The project is multi-disciplinary and is aimed at third-year students onwards. Eight student places are available on the project. Participants work in a team with a mentor from Statkraft and professional follow-up. At the end of the projects, the students present their work to Statkraft’s group management.

Summer Project 2011

Statkraft is heavily involved in hydro power investment in emerging markets through its subsidiary SN Power. Today, Statkraft and SN Power have a portfolio of plants and offices in the Philippines, Chile, Peru, India (incl. Himalaya), Brazil, Laos, including plans for further expansions. The unit Continental Energy Analysis is responsible for delivering analysis and forecasts of Energy Markets where Statkraft and its subsidiaries operates. The unit is host this year's summer project. The subject for the summer project 2011 is analysed of specific environmental and energy related issues in certain emerging power markets, as an input to the long-term price forecasts. The project includes a literature survey, field studies, and utilising internal expertise in Statkraft and SN Power, to deliver high quality political, technical and commercial analyses of these markets.

The summer prosject is announced in Ferbruary each year. 

Previous projects

2010: Carry out a comprehensive analysis of the largest power companies in Europe and in selected markets in Asia and South-America, where Statkraft has activities.

2009: Statkraft is focused on renewable energy in Europe and now wants to assess the opportunities for targeting small-scale hydropower plants in a number of European countries. The students have evaluated the technical, financial and regulatory conditions for such an initiative.

2008: Rehabilitation strategy for the Nore plants.

2007: The fourth turning - a long term energy strategy for Norway

2006: To prepare a rehabilitation strategy for the Røsåga water course in Northern Norway 

2005: To evaluate the changes and opportunities that the EU’s expansion from 15 to 25 member states will mean for Statkraft

2004: To assess new power production in Finnmark

2003: To assess the financial, technical and environmental aspects of Statkraft’s power plant in Høyanger