Vann-, vind- og solkraft er fornybare energikilder som vil bli enda viktigere i fremtiden. De ulike egenskapene for vann, vind og sol utfyller hverandre og gjør dem til perfekte partnere.
Visste du at vannkraft forsyner oss nordmenn med nesten hundre prosent ren og fornybar energi? Vannkraft har gitt oss strøm i generasjoner, gjennom alle slags årstider og værforhold.
Gjennom Parisavtalen har Norge forpliktet seg til å "avkarbonisere" samfunnet. På sikt skal vi slutte å bruke fossil energi. Dette er en stor jobb for alle land, men i Norge har vi et bedre utgangspunkt enn mange andre.
Building a hydropower plant is an extensive and demanding process, and demolishing one is no laughing matter either.
Nedre Røssåga hydropower station was reopened in 2016 after extensive renovation and expansion. Learn more about this impressive construction project.
In Glomfjord, Statkraft cooperates with Marine Harvest on beneficial water reuse. First the water generates power, then it’s used to raise young salmon. Water reuse may prove vital for the future of hydropower.
Monsoon rains, vast quantities of snow and heavy melting all contribute to providing Khekh Ram with an extremely varied working day at the hydropower plant in the Himalayas.
By developing new business opportunities, Statkraft safeguarded the long-term prospects for the pumpedstorage power plant and 30 jobs in Erzhausen, Germany.
The residents of Luster are well aware that water creates ripples.
Albania's commitment in hydropower lays the foundation for future growth. But when as much as 10 per cent of the land area is affected by the development, it also affects many people.
Ulla-Førre-anlegget er, samlet sett, Norges største kraftreserve. Utbyggingen er et av landets største byggeprosjekter noensinne. Bli bedre kjent med anlegget og hvilken rolle det spiller i dagens og fremtidens energiproduksjon.
At fifteen, Thorhild Widvey was the conductor of the children's and youth choir in her native village on Karmøy. Now, Statkraft's new chair aims to strengthen the company's voice in the green shift.
What will the world's energy systems look like in 2035? According to Statkraft's Low-emissions Scenario, electrification will speed up and the share of renewable energy will more than double in the global energy mix.
Being a hydropower municipality is profitable in more than one sense, something the residents of Suldal realised when the extreme weather Synne struck.
Et multimegawatt-batteri med en ytelse som tilsvarer to millioner iPhone 6-batterier, er satt i drift ved elvekraftverket Dörverden i Tyskland. Med ren energi «på boks» kan fornybare energikilder løse nye og viktige oppgaver.
How can drowning accidents be prevented in open hydropower reservoirs? One good way is simply to talk to the largest risk group: children.
Norway has one of the most secure power supplies in the world. Statnett's CEO Auke Lont is not worried that new technologies will upset the balance in the national grid. "We'll fix this," is his mantra.
Padma Devi and the snow removal team at the Allain Duhangan hydropower plant in India have a job that never ends. This suits them fine.
Hvordan skal Statkraft tilpasse seg en verden i endring? Å finne svaret på det er hverdagen til Andreas Alnes.
The rehabilitation of Nordic hydropower plants will ensure effective operation for the next 50 years. Anette Småbrekke manages the rehabilitation of the Lio hydropower plant from 1969.
It all began with the acquisition of rights to a single waterfall. One hundred and twenty years later, Statkraft can call itself an international company and Europe's largest producer of renewable energy. We are proud to tell the story of our 120-year-long journey.
The power produced by Statkraft's Khimti power plant has played a crucial role for Nepal in the wake of the devastating earthquakes in April and May 2015.
If building power plants had been a sports discipline, Offervann would have qualified as an extreme sport. Injury prevention has therefore been a top priority.
The sun is shining and the sea is calm around Sheringham Shoal wind farm. Thursday 10 September 2015 promises to be a good day for carrying out maintenance work on the wind turbines. However...
From timber to wood chips to district heating: Production of biomass has begun at Tofte in Norway, marking the first step towards a new renewable business for Statkraft.
He has his eye on the future. He believes the eagerness of consumers to find their own power supply solutions will affect the entire energy market.
Smart solutions and close cooperation have turned the Kargi power development project in Turkey into a success story.
The energy industry is undergoing a major and challenging transition. "Right now is a very exciting time to be leading Statkraft," says CEO Christian Rynning-Tønnesen.
In the village of Pay Pay in Peru, a small weaving workshop has improved the lives of the women who work there. With a little help from Statkraft.
The Glomfjord power plant stands like a monument to Norway's energy success story that began more than 100 years ago.
She is in the Prime Minister's inner circle and has ownership responsibility for nearly half of Norway's state-owned enterprises. And she has secured Statkraft NOK 10 billion in fresh equity.
On Friday 22 August 2014, Lake Nedre Demmevatn was where it always had been. Three days later, all the water – two billion litres – was gone.
A construction worker looks with uncertainty for the safety equipment he left behind before he climbed the scaffolding. Meanwhile, a load of sheathing is lifted up over the heads of working colleagues without double protection in place.
The Pacific never gets closer to Peru’s Andes Mountains than in the La Libertad region. Here, the endangered condor flies high above the power plant named after the small, blind cockerel Gallito Ciego.
“The power market has never been more volatile,” says Mikael Lundin, without any room for misinterpretation. As CEO of Nord Pool Spot, Europe’s leading power exchange, he knows what he is talking about.
Per Sanderud, director general of the Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate (NVE), has a clear message: “We need a completely different extreme weather preparedness now than in the past.”
What happens when heavy construction machinery, tourist coaches and personal cars have to share the same narrow roads in the Norwegian mountains?
At the foot of the Andes mountains, 1660 metres above sea level, 900 construction workers are building Statkraft's first hydropower plant in Peru.
The Nore 1 hydropower station dominates the landscape with its tower, spire and arches. The plant from 1928 is still an important power producer – and a rather ordinary workplace.
Where will the next big flood in Norway be? What if the Himalayan glaciers melt? Is building hydropower plants in Turkey profitable? These are some of the questions R&D programme manager Uta Gjertsen is trying to answer.
Despite the power surplus in the Nordic region, Statkraft is reinvesting NOK 12 billion upgrading the Nordic power plants. This seemingly strange investment plan has its reasons.
Hilde Bakken has headed Statkraft’s new business area, Power Generation, since 1 February 2013. Early on, she said there would be changes. A brand new management team is now in place.
Statkrafts nye kraftverk vokser fram midt i den hviteste ødemark.
Takket være to rør som blåser luft gjennom små hull og skaper bobler i vannet, holdes havna i Mo i Rana isfri vinteren igjennom.