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Norway faces backlash from campaigners for ‘reckless’ pursuit of Arctic oil and gas
A view of fjords as they melt due to climate change near Svalbard Islands, in the Arctic Ocean in Norway on July 19, 2022.Anadolu Agency | Anadolu Agency | Getty ImagesThe…
As the wind power industry looks to super-sized turbines, disruptors are betting on radical designs
Wind Catching Systems wants to develop a floating, multi-turbine system. This illustration shows what it could look like once deployed.Wind Catching SystemsWith their considerable…
Norway’s giant sovereign wealth fund says there’s money to be saved by identifying ‘rotten apples’
Norges Bank Investment Management CEO Nicolai Tangen says it is becoming increasingly important to identify as many "rotten apples" as it can.Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty…
Chinese Tesla rival Xpeng launches flagship EVs in Europe in international push
Xpeng is pushing aggressively into international markets. The Chinese electric car start-up launched its P7 sedan and G9 SUV in Denmark, Norway, the Netherlands and Sweden.Zhang…
Norway’s gigantic sovereign wealth fund loses a record $164 billion, citing ‘very unusual’ year
Norway's sovereign wealth fund was established in the 1990s to invest the surplus revenues of the country's oil and gas sector.Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesNorway's…
Norway’s fossil fuel bonanza stokes impassioned debate about how best to spend its ‘war profits’
Norway is making more money from oil and gas exports than ever.Ole Berg-rusten | Afp | Getty ImagesNorway's skyrocketing oil and gas wealth is expected to climb to new heights this…
The ‘world’s largest floating wind farm’ produces its first power
Offices of Equinor photographed in Feb. 2019. Equinor is one of several companies looking at developing floating wind farms.Odin Jaeger | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesA facility…
London, Paris, Frankfurt and beyond: CNBC names Europe’s best hotels for business travel
International travel may still have its challenges.But finding a solid hotel for a business trip isn't one of them. CNBC Travel and the market data firm Statista today release…
The U.S. looks to rival Europe and Asia with massive floating offshore wind plan
The Block Island Wind Farm, photographed in 2016, is located in waters off the east coast of the United States.DON EMMERT | AFP | Getty ImagesThe White House said Thursday it was…