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☆ Iceland shields geothermal plant from risk of volcanic eruption
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-14 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/3] Streetworks continue, after cracks emerged on a road due to volcanic activity near Grindavik, Iceland obtained by Reuters on November 14, 2023. Iceland's Justice Minister Gudrun Hafsteinsdottir told state broadcaster RUV that a large dike has been designed to protect the Svartsengi geothermal power plant, located just over six kilometers from Grindavik. A spokesperson for HS Orka, operator of the power plant, told Reuters that the plant supplies power to the entire country although a disruption would not impact power supply to the capital Reykjavik. Seismic activity in southwestern Iceland decreased in size and intensity on Monday, but the risk of a volcanic eruption remained significant, the Icelandic Meteorological Office said in a statement. As of late Monday evening, the volcanic hazard assessment in and around Grindavik was unchanged from Sunday.

Persons: Gudrun Hafsteinsdottir, Louise Breusch Rasmussen, Johannes Gotfredsen, Jacob Gronholt, Pedersen, Christina Fincher Organizations: Reuters, Administration, Facebook, REUTERS Acquire, Rights, Iceland's, RUV, HS, Icelandic Meteorological Office, Thomson Locations: Grindavik, Iceland, Reykjavik, Icelandic

☆ Denmark, Netherlands, US spearhead creation of future Ukraine air force
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-11 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Netherlands' Air Force F-16 fighter jets fly during a media day illustrating how NATO Air Policing safeguards the Allies' airspace in the northern and northeastern region of the Alliance, July 4, 2023. REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsCOPENHAGEN, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Denmark, the Netherlands and the United States will spearhead a new international coalition to help Ukraine establish a future air force based on F-16 fighter jets, the Danish ministry of defence said on Wednesday. Denmark and the Netherlands were the first two countries to commit to donating F-16 jets to Ukraine, whose current air force has a fleet of ageing Soviet-era fighter jets, in its war with Russia. "This is a natural move following the leading role Denmark already has in relation to the military support for Ukraine and especially in relation to the donation of F-16 fighter jets," Defence Minister Troels Lund Poulsen said. Reporting by Louise Breusch Rasmussen, Johannes Gotfredsen-Birkebaek, editing by Andrew Heavens, William MacleanOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: de, Troels Lund Poulsen, Louise Breusch Rasmussen, Johannes Gotfredsen, Andrew Heavens, William Maclean Organizations: Air Force, Air, Alliance, REUTERS, Rights, Defence, TV2, Wednesday, Thomson Locations: Netherlands, Rights COPENHAGEN, Denmark, United States, Ukraine, Danish, Russia

[1/5] A view shows a sign for a heavy haulage convoy during transport of a nacelle of a wind turbine near a wind farm, in Biegen, Germany August 31, 2023. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner Acquire Licensing RightsBERLIN, Sept 7 (Reuters) - Germany's wind power expansion is facing an unexpected roadblock: builders need permits to transport the heavy turbines down the country's roads, and they are waiting months to get them. "Assuming nothing changes, it could cost 115 million euros extra by the end of the year," Felix Rehwald, a spokesperson for wind turbine manufacturer Enercon, told Reuters. Transport permits are needed to drive heavy loads over bridges and highways. The cost of applications had jumped to more than 1,000 euros per permit in 2021 from 100 euros, Nordex said.

Persons: Lisi Niesner, Felix Rehwald, Rehwald, Nordex, Kai Westphal, VDMA, Sebastian Steul, Steul, Morten Arnskov Boejesen, Soren Andersen, " Westphal, Johannes Gotfredsen, Toby Sterling, Riham, Thomas Escritt, Alexandra Hudson Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Reuters, Transport, GmbH, Wednesday, of, of Danish Industry, Danish, Directorate, Alexandra Hudson Our, Thomson Locations: Biegen, Germany, Netherlands, Denmark, of Danish, Copenhagen, Amsterdam

☆ Russian flag painted on base of Denmark's "Little Mermaid" statue
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-02 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

COPENHAGEN, March 2 (Reuters) - A Russian flag was discovered painted onto the base of Denmark's "The Little Mermaid" statue on Thursday in what police said was a "case of vandalism" at Copenhagen's most famous landmark and a popular tourist attraction. Denmark has been a vocal critic of Russia alongside other Western nations following last year's invasion of Ukraine. The 110-year-old bronze statue depicts the little mermaid from 19th-century Danish author Hans Christian Andersen's tale of the same name, and is sat on a rock by a waterside promenade. The white, blue and red stripes of the Russian flag were painted across the front of the stone. Reporting by Louise Breusch Rasmussen, Johannes Gotfredsen-Birkebaek, Editing by Terje Solsvik and Raissa KasolowskyOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Thousands of Danes protest cancelling of public holiday
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-05 | by ( Johannes Birkebaek | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/3] People take part in a protest outside of Danish Parliament building in Copenhagen, Denmark, February 5, 2023. REUTERS/Johannes BirkebaekCOPENHAGEN, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Thousands of people gathered in Copenhagen on Sunday to protest a bill put forward by the government to scrap a public holiday to help finance increased defence spending. Unions organising the protest estimated at least 50,000 people took part, which would make it Denmark's biggest demonstration in more than a decade. The government has proposed moving forward by three years to 2030 a goal of meeting a NATO defence spending target of 2% of GDP. It says most of the extra 4.5 billion Danish crowns ($654 million) needed to meet the target could be covered by the higher tax revenues it anticipates from abolishing the holiday.

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