AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoArctic AI & data centers: A new report highlights how AI hyperscale projects are spreading across Norway’s north, including Nscale’s Narvik campus, with marketing focused on “green” cooling using Arctic air and water. Energy & LNG: ECOnnect Energy won a contract to build a floating LNG import terminal for a Shell-backed venture in the Bahamas, aiming to cut reliance on imported diesel and stabilize power prices from late 2026. Policy & nature: Norway’s environment minister rejected a bid to weaken protections for nuisance seagulls, arguing better solutions should tackle habitat pressures pushing gulls into city centres. Shipping decarbonisation push: AIDA Cruises says it supplied 8,500 tonnes of bio-LNG in 2025 and plans about 540 shore power connections for 2026, expanding electrification at ports. Green finance & risk: AIDA’s biofuel and shore-power moves sit alongside broader debate on sustainable investing and disaster preparedness, as markets and lawmakers weigh climate impacts and resilience. Wildlife & mining pressure: Greenpeace warns Indonesia’s Raja Ampat remains vulnerable to future nickel projects despite earlier permit rollbacks, citing threats to endemic species and coral-rich waters.
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