(IN BRIEF) The EBA’s 2025–27 stress test, involving 64 major EU and Norwegian banks, simulated a recession driven by geopolitical tensions and protectionist disruptions to supply chains, which would elevate commodity and energy prices, inflation, and interest rates while curbing … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, European Union, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Norway, Sweden, Technology
Tagged 2025–2027 scenario, capital requirements, CET1, Common Equity Tier 1, EBA, ECB, ESRB, European Banking Authority, European Central Bank, European Systemic Risk Board, FI, Finansinspektionen, fully loaded basis, geopolitical tension, inflation, Interest rates, Länsförsäkringar Bank, partnership, protectionism, recession, SBAB Bank, Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken, SREP, Stress Test, supply chains, Svenska Handelsbanken, Swedbank, transitional basis
(IN BRIEF) Following a May 2025 MoU focused on Maritime domain cooperation—including vessel support, strike missiles, surveillance systems, and frigate deliveries—BAE Systems and Kongsberg signed a secondary MoU in July 2025 to extend their partnership into the Air domain. This … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Defence, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Norway, Security & Safety, Technology, Transportation & Logistics, United Kingdom
Tagged advanced materials, Air domain, BAE Systems, defence collaboration, KONGSBERG, Maritime domain, maritime surveillance, Memorandum of Understanding, mission support, NATO, Norway, partnership, research and technology, strike missiles, targeting systems, through-life support, training solutions, Type 26 Frigates, UK, uncrewed air systems, Vanguard vessel system
(IN BRIEF) Statkraft will sell its Canadian renewables arm, Enerfín Canada, to Atlantica Sustainable Infrastructure Ltd. The deal, expected to close by year-end 2025, encompasses two operating wind farms (236 MW), a 0.8 GW wind and solar development portfolio, and … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Norway, Technology
Tagged 1.5 GW acquisition, Atlantica Sustainable Infrastructure Ltd, Barbara Flesche, Brazil, development pipeline, Enerfín Canada, global uncertainty, non-core market exit, partnership, portfolio sale, renewables divestment, Saint-Ferdinand, solar projects, Spain, Statkraft, sustainability, wind farms
(IN BRIEF) RWE and Norges Bank Investment Management have marked a significant milestone in their joint Nordseecluster offshore wind project with the installation of the first monopile foundation approximately 50 km off the coast of Juist, Germany. Each foundation, weighing … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Construction, Economy, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Norway, Technology
Tagged 1.6 GW, Boreas, climate targets, Eemshaven, energy transition, German North Sea, Germany, Green Energy, Juist, monopile, Nordseecluster, Nordseecluster A, Nordseecluster B, Norges Bank Investment Management, offshore installation, Offshore wind, OranjeWind, partnership, renewable electricity, RWE, Sofia project, sustainability, sustainable infrastructure, Thor project, TotalEnergies, transition piece-less, Van Oord, wind energy, wind turbine foundations
(IN BRIEF) DNV has completed a comprehensive review of Electric Hydrogen’s second-generation HYPRPlant electrolyzer, confirming compliance with industry standards in process design, safety and manufacturing. The turnkey PEM system—available in 75, 100 and 120 MW variants—achieves high power density, cutting … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Norway, Security & Safety, Technology
Tagged assurance provider, commercial assurances, decarbonization, DNV, Electric Hydrogen, electrolyzer OEM benchmarks, energy transition, HYPRPlant, independent energy expert, ioneer Plant San Jose, Katy Texas, PEM electrolyzer, Power Density, Proton Exchange Membrane, quality controls, Raffi Garabedian, Richard S. Barnes, scalable green hydrogen production
(IN BRIEF) ABL has named Richard Grant as Country Manager for Singapore, effective immediately. A naval architect with more than 15 years’ experience, Grant joined ABL in 2011 and has worked across the UK, Australia, the USA and Singapore, where … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Norway, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged ABL, ABL Group ASA, ABL Singapore, appointment, Asia Pacific, Asset Integrity Management, casualty response, design and engineering consultancy, Emek Ersin Takmaz, engineering consultancy, leadership, Longitude, loss prevention, marine assurance, marine casualty management, marine consultancy, Marine Warranty Survey, maritime industry hub, MWS, Naval Architect, offshore energy, offshore specialist, ports and harbours consulting, quality safety innovation, Richard Grant, technical due diligence
