Water fueled propulsion?

https://www.nasa.gov/feature/a...

How could we sell more gas? We [Norway] were already exporting all we had. We're now suffering high prices domestically, and falling demand for our exports to Europe (non-energy). Our government is as unpopular as can be and all due to energy costs. We're inter-connected economically, and Europe's failures are ours. We had all the money we needed ($1 tn savings), and our electricity, oil and gas exports were very profitable, without any domestic consequences.

Except Norway can't supply more gas, we were exporting at full capacity. It takes years to expand. Higher prices, sure, but at what cost? We are dependent on Europe, so if their industries stop and purchasing power falls we also lose. No, you're utterly wrong, and you don't know much about Norway, that's for sure.

District heating is common in the Nordic countries. We also have lots of off peak hydro power that could be used to heat this. I think the article focused too much on solar/wind, but I guess it's what the world has.

"Crowd into trains"? I feel planes are where we crowd together! Trains are heavenly places by comparison. What kind of trains do you know? A busy commuter maybe? European trains are like somewhere between first class and business on airplanes, in my experience. There are local commuter trains, but we're not talking about them on long distances. The excellent high speed trains in Europe offer more room and better facilities than any airplane! Take Italy's fantastic trains (international and national) and find out how you're treated, pay a little more and get six people to a carriage, proper dinner served by waiters, etc.

Your knowledge of Europe and its geography seems superficial, you have to be American to claim the area available for solar is not available. "Europe" includes all kinds of countries and is larger than the US(!) Let's say we remove European Russia from that area for now, but add in all of Turkey. There are huge areas that are not even populated in mainland Europe. For example in sunny Spain! There are plans for power cables from North African solar plants in addition to the existing gas pipelines that cross the Med now. The seas outside the UK, Denmark, Netherlands and Norway is where we host huge offshore wind farms. We [Europeans] are building the same type of wind farms off the US' coast these day.

"Pumped hydro" is exactly what the EU looked at doing by moving surplus power from wind/solar sources in continental Europe to places like Norway and Sweden with its huge hydro resources. We have the power cables in place already. These days we're more focused on producing hydrogen and huge plants are being built.

Nuclear is great though! We're planning on building a lot more EPRs across Europe. On the other hand, we're making huge leaps on fusion in France (ITER) and the UK now. The new miniature nuclear reactors (SMR) made by R-R might be the game changer we need for the short term.

Yes, but Gibraltar is not a country. It's just a British enclave in Spain. It has it's own gov't and laws, but it's still not a country.

All of the Scandinavian/Nordic countries have the same system. It's called the Nordic model for a reason!

Yes, she's called Sherise "Shares" Bonds.

Please, explain Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Germany, etc. Do they have oil? No.

The oil & gas sector employed 1% of Norwegians last year (including suppliers). It represented 14% of GDP. However the sector is Norway's largest measured in terms of value added, government revenues, investments and export value (40%). All of the revenue is invested abroad using a SWF.

Completely and utterly wrong! The DAB network covers 99,5% of Norway! It's an improvement over the FM network's coverage. Norway is a very long and mountainous country, it's difficult to achieve the same percentage with FM. The people running the network have people driving around the country to check the reception.

It doesn't cost them anything to keep them going.

The network needs massive investment and the upkeep is higher than before. The new network reduces the cost, improves service and frees up frequencies (for resale). The state will save $25 million/year.

They're private companies.

The [national] network is owned by the state. Private companies pay to use it. The state-owned national broadcasting corporation is the biggest user. Local radio stations may broadcast using their own equipment, but this is about national networks.

if consumers don't really care about digital versus FM - why does the government?

You've misunderstood the situation. The state isn't just "dictating" the terms. The national broadcasting network is owned by the state [indirectly], which means they also have a say in the cost of maintaining and developing it. The national broadcaster (TV/radio), and its many stations, is the biggest user of the network.

The 1700 stations currently in use are due for a massive upgrade. The new DAB network will offer better coverage across the whole country, which is an important goal for the state (rural settlement policy and public information access).

Have the Norwegians solved every more important issue facing their people?

Yes, most of our problems are about spending the tons of money we have.

It's not the NRK that owns the broadcasting network, it's Norkring, a subsidiary of Telenor (Norway's telecom champion).

No, sorry, it's the EEA. The "EEC" is the EU's predecessor. Norway's not a member of the EEA, we're a member of EFTA. The EU and EFTA have an agreement regarding trade and access to the EEA.