New magazi Ne! 36 pages of powerful reading lost 19 000 kilograms Great result from joint diet at the main office Hunter in soutHeast shakiNg haNds europe Tima Iyer is Statkraft’s across Borders frontwoman in a This is the “new” Statkraft. We have new market spoken to new colleagues in Germany, Sweden and Wales Blown to success Dalen set a wind power record. Anyone better? Norway’s most powerful Operations technician Terje Brandt is working in some of Norway’s most powerful natural scenery – Svartisen A mAgAzine for people in StAtkrAft I no. 1 2009 editorial NO 1. 2009 See Contents more pictures 04-05 30 per cent more power from Svartisen! New Leirfossene power plant gets more power pages 10-15 from every drop – to everyone’s benefit. 06-07 Lost 19 000 kilos The main office has gone on a diet under the auspices of Kontorservice – with great results. 08-09 Fought his way back Mountaineer Jamie Andrew has no arms or legs, but was an inspiration to all at the Nobel seminar. 10-15 Norway’s most powerful Terje Brandt and the rest of the crew in Glomfjord work in what might be Norway’s most beautiful surroundings. Enjoy the pictures! 16-17 Current affairs in Statkraft Read more about the financial crisis, a powerful birthday boy and the CO2 portal which generates clean power in Honduras. 18-23 Shaking hands across borders People & Power has made a journalistic tour following the E.ON agreement. 24-25 Technology & environment The eagle gets help against windmills, power station becomes hatching station and much more. 26-27 We eat lunch with… … the employees at Dalen. Can they comply with the manual wind power standard? 28-29 “The objective is zero injuries” Statkraft’s safety philosophy has led to a continued decrease in the number of injuries. 30-33 Hunter in Southeast Europe welcome to “new Statkraft” Tima Iyer (48) is hunting in new markets – with a working day which almost never ends. The year 2009 has already become a key part of Statkraft with the emphasis on environmentally friendly solutions. 34-35 New energy in Statkraft lore. We start the year with so much renewal and growth that Do you know any of the new faces? we might as well call ourselves “new Statkraft”. During the we have the competence and weight needed to make last year, Statkraft has acquired about 500 new employees and broad investments in clean energy, broad as regards both increased the production capacity by more than 20 per cent. forms of energy and markets. Our new strategy sets high goals for our future contribution: It paves the way for about 220 new employees in the group during the last significant investments – in hydropower, wind power, gas year, and just as many again from 1 January in Germany, the power and other renewable forms of energy. We will UK and Sweden, as well as 60 new employees in Trondheim invest in Norway, Europe and the rest of the world. Editor-in-chief: Ragnvald Nærø Energi Kraft, is a growth which reinvigorates and strengt- Editor: Hanne aaberg hens us significantly. You are all very welcome – we have part of the renewal and the adaptation of the role [email protected] great expectations for our future accomplishments. as “new Statkraft” is our brand new in-house maga- On the editorial staff: Birger Baug, irene zine People & Power. The magazine will be published macCallum, Stein morch, Lars magnus günther, through the e.ON agreement, we have taken over 61 four times each year in English, German, Swedish and merete Knain, anne Joeken, ingunn Solli, Linn Bakke, power and district heating plants, totaling 2500 mega- Norweg ian. Our editorial staff aims to present a cross- anne Lise aakervik, Cato gjertsen. watts, in Sweden, Germany and the UK. This means that section of our people and activities, both present and future. Design and production: Dinamo Red. t Cover photo: Dag Spant one fourth of our production capacity is now outside of N Norway, and we have become Europe’s largest producer of Have a good read – and a happy new year! Print: RK grafisk aS renewable energy. This is a position which provides major Copies printed: 3500 Dag Spa O opportunities for further expansion in more countries – Bård mikkelsen CEO t Feel free to contribute to: [email protected] O Ph 2 statKRAFT PEOPLE & PowER 3 current LeirfOsseNe power plaNt he old power plants Øvre technology and solutions Happy environ- Leirfoss and Nedre Leir- extremely yielding more renewable tfoss were built in 1901 energy from existing power mentalists and 1910, respectively, and efficient plants and waterways,” have produced electricity for says Nordseth. He points friends of tHe generations of Trond heimers. out that the increase of eartH Norway in However, as the years the energy efficiency of the Sør-Trøndelag County progressed, the power plants plants at Leirfossene has been believes