Tag: Norway - Page 4
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Mazda Delivers Hydrogen-Powered RX-8 RE to Norway
Photo: Mazda Could That Guy Look Any Less Excited to be Getting a Hydrogen Car? Mazda has delivered the second hydrogen RX8, but the first one to have Norwegian-specs, to the Norwegian government. 29 others are to follow and will be used in HyNor, a
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What is Blue Energy Anyway? Two Takes on Osmotic Power
Here's one more way to harness the power of water to create energy: It's been dubbed Blue Energy by Ode Magazine in a recent article and involves harnessing the energy released from the process of osmosis. All you need for
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TH!NK Electric Car Maker Wants to Move to Sweden (or the U.K.)
Norway's electric vehicle manufacturer TH!NK has a long and troubled history - gone bankrupt twice, changed hands a couple of times (including a short stormy marriage with Ford) and stopped its production line late last year when the economic crisis
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American Musicians (and Others) Save Norwegian Wolves
You have more than likely heard a bit about the Gray Wolves being placed on (and taken off) the Endangered Species List by the Bush Administration. You may not know that American wolves are not the only
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Berlin Box Packs A Lot in Seventy Square Feet
How much space do you really need? Norwegian architects Bredeland and Kristoffersen designed this 7 square meter (~70 square feet) cabin for an exhibition in Berlin a few years ago.
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Sex Sells, So Does it Sell Sustainable Chairs?
One thing you've got to like about Norway's Variér, which is now distributing its upscale, design-them-yourself chairs in the U.S. and around the world: they don't claim to be deep green and question any companies with industrial,
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Crazy Norwegians Review THINK! Electric Car (Video)
Pushing the THINK! EV to its Limits Speed, sex, and crazy Norwegians on an icy drag racing track - what more could you want from a review of an electric car? Maybe a challenge to the reign of the auto-journalistic giants at Top Gear? No worries - the
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Norwegian Electric Car Maker THINK Stays Alive! Receives Interim Funding
Back in December, Mike wrote about how Norwegian electric car manufacturer THINK had the rug pulled out from under them when the government wouldn't guarantee several million dollars in loans that the company hoped would pull it through
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Frosty Receptions: Snow Palaces and Ice Hotels Around the World
From 1888 in Montreal, Quebec to 2009 in Jukkasjärvi, Sweden, buildings made of ice have been the rage. We take a slideshow tour of some of the most interesting ones at Frosty Receptions: Snow Palaces and Ice Hotels Around the
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Norway's TH!NK Is Thinking Bankruptcy or State Bailout
Last week, electric car manufacturer TH!NK asked the Norwegian government for $40 million U.S. dollars in lines of credit to continue operations. The company
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Norway Electric Car Sales Set Records: High Gas Prices Anyone?
Unless you've been under a rock for the past few weeks you've heard about the woes of Detroit's car makers. And you may have seen news about German manufacturer's sales declining as well. What's more, sales of the Toyota Prius aren't
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Terrific Toilets by Todd Saunders and Tommie Wilhelmson
We spend a lot of time worrying about the design of our foreground buildings like art galleries, but give almost no thought at all to the prosaic, basic needs that every city should supply, particularly to those who are not in cars. So if you are a
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Arrr, Thar Be Oil Under Them Icebergs!
With the melting of the polar ice caps, countries around the world are finding that new shipping lanes are now opening up, and with that, areas that were previously off limits to exploration and drilling are now accessible.
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Norwegian Lemmings Threatened by Climate Change
Image credit: Balsamia on Flickr Norwegian Lemmings Suffer from "Wrong Type of Snow" Earlier today Michael reported that climate change is reaking havoc on the axolotl (aka the "Mexican walking fish"). But the freaky looking fish isn't the only
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Norwegian "Topi" Footstool Recycles Trashed Textiles
Norwegian designer Elisabeth Nossen based her Topi Footstool upon a Salvation Army thrift shop purchase. Nossen's stool is a "50's style" reclaimed from a thrift store and redecorated by the designer with wool roses. Nossen is considered one of
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Carbon Capture Make Renewables Look Better, Suggests Swedish Report
Carbon Capture and Sequestration (CCS) seems to give the power industry a warm, fuzzy feeling. Vattenfall, Sweden's state-owned power utility has embraced the
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More Than Pretty Heirloom Tomatoes: Saving Seeds Critical to Combatting Climate Change
Local food, local varieties of plants and the entire locavore movement are reoccurring topics here at
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Swedes Battle Norwegians to Become Best Electric Car Mecca (Hint: Using Old Motor Warmers!)
Finnish Fortum and the City of Stockholm have been feverishly working to design a pay-to-pump electric car infrastructure. Sweden took a baby step ahead this week
