Scotland wants Norwegian tidal power
Scotland's First Minister Alex Salmond says that the government is interested in testing out a prototype of Hammerfest Strøm's tidal power project offshore Scotland.
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Needs climate certificates for mobile rigs
From January 2011 all mobile rigs on the Norwegian shelf will need climate certificates. 33 operators offshore are now informed. The new exploration drillings are not included in the new rules.
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Statkraft to sell solar energy
Statkraft intends to sell solar energy business, but the company will continue to invest in wind energy and hydropower.
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Aker Verdal blowing in the wind
For 900 million Norwegian kroner will Aker Verdal construct jackets for an offshore wind project in the North Sea.
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Cooperative offshore wind test
Statoil, GE and Norwegian power company Lyse has joined forces to test offshore wind turbines in Norway. The plan is to build a demonstration facility based on GE's 4 MW turbines.
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210 mill NOK to wind and research
Four projects based in Bergen will this week be awarded in total 201 million NOK (36 million USD) from the Norwegian Research Council.
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Greenpeace demo against Statoil
Greenpeace are demonstrating against Statoil's oil sands project in Canada at Statoil's offices outside Oslo.
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Builds the world's biggest wind turbine
The Norwegian company Sway has received 137 million Norwegian kroner from Enova to build a wind turbine with a diameter of 145 meters.
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Billion deal with Statoil
Schlumberger Norway and Baker Hughes Norway has been awarded contract extensions for integrated drilling services for two years. Value is estimated to NOK 2,5 million (USD 429 million) per year.
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Norwegian tidal power goes Scottish
Hammerfest Strøm UK has been awarded a NOK 36,4 million grant from UK Carbon Trust to build and test a 1 mega watt tidal water turbin at European Marine energy Centre at the Orkney Islands.
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