Hege Brende Appointed CEO of Rainpower
Hege Brende has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of hydropower technology company Rainpower, taking over from 1 August, 2021. Brende joins Rainpower from the position as director of the Norwegian Geological Survey (NGU), and prior to this director at HydroCen NTNU and the Norwegian Hydropower Center. She has previously led research and development programs within hydropower and renewable energy in the EU, at Statkraft, the Norwegian renewable energy producer, and NINA, the Norwegian Institute for Nature Research. “Hydropower plays a crucial role in the transition to a fully