Statkraft, Technology and Art

Statkraft is an energy company owned by the Norwegian state. It is the largest producer of renewable energy in Europe, and owns more than 150 power stations. The majority of these are hydroelectric stations, but Statkraft owns a number of wind farms. But Statkraft isn’t static; it is growing. It has a number of aims, among them to provide Norway with clean energy from renewable sources, to increase its market operations in Europe, and to uncover other forms of green energy. Statkraft has joined forces with that other Norwegian company, Statoil, and created Scira Offshore Energy. Scira is in the process of building a windfarm of 88 turbines, which will be finished ‘sometime’ in 2012. Then, it is expected to meet the electricity requirements of 220,000 UK households…whew! I give this publicity to Statkraft because they are sponsors of the Edvard Munch: The Modern Eye exhibition that has just opened at Tate Modern. If you get a chance to see it, please do…