(IN BRIEF) AF Bygg Väst, part of AF Gruppen Sweden, won a SEK 215 million (excl. VAT) contract to build a five-storey, 6,750 m² multi-sports hall in Slottsskogen, Gothenburg. Commissioned by the City’s Sports and Associations Administration, the project will … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Norway, Sports, Sweden, Technology
Tagged AF Bygg Väst, AF Gruppen Sweden, Bård Frydenlund, City of Gothenburg Sports and Associations Administration, construction contract, five storeys, multi-sports hall, partnership, Public Infrastructure, Slottsskogen Gothenburg, sports community, Sweden construction industry
(IN BRIEF) Viaplay and TV 2 have established a rights‑sharing partnership to simulcast each other’s football content in Norway. Beginning this autumn, more than 3,000 games—including top European leagues, national cups, and UEFA competitions—will be available on both Viaplay and TV 2 Play. … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Entertainment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, Media, News, Norway, Sports, Sweden, Technology
Tagged 000 matches, 3, Autumn 2025, Bundesliga, Carabao Cup, dedicated football package, FA Cup, football partnership, Kenneth Andresen, LaLiga, Ligue 1, market collaboration, Norway, Olav T. Sandnes, partnership, rights sharing, Toppserien, TV 2, TV 2 Play, UEFA Conference League, UEFA Europa League, Viaplay, winter 2025/26
(IN BRIEF) LAB Entreprenør, a subsidiary of AF Gruppen, has been awarded a NOK 342 million turnkey contract (ex. VAT) to renovate Bergen’s neo-classical Handelens og Sjøfartens Hus. The scope includes interior demolition and refurbishment of 6,500 m², a new … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Norway, Technology
Tagged AF Gruppen, Bergen, Festplassen, Handelens og Sjøfartens Hus AS, interior demolition, LAB Entreprenør, Lille Lungegårdsvannet, partnership, renovation, sustainability, turnkey project
(IN BRIEF) DNV is collaborating with ACCIONA Energía to assess a 1 MW second-life BESS prototype—built from repurposed Silence e-scooter batteries—against EU standards, including the Batteries Regulation (EU 2023/1542). In partnership with integrator Beeplanet, ACCIONA Energía’s pilot system aims to … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, Industrial, News, Norway, Technology
Tagged ACCIONA Energia, battery energy storage, Beeplanet, circular economy, DNV, electrical design, energy transition, EU Batteries Regulation EU 2023/1542, EU benchmarks, repurposing process, safety concept, Santiago Blanco, second-life BESS, Silence electric scooters, sustainable development, Thermal Management
(IN BRIEF) Telenor has agreed to purchase GlobalConnect’s Norwegian consumer fibre business for NOK 6.0 billion, adding about 140,000 subscribers and boosting its market share from 22 percent to 29 percent. The acquisition will extend Telenor’s network reach, offer GlobalConnect’s … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Norway, Technology, Telecom
Tagged Benedicte Schilbred Fasmer, consumer business, digital security, entertainment services, fibre broadband, GlobalConnect, home networks, integration capex, Martin Lippert, NKOM, Norwegian Competition Authority, partnership, synergies, telecom market expansion, Telenor ASA
(IN BRIEF) Researchers from Italy’s Cnr-Ibf, Norway’s Orca Survey, Sweden’s Linnaeus University, and the University of Hawaiʻi with Picture Adventures have used drone videography to decode cooperative hunting in orcas (Orcinus orca). Their study in Current Biology identifies two complementary … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Financial, Government, Investment, Italy, Management, Marketing, News, Norway, Science, Sweden, Technology
Tagged cooperative hunting, Current Biology, drone footage, Eve Jourdain, helpers, herring predation, Institute of Biophysics Cnr-Ibf, Jacob Johansen, Linnaeus University, marine biology, Norwegian Orca Survey, orcas, Orcinus orca, Paolo Domenici, partnership, Picture Adventures, strikers, University of Hawaiʻi, Vesterålen Islands
(IN BRIEF) Telia Company has sold its TV & Media division to Schibsted for SEK 6.55 billion (cash- and debt-free), as announced on 25 February. A new multi-year agreement guarantees that Telia’s TV service will retain TV4 and MTV programming. … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, Media, News, Norway, Sweden, Technology, Telecom
Tagged Adjusted EBITDA, cash and debt-free, connectivity strategy, deleveraging, distribution partnership, MTV, Net debt, partnership, Patrik Hofbauer, portfolio management, sale, Schibsted, SEK 6.55 billion, Telia Company, TV & Media business, TV4
