norway Archives - Renew Economy

Greta Thunberg detained by police during Norway wind farm protest
Environmental campaigner Greta Thunberg was detained twice by police during a demonstration against two “illegal” Norwegian wind farms.
Amalyah Hart

Mar 2, 2023

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Coal

Norway pledges billions to replace fossil fuels in developing countries
New Norwegian initiative should allow project sponsors and investors to access investment capital cheaper than otherwise available in the market.
Terje Osmundsen

Jul 9, 2021

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Electric Vehicles

Norway’s EV revolution shows us the urgency of government action on transport
Norway’s EV revolution is massive, but what more needs to be done to cut transport emissions?
Ketan Joshi

Nov 11, 2020

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Electric Vehicles

Volkswagen ID.3 leads record electric vehicle sales in most successful EV market
Norway breaks through another electric vehicle market milestone, passing 60% market share in September thanks to the arrival of the ID.3.
Bridie Schmidt

Oct 6, 2020

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Electric Cars

Audi, Mercedes and Polestar lead sales in world’s most successful EV market
Polestar 2 leaps into third place in Norway’s new car sales in first month of deliveries, just behind the Audi E-tron and the electric Mercedes.
Bridie Schmidt

Sep 14, 2020

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Renewables

Researchers find black and white solution to wind turbine bird deaths
Norwegian research team finds painting one of three blades of a wind turbine black reduces collision-related bird deaths by 70 per cent.
Sophie Vorrath

Aug 21, 2020

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Electric Vehicles

The electric recipe of Norway’s zero emissions transport boom
Norway’s EV success is a simple reminder of something too often forgotten: policy and hard work both result in real change. Can Australia do it too?
Ketan Joshi

Jul 11, 2020

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Electric Vehicles

Norway shock as rate hike pushes EV charging price higher than petrol
Electric car charging rate hike draws backlash from EV owners who say new rates make powering an electric vehicle more expensive than fossil fuels.
Bridie Schmidt

Jan 22, 2020

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Other Good Stuff

Macquarie signs wind deal with European metals giant
Macquarie’s Green Investment Group inks deal to supply power to mining and metals company Eramet Norway from two Norwegian wind farms.
Joshua S Hill

Jan 21, 2020

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Electric Vehicles

One in five cars sold in Norway last month was a Tesla Model 3
One in five cars sold in Norway last month was a Tesla Model 3, as Tesla claims quarter of all sales in the Norwegian auto market.
Bridie Schmidt

Oct 3, 2019

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Electric Vehicles

Hydrogen re-fuelling station explodes in Norway, Hyundai and Toyota suspend fuel cell sales
Toyota and Hyundai suspend sales of hydrogen vehicles in Norway following the explosion of a refuelling station located just outside of Oslo.
Michael Mazengarb

Jun 12, 2019

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Electric Vehicles

Electric vehicles account for 50% of all car sales in Norway in September
Of 10,620 new passenger vehicles registered in Norway in September, nearly half were electric.
Bridie Schmidt

Oct 12, 2018

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