BUSINESS Fossil-Free Steel Production in Northern Sweden: The Hybrit Project Goes Industrial Aug 30 2024 - 14:47 The Swedish Hybrit project, aiming for fossil-free iron and steel production, is now…
BUSINESS LNS Achieves Milestone with First-Ever NOK Three Billion Turnover Aug 26 2024 - 08:43 The Northern Norwegian contractor company Leonhard Nilsen & Sønner (LNS) reached the…
Business Swedish Company Buys Barel in Kirkenes, Northern Norway Aug 23 2024 - 20:35 "It is very exciting that we can create engines for growth in Kirkenes that are…
Business “If We Stop the Oil, We Stop the War” Aug 19 2024 - 09:05 Arendal (High North News): The EU's sanctions package against Russia has become so…
ARCTIC LIVING SpaceX Announces First Human Spaceflight over Polar Regions Aug 14 2024 - 14:36 Fram2 will be the first spaceflight in which humans will fly over and explore the…
POLITICS Successfull Launch: The Arctic To Gain Full Broadband Coverage With Norwegian Satellites Aug 13 2024 - 14:45 Space Norway’s two satellites for Arctic broadband have now been launched into space…
Business Russian LNG Carrier Goes Dark in Norway’s Arctic Waters to Circumvent Sanctions Aug 08 2024 - 09:37 A Russia-affiliated LNG carrier circled for two weeks to the North of Norway. It…
POLITICS New Important Step for Norway and Germany's Space Cooperation Jun 20 2024 - 18:33 On Wednesday, Norway and Germany signed a declaration facilitating German launches…
BUSINESS New Sulitjelma Mines One Step Further Toward Opening One of Few Metal Mines in the North Jun 21 2024 - 15:11 High North News (Sulitjelma): About 30 years after the historical mines in Sulitjelma, Northern Norway, closed down, work is now in full swing in order to start up new operations. "Europe needs minerals. When most things are to be electrified, copper will be very important," says the manager of Nye Sulitjelma Gruver, Størker Bjørnstad, to High North News.
BUSINESS From Ukraine to the Arctic: The War's Impact on Russia's Northern Energy Ambitions Mar 18 2024 - 14:51 Two years into the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Western sanctions call into question the future of Russia's Arctic energy ambitions. U.S. measures strike at the heart of Russia's Arctic plans. Sanctions now target project construction, ship-building, and marketability of liquefied natural gas.
POLITICS EU Countries Divided on How to Phase out Russian Arctic LNG Mar 06 2024 - 10:45 A month before the EU Parliament is expected to vote on a directive to give states a…
POLITICS Delivery of Final Modules for Russia’s Arctic LNG 2 Project Highlights Challenge of Designing Effective Sanctions Mar 04 2024 - 11:15 Russia’s Arctic LNG 2 energy project offers a masterclass in how difficult it is to…
BUSINESS Nordic Response Exercise Logistics Impacted as Ofoten Railway Line Remains Closed Feb 16 2024 - 14:07 "The Ofoten Line is important to the Norwegian Armed Forces. Its significance will…
BUSINESS Considerable Fishery Activity: Steady Increase of Skrei Feb 15 2024 - 12:17 The stable and ice-cold weather in Northern Norway last week allowed for greater…
