All Ready for the Transition From Coal to Diesel in Longyearbyen The transition from coal to diesel will occur in late October or early November when the tank facility in Longyearbyen, Svalbard, is filled with winter diesel.
Russia Plans to Use Arctic River To Send Coal Shipments to Asia Coal from deep in the heart of Siberia could soon find its way to markets in Asia via the Yenisei River and Russia’s Northern Sea Route. The first shipments could happen as early as this summer.
Argues that the Arctic Cannot Mitigate the EU’s Black Environmental Conscience The EU wants to put an end to exploitation of gas, oil and coal in the Arctic. “It is good that they have abandoned the moratorium stance on all activities, however, they fail to hit the target when it comes to what is needed to reach the goal about sustainable development in the High North”, says Regional Director of NHO Nordland Daniel Bjarmann-Simonsen.
How Were the Experts to Know that the Sun Would Shine and the Wind Would Quiet? Commentary: Europe is freezing and Norway makes more money on gas exports than ever before. Russia is shutting its taps, while China puts new coal plants to work in order to face the energy crisis. I am talking – like everyone else – about the price on power. About an international market under pressure from “all” sides.
