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Vartdal changes outbound CEO Christian Rynning-Tønnesen beginning with April 2024. Image: Statkraft
Norwegian energy business Statkraft has actually selected Birgitte Ringstad Vartdal as the brand-new CEO.
Presently executive vice president Nordics at Statkraft, Vartdal will presume her brand-new position on 1 April 2024. Vartdal signed up with the business in April 2020 as executive vice president of European wind and solar and changed to her existing position in August 2022.
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“Climate modification and the requirement for energy security increase the need for renewable resource while innovation advancement and scale lower expenses. This supplies chances for continued strong and successful development,” Vartdal stated.
Vartdal will change existing CEO Christian Rynning-Tønnesen, who revealed the news of stepping down in October 2023. Rynning-Tønnesen signed up with the business in 2010 and chose to step down after nearly 14 years “after cautious factors to consider”.
Statkraft is owned by the Norwegian state. With a background and portfolio of hydroelectric power generation as its structure, it is among the significant worldwide renewable resource business with operations in 21 nations. The business has a portfolio of more than 400 renewables jobs that might be established over the coming years, in addition to a growing interest in battery storage.
Just recently, in February 2024, Statkraft signed brand-new power purchase contracts (PPAs) with Danish solar designer Better Energy to acquire energy from 4 solar energy plants in Poland with an overall capability of 212MW. Under a brand-new set of PPAs, Statkraft will acquire power from Better Energy’s Krapkowice solar energy plant for 10 years. This solar energy plant is linked to the grid and has the capability to produce 30GWh of power each year.
The business likewise got Spanish renewables designer Enerfin for an approximated EUR1.8 billion (US$ 1.9 billion) in November 2023. The deal consists of Enerfin’s portfolio of over 1.5 GW of solar, wind and energy storage tasks that are functional or under building and construction, along with its advancement pipeline.
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