Statkraft makes an important contribution
Statkraft Energi AS donates NOK 200,000 to hydropower installation and signs 3-year partnership agreement
ViteMeir is very grateful that Statkraft wants to contribute to the installation of a hydropower installation in the science center. Hydropower is one of the areas ViteMeir will have the greatest focus on opening and with the gift from, among others, Statkraft, hydropower as one of our signature installations can be realized.
- It has been important for us all along. ViteMeir that the power industry contributes to a joint venture to make the hydropower installation possible. The gift from Statkraft is a very important contribution, says Erlend Fardal Lunde, Marketing Manager for ViteMeir .
Statkraft donates NOK 200,000 to the hydropower installation, while also signing a 3-year partnership agreement with ViteMeir of NOK 100,000 annually from 2021. Contributions to installations from the business community are crucial to ensuring good content for the opening, the same applies to annual operating support.
- For ViteMeir "Financing the content development is the most important task. We will also operate a sustainable financial enterprise after the center opens and we are very grateful for the generous business community so that we can achieve our goals of healthy operation," continued Lunde.
Ingeborg Dårflot, Regional Director for the Central Norway Region at Statkraft Energi AS, is looking forward to collaborating with ViteMeir and not least focus on the climate crisis: - The world must solve the climate crisis. We believe that renewable energy is not just part of the solution, it is the solution itself. Statkraft, together with ViteMeir , wants to show the future - children and young people in Sogn og Fjordane - how exciting and forward-looking renewable energy is!
Statkraft's regional headquarters for Central Norway is located in Gaupne. The regional headquarters operates 24/7 and manages and monitors all 32 hydroelectric power plants and 7 wind farms in the region. During the year, the region will be responsible for the operation of Europe's largest wind farm of over 1,000 MW, which is under construction at Fosen in Trøndelag.
Statkraft's business is renewable energy. They produce hydropower, wind power, solar power and gas power, supply district heating and buy and sell energy. Their ambition is to lead the transition to a world with renewable energy.
The choices we make now must be for the best for those who come after us. Through ViteMeir Statkraft wants help to further develop ourselves and the technology, because together with the future we can solve the climate crisis, concludes Ingeborg Dårflot at Statkraft.
ViteMeir Statkraft Energi AS welcomes you aboard!