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VARD launches hybrid cable lay & construction vessel for Japanese offshore wind (Video)
Offshore Energy
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July 4, 2025
Norwegian ship designer and shipbuilder VARD has launched the hybrid power cable lay and construction vessel it is building for the Japanese company Toyo Construction at its shipyard in Romania. Source: VARD via LinkedIn (Screenshot) VARD held the...
Kerre Woodham: As Shane Jones says, do we want lizards or jobs?
Newstalk ZB
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July 10, 2025
Lizards living near the Macraes gold mine in Central Otago run the very real risk of becoming lizard skin boots on the feet of Resources Minister Shane Jones. The self-described Matua is on the warpath because hundreds of workers are at risk of...
Couple Discusses Solar Home, Prairie Restoration At Sierra Club Meeting
Yankton Daily Press & Dakotan - South Dakota
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Jerry and Norma Wilson were both educators and have always been environmentalists. When they moved to a little patch of prairie northwest of Vermillion in 1982, they started what would be a long, laborious job of building a passive solar home,...
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Iran’s nuclear programme: It’s back to diplomacy
Firstpost
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July 9, 2025
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VARD launches hybrid cable lay & construction vessel for Japanese offshore wind
Nautical Voice
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July 4, 2025
Norwegian shipbuilder VARD has officially launched a state-of-the-art hybrid power cable lay and construction vessel for Japan’s Toyo Construction at its Romanian shipyard. This significant milestone follows the keel laying ceremony held in...
Rem Offshore Celebrates Keel-Laying of New Subsea Vessel
Nautical Voice
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July 9, 2025
Norwegian shipping company Rem Offshore has marked a significant milestone with the keel-laying ceremony for its second energy subsea construction vessel (ESCV), REM Ocean. The event took place on June 27 at the Song Cam shipyard in Vietnam,...
Norway Launches Major Carbon Capture Project
Famagusta Gazette
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July 2, 2025
Home World Norway Launches Major Carbon Capture Project FAMAGUSTA GAZETTE — The Norwegian government recently announced the launch of Longship, a large-scale carbon capture and storage initiative aimed at reducing industrial emissions. The project...
Cochin Shipyard Limited Signs Comprehensive MoU with HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co. Ltd.
Equity Bulls
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Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL), India's leading shipbuilding and ship repair company, has signed a comprehensive Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co. Ltd. (KSOE), South Korea, on July 04, 2025. The...
Norway Provides $76M in Grants to Advance Hydrogen and Ammonia Ships
The Maritime Executive
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Norway continues to support the advancement of a broad range of new technologies that it points out will both contribute to maritime decarbonization while also creating new industries and jobs for Norway. The Enova program announced its fourth...
Longitude Engineering scoops Egypt contract
Oil Review Middle East
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Independent engineering consultancy Longitude Engineering, part of the Oslo-listed ABL Group ASA, has won a contract to provide engineering and project management services for Egypt’s Phase X1 Deepwater Project of the West Delta Deep Marine (WDDM)...
BC Conservatives Demand Premier Eby Block BC Ferries' Chinese Contract Using Bill 7 Powers
CJNYFM Journey Vancouver
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The BC Conservatives are calling for Premier David Eby to exercise the powers granted to him by Bill 7 to block a multi-billion-dollar contract awarded to a Chinese company by BC Ferries. Under Bill 7, the BC NDP now has the authority to direct...
US-Iran Nuclear Talks To Restart In Oslo Next Week - Trump Willing To Talk Directly
Zero Hedge
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The United States and Iran are poised to resume negotiations over Iran's nuclear program in Oslo next week, Axios has reported, citing "sources familiar with the discussions." It would be the first face-to-face meeting after last month's...
GE Vernova to Build Up to 18 MW Offshore Wind Test Turbine in Norway
Offshore Wind
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July 4, 2025
The Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate (NVE) has granted GE Vernova’s subsidiary Georgine Wind permission to build and operate an 18 MW test turbine in Gulen municipality. The project, which is part of a test programme to advance...
‘Combustion Engine Cars Will Be Like the Steam Engine,’ Says Elon Musk Now That 97% of All New Car Sales in Norway Are Electric
Yahoo News
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Elon Musk’s recent statement, “As goes Norway, so goes the rest of the world. Combustion engine cars will be like the steam engine – quaint, but primitive,” comes as Norway cements its position as the world leader in electric vehicle (EV)...
Pullback on Korean Battery Recycling Plant Could Portend More Trouble for Georgia’s Clean Energy Sector
Global Atlanta - Georgia
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July 4, 2025
A South Korean electric battery recycler is the latest clean-energy firm pulling back on investment plans for Georgia amid flagging demand for electric vehicles and the impending elimination of federal EV subsidies. SungEel Recycling Park Georgia...
Kelp-eating urchins may produce effective fertilizer alternative, Ava Ocean project reveals
SeafoodSource
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A kelp forest restoration project conducted by Ålesund, Norway-based ocean technology and seafood firm Ava Ocean is using kelp-eating sea urchins removed from the ocean floor to produce a novel alternative to traditional fertilizers for...
Most baby foods are sweet, smooth, and poorly aligned with health advice, review finds
Medical News
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July 10, 2025
Despite their popularity and promises, commercial baby foods are often packed with sugar and lack the diversity infants need, raising concerns for parents who trust the packaging over public health advice. Commercial Baby Foods: Nutrition,...
Hollywood calling? Prince Sverre Magnus of Norway has registered a photo and film company, but what does it say about his mysterious royal role?
Tatler
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July 4, 2025
According to the outlet’s royal expert, Ole-Jørgen Schulsrud-Hansen, this step behind the camera has been a long time coming. Prince Sverre Magnus, he says, has often taken photos for the Royal House’s Instagram account, including a portrait of...
A longtime South Philly brunch spot is reborn — with cabin vibes and a steakhouse-inspired menu
The Philadelphia Inquirer - Pennsylvania
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Bella Vista’s got a brand-new brunch, and it goes heavy on the vodka sodas and martinis. After making a splash with their Fishtown tasting room, Vivek and Vikram Nayar — the twin brothers behind Two Robbers, Philly’s hard seltzer-turned-vodka...
U.S. and Iran May Resume Nuclear Negotiations in Oslo Amid Lingering Tensions
[your]NEWS
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July 4, 2025
Unofficial reports of high-level meeting mark possible first direct contact since U.S. airstrikes on Iranian nuclear sites in June. By yourNEWS Media Newsroom WASHINGTON — U.S. and Iranian officials are reportedly preparing to restart nuclear...