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Company promises $2.1M solar project in Canada’s Yukon territory

Philippe Morin, CBC News
Posted: Tuesday, July 14, 2020 at 10:52
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A private company is pledging to build Yukon’s biggest solar project to date. Solvest Inc. has announced plans to build a

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Canada General Politics Politics (Canada) 

Yukon Energy to build battery storage, upgrade power line in northwestern Canada

Chris Windeyer, CBC News
Posted: Friday, September 6, 2019 at 14:30
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Yukon Energy will spend nearly $60 million to build a new battery storage facility in Whitehorse, northwestern Canada, and replace

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Business Business (Norway) General Norway 

Electric car sales skyrocket in Arctic Norway

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, August 5, 2019 at 11:32 — Last Updated: Monday, August 5, 2019 at 11:35
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Sales rose 140% in the first half 2019 in Finnmark, Norway’s northernmost region, compared to the same period last year.

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Business Business (Norway) General Norway 

Arctic Norway to get advanced EV charging network

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, June 12, 2019 at 11:40
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17 high-power 150 kW chargers and eight fast chargers will make it possible for practically all kinds of electric cars

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Business Business (Canada) Canada General 

Community in northern Quebec to make the jump from diesel to hydroelectricity

Elias Abboud, CBC News
Posted: Tuesday, May 28, 2019 at 11:48 — Last Updated: Tuesday, May 28, 2019 at 11:52
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The Inuit community of Inukjuak, in northern Quebec, is looking at making the jump to hydroelectric power in the next

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Environment Environment (Finland) Finland General 

Finnish researcher looks to blue-green algae for biodiesel production

Yle News
Posted: Monday, May 27, 2019 at 14:44
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One day, it may be possible to fuel vehicles with biodiesel made with blue-green algae, according to doctoral student Mikael

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Canada Environment Environment (Canada) General News 

Town in Canadian central Arctic to get hybrid solar-diesel power plant

Jackie McKay, CBC News
Posted: Thursday, May 23, 2019 at 15:30 — Last Updated: Monday, May 27, 2019 at 14:41
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Kugluktuk, in Canada’s central Arctic, will benefit from a portion of more than $27.8 million in new energy and water

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Environment Environment (Sweden) General News Sweden 

Project aims to eliminate fossil fuels from Swedish flights

Liv Lewitschnik, Radio Sweden
Posted: Tuesday, April 16, 2019 at 11:24 — Last Updated: Tuesday, April 13, 2021 at 10:22
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A new project got off the ground on Monday, one that aims to get the aviation industry flying on fossil-free

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Environment Environment (Finland) Finland General News 

The world could transition entirely to cheap, safe renewable energy before 2050: Finnish study

Yle News
Posted: Friday, April 12, 2019 at 16:00
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A global transition to the exclusive use of renewable energy sources is not only possible but also cheaper and safer

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Environment Environment (Finland) Finland General News 

Helsinki Mayor pledges €1m for idea to replace coal-fired energy plants

Yle News
Posted: Friday, April 5, 2019 at 14:38
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The Mayor of Finland’s capital launched a campaign on Wednesday aimed at tackling climate change called the Helsinki Challenge competition.

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Business Business (Sweden) General News Sweden 

How Stockholm’s biggest solar cell complex came to be

Loukas Christodoulou, Radio Sweden
Posted: Wednesday, February 20, 2019 at 14:08
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Calle Henriksson had the idea of powering the office he works in with solar cells; the idea took off and

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Finland General News Society Society (Finland) 

Finnish housing companies hesitant to install charging stations for electric cars

Yle News
Posted: Friday, February 15, 2019 at 14:50
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Few housing companies in Finland appear to be willing to cough up the cash to install charging stations for residents’

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Canada Environment Environment (Canada) General News 

Canadian gov pledges $20M to help remote Indigenous communities get off diesel power

Mike Rudyk, CBC News
Posted: Thursday, February 14, 2019 at 11:30
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The federal government is putting $20 million toward a new program meant to reduce reliance on diesel power in remote

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Business Business (Finland) Finland General News 

Higher demand drove Finland’s electricity prices up in 2018

Yle News
Posted: Friday, January 4, 2019 at 11:21
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Last summer’s hot arid weather dried up hydroelectric power generation in the Nordic region, causing wholesale prices to spike by

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Business Business (Sweden) General News Sweden 

Sweden’s solar industry sees bright future despite shrinking subsidies

Frank Radosevich, Radio Sweden
Posted: Friday, January 4, 2019 at 10:58
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Over the past decade, solar power has experienced a dazzling pace of growth, thanks in part to government subsidies. But

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