Turning the desert into fertile land again

Desert Control have been working to create the perfect recipe to turn desert soil into fertile land. The process normally takes 7-15 years, Desert Control’s solution takes a record 7 hours!

GBN Accelerator start ups at Investor Seminar Vitenparken Campus Ås

Green Business Norway Accelerator start ups are presenting at the September 12th Investor seminar at Vitenparken Campus Ås. The event is in cooperation with Inkubator Ås.

New disruptive Blockchain technology - Cycled Technologies teams up with Akeo

Cycled Technologies and Akeo are teaming up to revolutionise the global recycling industry. Introducing blockchain technology as a building block in the Cycled platform sets a visionary path and a new standard for effective, modern and sustainable recycling of waste.

GBN and University College of Southeast Norway team up on R&D

"We're teaming up with (HSN), the University College of Southeast Norway, to boost research and development at the start-up businesses on our Accelerator programme," says Thor Sverre Minnesjord, CEO of Green Business Norway (GBN). The first beneficiary will be Fluid Metal 3D, a technology business.

Waste Management and Waste Infrastructure Market in GCC countries

The GCC countries rank among the highest waste generating countries per capita in the world. Estimates of the total amount of waste generated in the GCC range from 90 million to 150 million metric tons annually.

Water & Waste Water Infrastructure Challenges in GCC Countries

The challenge of keeping pace with rapid population growth in the Gulf region is creating constant bottlenecks, especially in the infrastructure and wastewater management sectors. Member countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) are addressing the challenge with massive development plans projecting steady population and economic growth until 2030.

Polish municipal delegation studies circular waste management on Norway visit

Against the background of the EU's ambitious waste management targets, Norwegian and Polish stakeholders met on Wednesday 14 September in Drammen.

Future of waste management tops the agenda in Poland

At several recent high-level gatherings, Green Business Norway had the opportunity to share experiences and talk strategy with Polish decision makers.

Great interest in green technology at BI program launch in Abu Dhabi

Representatives of Nordic embassies and companies joined their local partners from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) at Masdar City in Abu Dhabi on 21 January to launch the green business intelligence program for the region.

Nordic green partnership launches in Abu Dhabi, UAE

As Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week gets under way, Green Business Norway (GBN), Green Net Finland and Nordic Innovation are launching the next phase of their business intelligence program for the Gulf region.

Bulgarian delegation in Norway to study sustainable waste to energy

In October 2015, Green Business Norway played host to an official delegation from Bulgaria, showing the visitors three sustainable, future-oriented waste to energy options.

Telemark–Lubelskie partnership centres on green business

A delegation from the Lubelskie region visited Telemark last week. After a tour of the county, Sławomir Sosnowski, governor of the Lubelskie region, and Terje Riis-Johansen, convener of Telemark county council, signed a wide-ranging cooperation agreement between the two regions.

Norwegian prime minister meets Green Business Norway

On Tuesday 18 August, Norwegian prime minister Erna Solberg visited Klosterøya in Skien, a hub of knowledge-based businesses, including the head office of Green Business Norway. Over lunch with the prime minister, local business representatives proudly promoted the diverse and innovative economy of the Grenland region.

Norwegian cleantech shows the way at EcoForum in Poland

The sixth EcoForum conference took place on 10 and 11 June this year. Once again, the conference proved to be a productive forum for both countries’ participants in the inter-regional cooperation program between Telemark in Norway and Lubelskie in Poland.

Gulf region a land of promise for recycling and green energy

With several recycling demonstration projects under way in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the outlook for business development in the region is promising, according to Green Business Norway (GBN).

Grand launch

of Romania's TOMRA-based recycling system

Renewable energy from bales of straw

Last week, regional government representatives from Lubelskie in Poland and Telemark in Norway met in England for a closer look at the Sleaford Renewable Energy Plant.

The Polish parliament targets best practice in sustainable waste management

A Polish-Norwegian initiative recently brought over 100 people together at the Sejm, the lower house of the Polish parliament, for a seminar to discuss the latest trends in waste management.

Poland and Norway discuss the future of waste management

The fast-changing waste management sector is facing some key strategic decisions regarding its future direction. In recent years, Green Business Norway has actively promoted the exchange of best practice between Poland and Norway.

Waste to energy - environmentally friendly AND profitable?

That was the question asked of panellists at one of the many panel discussions during this year's Energy Forum, which took place in Karpacz, Poland.

GBN was one of the hosts when His Royal Highness The Crown Prince visited Klosterøya Business Park in Skien

The position of the Norwegian Cleantech industry now and in a five-year perspective was among the topics discussed with His Royal Highness.

Ennox Oil: Cleantech breakthrough

Ennox Oil Solutions is a good example of a new business opportunity resulting from the intersection of two very different sectors of the economy. In this case, some innovators offering industrial waste treatment solutions encountered some fellow innovators offering solutions for oil well stimulation.

Miljøbil Grenland: A midget flexes its muscles

Miljøbil Grenland made no secret of its change of direction during the first quarter of 2011. Bernt Ausland, the company’s CEO, clasps his hands and pretends he is shaking dice: “New deal.”

Norner tightens grip on growth

Having made steady progress and with its original ambition well established, Norner – the privately owned research institute – is set to continue its exciting course.

Green Growth seminar in Warsaw, 10 May 2012

H.M. King Harald, H.M. Queen Sonja and H.E. Mr. Bronisław Komorowski, President of the Republic of Poland, were present at the Green Growth conference organized by Innovation Norway in Warsaw on 10 May. The event comprised an introductory plenary session followed by two breakout sessions:

Developing greener energy production
Sustainable resource and waste management

The respective sessions were chaired by Malgorzata Skucha, VP of the Polish Fund for the Environment, and Thor Sverre Minnesjord, CEO of Green Business Norway.

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