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FREYR Battery concludes frame agreements for > 90% of raw material requirements for initial plants in Mo i Rana

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FREYR Battery has entered into nine frame agreements with key suppliers for the supply of battery materials required for the Customer Qualification Plant (CQP) being built in Mo i Rana, Norway. The remaining four frame agreements are in the final stages of negotiations. Tilo Hauke, EVP of Supply Chain in FREYR.

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Nations agree on global, legally binding treaty on mercury emissions: Minamata Convention on Mercury

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At the conclusion of the International Negotiating Committee on Mercury ( INC5 ) meeting in Geneva ( earlier post ), nations agreed on a global, legally-binding treaty to prevent mercury emissions and releases. The international negotiators selected the Global Environment Facility (GEF) to fund implementation of the new Mercury Convention.

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Air pollutant emission 2010 limits exceeded in twelve EU Member States; road transport NOx a main factor

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Twelve European Union Member States exceeded one or more of the emission limits set by the EU National Emission Ceilings (NEC) Directive, according to recent official data for 2010 reported to the European Environment Agency (EEA). In some instances the limits were exceeded by significant amounts. could be introduced.

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Arctic oil on life support

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Statoil, the semi-state-owned oil company from Norway, has been an offshore leader and Arctic pioneer. The macro environment has moved against us,” Shell CEO Ben van Beurden said after releasing the quarterly figures. After having watched Shell fumble its Arctic campaign, Statoil put its drilling plans off the coast of Alaska on ice.

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Norways Statoil to acquire Brigham Exploration for US$4.4B cash; entry into the US Bakken and Three Forks tight oil plays

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Brigham also utilizes: 3D seismic imaging and interpretation to identify the compartments, faults, fault sealing, and trapping mechanisms that hold hydrocarbons and to understand the depositional history of the environment. These factors help determine drilling locations, and ultimately, exploration and development project scope and cost.

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Electric cars back on track?

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Every single element of our environment is negative," said Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn, who also heads the automaker's French partner Renault. nk of Norway has begun producing cars again, and sales are slated to begin soon in Scandinavia, Switzerland and France. Sales and profits are declining for automakers in established markets. "It