This morning @NorwayAmbUSA Anniken Krutnes met with Oklahoma governor @GovStitt. They discussed the exciting news that 🇳🇴 solar cell supplier NorSun will open a factory in Tulsa and the many opportunities for Norway and Oklahoma to collaborate on economic & political issues.
We’ve acquired a 25% interest in Bayou Bend, which is positioned to be one of the largest US carbon capture & storage projects for industrial emitters. Bayou Bend has 140,000 acres for permanent CO2 sequestration & gross potential storage resources of over 1 billion metric tons.
The time has come to wish our amazing interns goodbye and good luck as they prepare for new adventures. Oscar, Emil, and Vilde, we have so enjoyed having you on board!
Glad to announce that after the meeting I hosted with @RTErdogan & @SwedishPM, President Erdogan has agreed to forward #Sweden's accession protocol to the Grand National Assembly ASAP & ensure ratification. This is an historic step which makes all #NATO Allies stronger & safer.
We recently sent up the drone at "Sentraltomta" at Mo Industripark to get a new birds-eye view of Giga Arctic, our Gigafactory under construction in Mo i Rana, Northern Norway ❄️🔋
#batteries#gigafactory#energystorage $FREY #construction#drone
Recorded April 13th.
On Saturday, May 6, the Norwegian Embassy will participate in Passport DC's "Around the World Embassy Tour" for the very first time! We'll open a section of our building and garden from 10:00 am to 4:30 pm. Entry is free. We hope to see you there!
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Our renovated Embassy building was recently #LEED Gold Certified by the U.S. Green Building Council. LEED certification provides a framework for healthy, efficient, and cost-saving green buildings and is a globally recognized symbol of sustainability achievement and leadership.
When walking past my good neighbor @FinlandinUSA this morning, I was so excited to see the NATO-flag next to the Finnish 🇫🇮 Well done @FINambUS ! We’re so happy to have you on board!
FM @AHuitfeldt:
Delighted to discuss current international challenges & women's participation w/the 25 female ambassadors posted in Norway.
Half of Norway's ambassadors are women. Women's participation at all levels of the labour force is a result of choices, politics & choices
We will work to ensure that the Arctic Council remains the leading international forum for Arctic issues. The pace of climate change is higher in the Arctic than in any other part of the world.This is a global challenge we must address together @AHuitfeldt https://t.co/6FJzSu98ze
#ArcticCool2023 at the Embassy! A privilege to welcome friends from Norway, the U.S., and elsewhere, as we celebrate the strong bilateral relationship between 🇳🇴 and 🇺🇸 and underscore the importance of Arctic issues.
“Clean energy jobs know no political side: Red and blue states alike are benefiting from transition to a greener economy”
#Georgia#CleanEnergy
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Ambassador Krutnes and Kristin Myskja, Director General for the Climate, Industry, and Technology Department, met with the directors of @BOEM and @BSEEgov to discuss cooperation on 🇺🇸 and 🇳🇴 offshore wind energy and carbon sequestration projects. #offshorewind#carboncapture
Amb. Krutnes hosted @EFIForTheFuture, including @ErnestMoniz, for lunch with 🇳🇴 Climate, Industry, and Technology Dept. Director General Kristin Myskja. Over lunch they discussed innovation in the American energy sector and the #greentransition in the U.S., Norway, and the world.