that the Leirfoss became less and less reliable and achieved without new, major in- development sets a great the risk of breakdown increased. terventions in the landscape. “We are example. “We are very “We had to do something,” states managing very proud of and happy with this project. positive to the Leirfoss development. Trondheim director of Trondheim Energi Kraft, Leif Nord- It is a challenge to build in the bedrock Energi Kraft has mana- seth. “We could have chosen to overhaul the below a residential area, but the plant has ged to produce more old machines and buildings completely, but been completed on time and budget. It will power without harming we preferred to build a modern facility under contribute to increased profitability when nature, while exploiting the ground, as is the common method for completed,” says Nordseth. the existing power plant new power plants in Norway.” in a very good way,” says chair of the board increasing efficiency is profitaBle. in Friends of the Earth more power in each drop more power, less water lost. The result Trondheim Energi Kraft has no further con- Norway in Sør-Trøndelag is noticeable. The new units have resulted struction plans in the near future, but is consi- County, Steinar Nygaard. the new Leirfossene power plant in Sjetnemarka in trondheim in an increased effect, and they can also dering upgrading and expanding other power He believes the develop- replaces two old power plants. the plant will yield 30 per cent handle more water then the two old plants. plants in their waterways. The construction ment is a positive mea- “Previously, we had to divert flood water from of small power plants is being considered sure, and that more power more power with the same amount of water. the Selbusjøen lake past the two power continuously. “In 2008, we have installed a companies should follow plants. We can now send more of the flood small power plant in a small drainage tunnel Trondheim Energi Kraft’s text Yvonne DybwaD PhOtO miKaL SveeN example. “Friends of the water through the Leirfossene waterfalls. at the Sylsjø lake in Sweden, where we have Earth Norway believe that This gives us the ability to produce more drained water for 57 years. By installing a there lies a great potential power and lose less water than before,” power plant there, we can produce electricity in making existing power explains power plant manager Per Morten while draining off water. This utilizes the plants more efficient,” Aunemo, responsible for the operation of system better than before,” says Nordseth. says Nygaard. Leirfossene power plant and other facilities. He emphasizes that projects which were not The salmon and sea trout According to Aunemo, the annual production profitable earlier, are now profitable. should also benefit from is calculated to increase by about 50 GWh, “Many replace old power stations with new, the development. A pre- study from NTNU Viten- from 143 to about 193 GWh. and find better ways of exploiting existing skapsmuseet concludes systems. On a national level, this will im- that the development FActs good energy economy sense. Mana- prove the energy balance, while maintaining of Leirfossene will not the power plant lies underground west ging director Leif Nordseth is as happy as the production of clean power, and what have any significant of Nidelva, with the intake in the existing can be: “This is a good example of modern could be better?” asks Nordseth. conse quences for the basis at the Øvre Leirfoss waterfall. the salmon and sea trout water is led in a shaft and tunnel down to the in the Nidelva river. The power station and on through a 1.5 km long exception is some minor discharge tunnel. problems just below and two small units will be installed in the old above the power plant. power plants to exploit the stipulated mini­ “Trondheim Energi Kraft is mum waterflow of 10 cubic metres per second in the river distance between the aggregates. working to improve con- ditions and reduce any the construction of the power plant harmful effects on both started in the summer of 2006, and has cost Following an intense sites,” says fish biologist slightly less than NOK 400 million. construction period, and associate professor the new power plant will produce 193 new Leirfossene GWh annually, which covers the electricity has become a top Jan Ivar Koksvik at NTNU consumption of about 10 000 households. modern power plant. Vitenskapsmuseet. Power station manager The completion was celebrated Per Morten Aunemo in a traditional manner. Beautiful power plant in Ullensvang 3500 students enlightened in Trondheim småkraft’s latest addition – Ytre Alsåker power plant in Ullensvang munici- for tHe sixtH year running, the Contractor department in Trondheim pality in Hordaland – came online in late September.