British official have given the green light for the “Dudgeon” project. Norwegian energy companies Statoil and Stakraft will build 67 wind turbines at sea to power almost half a million homes in UK. The wind farm will be located 32 kilometers north of Cromer, off the coast of Norfolk in the North Sea. The wind ... read entire article »
The news that Facebook researchers played with its users’ News Feeds within an experiment aimed to analyze people’s emotional reactions had angered many. But, even though the reaction may have been justifiable, the fact that Facebook is conducting experiment ... read entire article »
The Norwegian mammoth oil company Statoil postponed its plans regarding the rich oil fields in the Barents Sea. Latest exploration brought back disappointing results so the original plans for the filed had to be delayed. The field that was studied by Statoil for ... read entire article »
An increasing number of restaurants, especially those pertaining to the fast-food business, are adopting alternative ordering methods that reduce time in the product delivery process. McDonald’s, one of those restaurants, has introduced a mobile app where ... read entire article »
HondaJet, the car-maker’s first airplane, has successfully completed its first journey after it took off from Honda Aircraft headquarters in North Carolina for a 84-minute flight. The plane made its debut sooner than expected as its certification and delivery ... read entire article »
Russia’s state-owned gas company, Gazprom, is keeping a very vigilant eye over Ukraine and other countries’ gas supply delivery. Alexey Miller, the company’s CEO, has warned that any country that tries to sell back gas to Ukraine will have their own natural ... read entire article »
The world’s most IQ-blessed people may have no trouble understanding quantum physics but when it comes to love, things may get complicated. For that reason, Mensa has partnered up with the online dating service, Match.com, in order to help people with the same ... read entire article »
The US has changed its mind regarding a 40-year old oil export ban. Two companies have been given permission by the government to begin exporting condensate, which is an ultra-light oil that has been only partially refined to remove gases and stabilize it. The ... read entire article »
When talking about who puts in the biggest amount of work per year and who gets the most time off, two things need to be taken into consideration. The first is related to public holidays when workers get a day off and the second refers to public leave which ... read entire article »
World Cup related sports items are selling fast enough to put Adidas in a safe place for the entire year, as far as profit goes. The company announced it will reach its revenue goal of 2 billion euros it set for this year. Because it is sponsoring nine national ... read entire article »
3 big names in the car-making industry, Honda, Mazda and Nissan are re-calling millions of vehicles worldwide due to faulty airbags that might explode. Honda is re-calling 2.03 million cars, Nissan 755,000 and Mazda 160,000 cars. The airbags were manufactured ... read entire article »
The five-month strike at South African platinum mines which caused a 45% drop in the global supply has finally come to an end after mining companies gave in to the strikers’ demands. The Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union and the mining companie ... read entire article »
The French government has bought 20% of Alstom stakes so that it can be on the board of directors and have a decision-making power in the company’s negotiating process with the US conglomerate, General Electric. The government has long been interested in ... read entire article »
Harley Davidson motorcycles and environmental awareness are not phrases that are found together too often. However, things will take a new turn for the company after they will unveil, on Monday, their first fully electric zero-emission motorcycle, dubbed ... read entire article »
After Mitsubishi and Siemens made a joint bid for France’s Alstom, General Electric, which is also fighting to enter Alstom’s graces, is trying to secure it’s former bid to buy the French company’s energy assets. Although the US company does not intend to ... read entire article »
As the French rail workers enter their second week of protests, things turn to violence after strikers have clashed with police forces in front of the parliament in Paris. The mob is angry that the government will reform the rail sector without being able to ... read entire article »
Mitsubishi and Siemens have finally made a joint offer to France’s Alstom, worth a total of 7 billion euros cash. The German engineering company, Siemens, is after Alstom’s gas turbines while Japan’s Mitsubishi wants stakes in the Alstom’s key assets. ... read entire article »
French rail workers are entering the seventh day of being on strike in what is the longest period of workers' protests the country has seen in years. Employees refuse to comply with reforms that would open France to competitors for the already indebted rail ... read entire article »
The Russian state-owned Gazprom halted gas supply delivery going into Ukraine as the latter failed to meet the debt payment deadline, set for Monday at 8 am. Although representatives of the two sides had held negotiations last week over the gas deal, it seem ... read entire article »
Train rides in a northern province of Japan can now be paid in chocolate, more precisely, KitKat bars, instead of regular tickets. This innovative scheme is part of a campaign meant to rejuvenate tourism in the northern province which dropped dramatically after a ... read entire article »
