The power in competitiveness: interviews and debate from the Statkraft Conference 2025
Energy, climate and competitiveness guided the agenda at this year’s Statkraft Conference where a group of experts from finance, energy and politics took to the stage in Oslo. They did so against a backdrop of a rapid European energy transition, but weakened competitiveness threatened further by unprecedented geopolitical tensions.
Lluís Noguera (Brookfield), Kjerstin Braathen (DNB), Birgitte Ringstad Vartdal (Statkraft): CEO and Torbjørn Røe Isaksen.
Growth and profitability in renewable energy
Renewable energy is often framed narrowly, as a moral imperative to fight climate change. But what about economics? Are renewables not just necessary, but also commercially attractive?
Discover it in this insightful business panel featuring the Managing Partner of one of the world’s largest investment companies, Brookfield—Lluís Noguera; the CEO of one of Scandinavia’s top banks, DNB—Kjerstin Braathen; and the CEO of Europe’s largest renewable energy producer, Statkraft—Birgitte Ringstad Vartdal. The discussion is moderated by Torbjørn Røe Isaksen (E24) and explores the financial case for scaling renewables.