Did Norway really pay residents for using electricity? Yup. Here’s what happened
It’s a rare occurrence when people get paid to use a utility like electricity, and not the other way around. Rare… But possible. An out-of-the…
Hydropower
Wind power needed to replace fossil energy
Wind power needed to replace fossil energy in Norway Statnett (the Norwegian state-owned grid company) believes that renewable energy can replace all fossil energy in…
Statkraft acquires hydropower in Brazil
Statkraft has signed an agreement with EDP Energias do Brasil to acquire a cluster of eight operational hydropower plants in the state of Espírito Santo…
Brende opens hydropower in Liberia
Foreign Minister Børge Brende will visit the West African country Liberia on Thursday, where he will attend the opening of a Norwegian-funded hydropower plant. –…
Finnish and Norwegian hydropower join together
The Norwegian energy company Bekk og Strøm and Finnish SV Vattenkraft combine to own and operate 15 Norwegian hydropower plants in a new joint venture….
