27:05 13 votes
Finland wants to build a bridge across the Baltic Sea to Sweden for better connections to Europe ~transport Article 993 words 19 votes
The Hydrant Directory: A public domain design resource created from public US infrastructure ~design Link 8 votes
Battery-storage project that will become the biggest in Finland has been given the go-ahead to start construction – can store power for two hours ~enviro energy.renewable Article 11 votes
Microsoft reported to be sharply reducing planned data center investment worldwide ~tech microsoft Article 7203 words 30 votes
The Japanese mayor who built a floodgate no one wanted — and saved his town from a massive tsunami after his death ~enviro Article 861 words 41 votes
Of trains and tanks. Or does the German political class actually know how bad things are? ~transport Article 1537 words 21 votes
The engineering marvel built to defend against Americans - The grisly history of the Rideau Canal ~humanities.history Video 11:59, published May 1 2024 4 votes
Carved into rock beneath the Swedish city of Västerås, a huge man-made cave system is being used to heat local housing ~enviro energy water.hot Article 1057 words 10 votes
Planned foreign-owned data centres in Finland will bring minimal economic benefit, according to Jukka Manner, professor of networking technology at Aalto University ~tech google Article 434 words 4 votes
American demand for weight-loss drugs is supercharging Denmark's economy and transforming a small Danish community into an unlikely boomtown ~finance business Article 1740 words, published Feb 20 2025 20 votes
Fog harvesting could provide water for the driest cities ~enviro water.drinking Article 604 words 21 votes
Small German town starts testing geothermal power utilizing techniques developed by oil and gas industry ~enviro energy.renewable Article 971 words 19 votes
Decommissioned wind turbine blades recycled into asphalt for new roads in China ~enviro energy.renewable recycling Article 452 words 9 votes
Norway to open protected rivers to hydropower plants – Green politicians describe plan as ‘a historic attack on Norwegian nature’ ~enviro water energy.renewable conservation Article 649 words 8 votes
Seventeen clean energy projects announced for former coal sites in Appalachia ~enviro energy.renewable Link 9 votes
Nokia announces ex-Intel AI and data centre boss Justin Hotard as new CEO – company attempting to venture into artificial intelligence market as 5G sales fall ~tech Article 616 words 7 votes
Baltic states leave Russian power grid in closer EU integration ~enviro energy Article 551 words 29 votes
Power company finds evidence of unusual flashes around start of Eaton fire in Los Angeles ~enviro energy Article 1143 words 13 votes