Solarplaza Summit | Energy Storage The Netherlands

Rens Savenije is the business lead system integration at Ventolines. As business lead system integration Rens is responsible for the business development and execution of new projects where wind, solar and storage are combined in one hybrid asset. He will present his work on Windplan Groen, a 500MW wind energy project in the Netherlands, where wind, solar and storage owners are sharing one high voltage grid connection using a private grid. Ventolines guides clients in the development, construction and management of now more than 2 GW installed capacity of renewable energy. They have experience with projects on land and in the water working on solutions for solar, wind, storage and hybrid projects.

Wilko is a lawyer and has ample experience in regulated markets and competition law. His main focus is the energy sector. He works in cases relating to the energy transition, grid congestion, and tariff regulation. Prior to joining the ACM, he worked as an attorney in Stek’s regulatory team. Wilko holds LLM’s in both European law and law & economics.

Jan-Phillip is part of Encavis AG’s investment team and based in Hamburg, Germany. Since joining the German IPP in 2020 he has lead PV transactions in Germany, The Netherlands and Spain where he was responsible for contract negotiations (SPA, EPC, Project Financing, etc.), due diligence process and financial valuation. Jan-Phillip is particularly interested in creating client-driven, subsidy-free business cases for renewables.

Nienke Rijpstra works as an Investment Director at StartGreen Capital, where she manages the team of Energiefonds Overijssel. This fund has €330 million in assets under management and provides both entrepreneurs and project owners financing for the energy transition and the circular economy. Her personal focus is on solar, battery storage systems, energy infrastructure, and geothermal energy. Nienke is responsible for the acquisition, deal execution, and portfolio management.

Rianne 't Hoen is Project Manager at Green Energy Storage, based in the Netherlands. She is responsible for the development and realization of Battery Energy Storage System sites, both co-located as stand-alone systems. Rianne has a technical background, she holds a PhD in Physics. She has been working in the renewable energy sector and battery energy storage systems for 10 years. Her experience ranges from battery safety testing, market studies, technology assessments and technical due diligences.

Tugay Akbulut is a policy officer at the Ministry of Climate Policy and Green Growth. He focuses on the topics grid congestion, energy storage and energy innovation for our current and future energy systems. Tugay is particularly interested in the coordinated integration of chains of different energy carriers and end-use sectors into one sustainable, reliable, affordable, and safe energy system. Prior to joining the Ministry, Tugay worked for the Authority Consumers and Markets in the Energy Department with a focus on district heating and regional grid management.

Jesse heads Aurora’s Research and Advisory team for the Dutch and Belgian markets. His expertise is the economics of renewables, flexible technologies, and energy policy, with a proven track record as a market advisor on several strategic studies and transactions for developers, investors, and policy makers. Prior to joining Aurora, Jesse worked for Eneco in Rotterdam.

Dr. Kai-Philipp Kairies is co-founder and CEO of ACCURE Battery Intelligence, a leading provider of solutions to manage battery safety, performance, and health for electric vehicles, energy storage, and other industries. During more than 15 years working in the battery industry, Dr. Kairies co-authored some of the most-quoted analyses on the costs, benefits, and market potential of battery systems and consulted several governments on their battery adoption strategies. Before launching ACCURE in 2020, Dr. Kairies led Europe’s largest research group devoted to stationary battery systems and provided technical advice and consulting services to a variety of mobility and energy companies around the world. He has a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering and Information Technology from RWTH Aachen University.

Dennis van der Meij is the driving force behind #kennisdelen (sharing knowledge) on LinkedIn and an independent solar and battery realist! Specializing in energy consulting, (battery) yield calculations, content creation and frequently seen as a guest speaker at events. His focus is on the energy transition from generation to consumption, from solar panels to inverters and from (home) batteries through revenue models to distribution boxes. This hipster with a cap doesn't tell you what you want to hear, but what you need to know!

My name is Jip Rietveld, CIO of GIGA Storage. After finishing my degree in Computer Science and Engineering at the TU Delft I have found a love for energy markets, large-scale energy storage and everything battery-related at GIGA Storage. Me and my team are responsible for the in-house developed IT platform of GIGA Storage. The IT platform is responsible for trading our batteries, renting out energy storage to 3rd party customers and the safe steering of our large-scale energy storage systems. I have been with GIGA Storage since 2020 and look forward to seeing the company, and our batteries, grow in size continuously!

Martien Visser works as part time professor at Hanze University where lectures on energy transition, with specialisation energy systems and energy infrastructure. Martien publishes daily graphs about the energy market on "X" under @BM_Visser. He has a monthly blog on Energiepodium about Energy Policy (in Dutch). Martien has another part time job at Gasunie, the public Dutch gas infrastructure company, where he acts as manager strategy. Martien is fellow of the Centre of International Energy Policy (CIEP) in The Hague.

Eiso Vaandrager is the CEO and co-founder of Dispatch. Dispatch is a developer and operator of large-scale batteries in Netherlands, Belgium and Germany. Eiso has 25 year’s experience in the renewables sector. Previously Eiso worked as a PE/VC investor and equity project financier, financing a wide range of renewable assets, including the battery at the Amsterdam Arena back in 2018. Eiso will look at the massive opportunity for batteries and some of the pitfalls.

Simon Stark is a seasoned professional in the fields of ocean energy and innovation. As the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) at DMEC, a prominent knowledge center and accelerator for offshore renewable energy innovations, Simon is at the forefront of advancing sustainable energy solutions. He has dedicated his career to collaborating with technology developers to drive the commercial and technical development of companies in the sector. Simon is leading a dynamic team that specializes in modeling offshore multi-use projects, harnessing the power of wind energy, wave energy, and offshore floating solar energy to pave the way for a greener and more sustainable future

Nold Jaeger leads the Holland Solar policy and public affairs team. Holland Solar represents the Dutch solar-PV market in The Hague and Brussels. He has been involved in the policy-making field for solar PV for the past five years. With a background in EU energy and climate policy, for the last five years, he has focussed on improving the development conditions for large-scale solar PV on land, rooftops, and water and residential PV.

Derek is a policy officer at Holland Solar. Holland Solar represents the Dutch solar-PV market in The Hague and Brussels. He is responsible for several topics, including the electric grid and the finance and market conditions for large scale projects.

Dee Yon Chng (pronounced Dion) is a project manager for Solarplaza spearheading the following events in chronological order: Agri-PV 2023, Floating-PV 2023, Energy Storage Spain 2023, Romania 2024, France 2024. Prior to Solarplaza she helped co-found a "floating" coaching company, and worked as sustainability consultant. She is a strong believer in knowledge sharing around sustainability topics, with 10 years of chairman experience in facilitating a collaborative and fruitful discussion.