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Facebook kjøper norsk vindkraft

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Category: Energy

Facebook inngår langsiktig kraftavtale om norsk vindkraft til sine nordiske datasentre, etter at Google, Hydro og Alcoa har gjort lignende avtaler. Facebooks datasentre i danske Odense og svenske Luleå skal drives med norsk vindkraft. Facebook kjøper kraftproduksjonen fra tre norske vindparker i Bjerkreim-området fra investeringsselskapet Luxcara, mens det svenske energiselskapet Vattenfall har inngått avtale om […]

Source: E24


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Electric Vehicles Could Finally Be Reducing Norway’s Fuel Consumption

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Category: Automobile / Transport

One of the examples I have offered up for those who believe that peak oil demand is right around the corner due to the rise of electric vehicles (EVs) is Norway. For many years, Norway has had the highest growth rates and highest penetration of EVs in the world. This is a result of generous tax breaks […]

Source: Forbes


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Tech companies scramble as sweeping data rules take effect

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Category: Government

A sweeping set of new data privacy regulations descending on Europe is leaving internet companies in the U.S. scrambling to overhaul their practices to avoid steep penalties. Companies like Google, Twitter, Yelp and Uber have in recent weeks sent notices to their users about updates to privacy policies and user agreements aimed at making their […]

Source: The Hill


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US Chamber Comments on Proposed Auto Tariffs

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Category: Government

U.S. Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Thomas J. Donohue issued the following statement today in response to the Commerce Department announcement that it will launch an investigation under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 into whether imports of vehicles and auto parts harm national security: “The U.S. Chamber strongly opposes the […]

Source: US Chamber of Commerce


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Diskuterte handelstiltak med USA

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Category: Chemicals / Metals

Næringsminister Torbjørn Røe Isaksen diskuterte norsk bekymring for amerikanske handelstiltak med USAs handelsminister Wilbur Ross i Washington D.C. – Det var et godt møte, men det ble selvsagt ikke gitt noen løfter over bordet. Samtidig understreket Ross at Trump-administrasjonen trolig vil behandle Norge og EU likt i denne saken. Det er for tidlig å si […]

Source: Regjeringen


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