Category: Business News
KARMOEY, Norway/LONDON (Reuters) – In the cavernous chamber of Norsk Hydro’s aluminum smelter on the Norwegian island of Karmoey, the magnetic forces are so strong they make heavy iron wrenches float out of the hands of workers. The company is piloting a technology that tames the effects of that powerful magnetic field, which is a […]
Source: Reuters
Category: Business News
Euronext won approval from Norway’s Ministry of Finance to buy up to 100% of Oslo Børs on Monday, effectively ending a five-month battle with Nasdaq for one of the last independent stock market operators in Europe. See video HERE.
Source: Reuters
Category: Business News
Kahoot, the popular e-learning platform that provides a range of games to teach subjects (it has described itself as the “Netflix of education”), has made its first acquisition: it has acquired DragonBox, a startup that builds math apps, for $18 million in a combination of cash and shares. Åsmund Furuseth, Kahoot’s CEO and co-founder, said in […]
Source: TechCrunch
Published: May 9, 2019
Category: Business News
Classification DNV GL on Wednesday announced it has been awarded a contract to class a purpose-built offshore wind vessel built in the United States. The contract was awarded by WindServe Marine, LLC covering for offshore Crew Transfer Vessel for Ørsted North America. The contract covers the construction of the vessel, which will be the first […]
Source: gCaptain
Published: May 8, 2019
Category: Business News
IRVING — ExxonMobil has said it will invest up to $100 million over 10 years to research and develop advanced lower-emissions technologies with the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory and National Energy Technology Laboratory. The agreement – among the largest between the department’s laboratories and the private sector – will support research […]
Source: World Oil
Published: May 8, 2019