Bio

Allround dedicated sustainable energy expert with 35+ years of experience in the field: consultant, business developer, manager, strategist. Renewable energy, energy efficiency, carbon emission reduction. Creative strategic consultant on the energy transition, for companies and governments. Goal: 100% renewable energy globally, by 2050 Initiator and project director of The Energy Report, thorough analysis of what it takes to get there, published by WWF (2011): https://www.worldwildlife.org/publications/the-energy-report Project director of system integration work for Gas for Climate, the European Hydrogen Backbone, Hybrid Heating Europe, the North Sea Wind Power Hub consortium.
Founded Common Futures, together with Daan Peters, in September 2021. Supporting major offshore wind developers, the Biomethane Industrial Partnership, gas TSOs, and Dutch government (advice on the strategic vision for its Energy Infrastructure Plan North Sea)
Strong in social media: 37,000 followers on Twitter as @Sustainable2050, 4,900 on LinkedIn.