"The Constant Calls for Port Bans Causes Great Uncertainty for Our Operations" Continued debate about port bans creates significant uncertainty for Kimek in Kirkenes, Northern Norway. "The challenge is that some parties cannot let this issue go. It leads to uncertainty for our operations, our employees, and for the community here," says CEO Greger Mannsverk.
This Year's Salmon Harvest in Alaska Worth USD 720 Million Despite that the 2022 salmon harvest in Alaska was lower compared to the previous year, the value increased considerably.
The High North Tour 2021: In Berlevåg, There is A Dream about A Hydrogen Factory Berlevåg: He can barely stand still, Kjell Richardsen, while he describes the visions for a hydrogen factory in Berlevåg, on the northernmost top of Norway. Yet before the factory is finished, both the municipality and the local power company have some obstacles to conquer.
Researching Fish Landing Facilities in Svalbard: “Raises A Series of Questions on Different Levels” A group of researchers are researching the opportunities and challenges related to fish-landing facilities in Svalbard. Foreign policy also matters in this context.
Wants to Prevent Salmon Lice with Gulf Stream Seawater “We have a concept in which salmon louse and fish escaping will not be a challenge”, says CEO Martin Rasmussen of Andfjord Salmon. The company will avoid salmon lice, algae issues and secure better fish welfare using a closed flow-through system supplying fresh seawater from the Gulf Stream to the facility.
"We Are Planning to Serve Village-Scale Community Microgrids Across the North" The Alaskan company 60Hertz develops software for managing and maintaining microgrids. Now it is planning further expansion across the High North. “For the next year, the plan is to really scale our growth", says CEO Piper Foster Wilder.
Combating Food Insecurity in the Arctic Despite Covid-19 The Growcer has developed a mobile greenhouse with specialized technology that can operate in extreme climates. Today, the company is stronger than ever after winning the High North Young Entrepreneur Award in 2018.
“This is not just about business in Svalbard; this is also about Norwegian sovereignty.” Several business actors in Svalbard argue that the crisis packages from the Norwegian government do not solve the problems experienced by businesses on the archipelago.
Chasing Investors to Establish Massive Data Center in Nordland - Without Danny Hayes Two years ago, American Danny Hayes and his team launched plans for data centers and smart city solutions in Bodø and Nordland. The project fell apart when tech giant AECOM withdrew, allegedly following negative media coverage. Now, his former partners seek investors to realize the data center - without Hayes. The land is the same, the actors are the same and AECOM is back onboard.
High North Dialogue: No Dialogue, No Finding Best Solutions On 19 March, the fifth High North Hero is to be awarded at the High North Dialogue in Bodø, Norway. With former winners including a former prime minister and a world-class scientist, the award’s symbol is an important contribution to development and creativity in the High North.
«Eau de Sustainability»: Cosmetic Dabbling with a Crucial Concept “Cruise, cruise, cruise”, cries the Bodø city seagull. It knows that garbage is on its way and is looking forward.
What Do You Know About Innovative Businesses in the Arctic? Being in the Arctic could be equalled with being “in the right place” by creating a competitive advantage rather than a disadvantage. It gives companies a unique position in terms of resource base, lack of other competitors and closeness to customers.
The People of the Arctic Deserve Our Full Attention and Opportunity to Develop Now, more than ever, Arctic businesses need to work together, says the new Chair of the Arctic Economic Forum, Heidar Gudjonsson.
China will seek to treat the Pompeo speech as simply ‘road damage’ to be routed around Signs have begun to appear that if China feels that it is going to pushed out of the ‘clubhouse’, meaning the Arctic Council and related organizations, it will simply build its own clubhouse, in keeping with traditional great power behaviour, warns Marc Lanteigne. He worries what will happen if the Arctic Council can't stand up to this level of outside interest.
The past week has once again been characterised by the international development of the Arctic Dear High North News reader!
What the Arctic Council has Achieved during the Two-year Finnish Chairmanship Meteorological and oceanographic observations in the Arctic could very well be the greatest achievement during the Finnish Chairmanship in the Arctic Council. "I dare call it a breakthrough", says ambassador Aleksi Härkönen.
China’s Emerging Strategies in the Arctic To date, China’s conservative approach to developing an Arctic strategy has been successful, as the country is now widely viewed as a significant Arctic player after only a few short years of intensive regional engagement.
This Year’s Winner Is 60Hertz from Alaska Three widely different projects competed for the High North Young Entrepreneur 2019 award. In the end, Alaskan 60Hertz could bring the award home – along with the NOK 50,000 (USD 5,800).
Invests Heavily in Canadian Market With Health Food Based On Shrimp Waste, but struggles to enter the European market Canadians will be the first to try a health product made of shrimp shells from the Arctic for regulating their blood pressure. However - the product does not get into the European market
Improving the investment climate in the Arctic A recent report by the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs recommends several measures to increase business growth and innovation in the Arctic. The Arctic Ambassador of Denmark, Hanne Fugl Eskjær, hopes that the report will inspire discussions among Arctic states.