(IN BRIEF) HTB, part of AF Gruppen, has signed a NOK 213 million turnkey deal to extend Fatland Ølen’s meat facility, adding nearly 12,000 m² of workspace and technical ceiling. The build-out includes modern processing, packaging, storage, and freezing zones, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Norway, Technology
Tagged AF Gruppen, boiler house, Fatland Ølen, freezing, heat recovery, Helgesen Tekniske Bygg AS, HTB, meat processing, municipal road rerouting, NOK 213 million, packaging, partnership, Ronny Laastad, solar panels, steam boiler system, Storage, sustainability, turnkey contract, Øvrehagen 2 AS
(IN BRIEF) ANDRITZ and Norske Skog Skogn will convert PM1 at the Skogn mill into a dual-mode line for newsprint and the new NOR Book grade, targeting a top-three European market position. Startup is planned for Q2 2026. The upgrade … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Business, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Norway, Technology
Tagged Andritz, book paper, European book paper market, Krefeld trials, low CO₂ emissions, Multi Master Control System, newsprint, NOR Book, Norske Skog Skogn, Paper Machine 1, partnership, Peder Lutdal, PM1 conversion, PrimeRoll MHV, Q2 2026 start-up, sustainable book paper, thermo-mechanical pulp, Ville Nikkanen, virgin fiber
(IN BRIEF) Equinor’s latest Barents Sea exploration well, Drivis Tubåen (7720/7-DD-1H), has uncovered 9–15 million barrels of oil within the Tubåen formation. Drilled as an offset from a production well by the Transocean Enabler, the discovery will be evaluated for … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Norway, Technology
Tagged 000 bpd plateau, 2028 start-up, 220, 7720/7-DD-1H, 9–15 million barrels, Barents Sea, Drivis Tubåen, Equinor, exploration wells, Goliat region, Grete Birgitte Haaland, Isflak, Johan Castberg field, partnership, Petoro, PL532, reserve expansion, sustainability, Transocean Enabler, Tubåen formation, Vår Energi
(IN BRIEF) Telia Norway has completed the nationwide rollout of its 5G network, reaching 99% population coverage by December 2024, four years after its initial launch. This expansion has spurred a 102% increase in data traffic while reducing energy consumption … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Norway, Sweden, Technology, Telecom
Tagged Data traffic, energy per terabyte, energy reduction, Georg Svendsen, Lillestrøm, mobile data traffic, nationwide 5G, net-zero emissions by 2040, Network Efficiency, NPS benchmarking, partnership, power management, renewable energy, Rohde & Schwarz NPS 829, Telia Norway
(IN BRIEF) Gasum has opened its ninth LBG refueling station in Norway at Moskog Business Park, expanding its network along key highways (E39, E6, E18, RV3, RV7) and offering both compressed and liquefied biogas to commercial carriers and the public. … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Finland, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Norway, Technology
Tagged Anders Hustoft, Bjørn Røst Kjørmo, Førde, Gasum, GLP, Green Land Transport Program, greenhouse gas reduction, Ingelin Noresjø, Jogeir Munkeby, LBG station, liquefied biogas, Moskog Business Park, Moøyane, Norway transport emissions targets, NOₓ emissions, partnership, Rema 1000, Sunnfjord, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) Carmeuse has joined the Bellona Foundation’s Center for Marine Restoration in Lofoten as a Founding Partner, contributing its limestone-based expertise to efforts to revive Norway’s decimated kelp forests. The partnership will explore lime-application methods to control invasive sea … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Business, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, Metals and Minerals, News, Norway, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Bellona Foundation, Blue Harvest Technologies, blue rainforest, Carmeuse, Center for Marine Restoration, circular solutions, ecosystem recovery, Ilse Kenis, Joakim Hauge, kelp forests, lime application, Lofoten, Marine restoration, Norrøna, partnership, sea urchin control, sustainability, University of Tromsø
(IN BRIEF) After 18 months of collaboration with 20 leading energy companies, DNV has validated wind farm flow control (WFFC) technology using its LongSim CFD platform. The joint industry project generated the most comprehensive performance dataset to date and agreed … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Norway, Technology
Tagged Astrid Rusås Kristoffersen, bankability, benefit quantification, CFD simulation, Ditlev Engel, DNV, energy yield, Equinor, Iberdrola, JIP, Joint Industry Project, LongSim, partnership, Shell, sustainabiity, turbine integration, Vattenfall, webinar, WFFC, wind farm flow control, Ørsted
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