Amidst news of massive solar and wind power plants comes word of a small but significant achievement--the world's first osmotic power plant. Statkraft's $7 million plant, located in Tofte, Norway, only produces enough energy to run ...READ»
After months of hype, StatoilHydro and Siemens finally installed the world's first large-scale floating wind turbine off the coast of Karmøy, Norway. The 2.3 MW Hywind, built at a depth of 722 feet, will be tested over the next two ...READ»
Humans have lived and worked out of caves since the beginning of civilization. But we haven't left them behind: A new development, bored into the side of a Norwegian cliff, shows what's possible with modern engineering and ...READ»
A survey conducted in Norway found that music consumers who regularly download illegally pirated music tracks are also the largest purchasers of legitimate digital music files, by a factor of 10 over non-pirates. So, you have to ...READ»
The quest for alternative "green" power sources has taken some surprising twists, but news of the latest technology is as interesting as it is surprising. In Holland and Norway, scientists and engineers are planning to use ...READ»
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