Solarplaza Summit Energy Storage The Netherlands

The Industry Advisory Board empowering the event

The combined wealth of knowledge, years of experience, and high-level network of our expert advisory board members help shape our program and enhance our event. Their involvement guarantees the practical and inspirational relevance of our event in the dynamic and ever-evolving solar landscape.

Ruud Nijs

CEO

Giga Storage

I’m Ruud Nijs, the CEO of GIGA Storage. I’m a former banker with ABN-AMRO and Rabobank. I was responsible there for the intercompany payment infrastructure set up and with Rabobank I have set up the sustainability department. In-between the 2 banks I was leading the Europe and Mid East desk of an artificial intelligence company – Nasdaq listed and San Diego based - focusing on neural networks. After leaving Rabobank I was entrepreneur for 10 years, in the board of some regional investment funds and assisting small and medium enterprises to search for funding. In 2017 I met Maarten Quist and Lars and never left. Jointly we started GIGA Storage.

Jan Willem Zwang

Energy Trendwatcher

Stratergy

Jan Willem has over 20 years of experience in the energy market and worked for some of the larger utilities. Early 2020, Jan Willem sold his previous companies Greenspread and Greencrowd to private equity concern NPM Capital. Since his departure in October 2020, Jan Willem works as an independent consultant at Stratergy. Stratergy advises funds, banks, utilities, and large consumers and producers of energy and specializes in maximizing asset value and minimizing financial risk.

Koen Broess

Segment Leader Energy Storage

DNV

Dr. Koen Broess has a PhD in biophysics and a master’s degree in chemistry. He is responsible as segment leader energy storage EVs for business development in North Europe. He is also key account manager. He has more than 11 years of experience in energy storage projects, new services and business models in the energy market and has set up and coordinated several (inter-)national projects. He is responsible for quality control of proposals and involved in the development of the battery safety test center. On national level, he was involved in the Dutch climate agreement, roadmap energy storage and the roadmap of electric vehicle batteries for the Dutch government. He is a member of the working group for the Dutch ministry of Infrastructure and water management for battery safety and regulations. Koen is a member of the executive board of the European Association for Storage of Energy (EASE).

Jacob Jan Stuyt

Commercial Director

SemperPower

Nienke Rijpstra

Investment Director

StartGreen Capital

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.

Jesse Hettema

Market Lead Netherlands & Belgium

Aurora Energy Research

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.

Program Overview

Sharing knowledge and network in Energy Storage

Fueled by market research, inspired by local consultation, and tailored for our professional audience, the content-rich event program takes stock of the challenges and opportunities of the Energy Storage sector.

Conference Program Solarplaza Summit Energy Storage The Netherlands

Session 1 Market Overview and Evolving Landscape of Storage

Session 2A Technological Innovation

Session 2B Trading

Session 3A Energy Storage and Financial Considerations

Session 3B Financing

Session 4 Practical Business Cases

Speakers

Jan-Phillip Kock

Investment Strategy Manager

Jan-Phillip Kock

Investment Strategy Manager

Encavis

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.

Jesse Hettema

Market Lead Netherlands & Belgium

Jesse Hettema

Market Lead Netherlands & Belgium

Aurora Energy Research

Dr. Kai-Philipp Kairies

CEO

Dr. Kai-Philipp Kairies

CEO

Accure Battery Intelligence

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.

Nienke Rijpstra

Investment Director

Nienke Rijpstra

Investment Director

StartGreen Capital

Wilko Wolbers

Specialist Legal Council

Wilko Wolbers

Specialist Legal Council

ACM

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.

Rianne 't Hoen

Projectleider

Rianne 't Hoen

Projectleider

Green Energy Storage

Program Overview

Sharing knowledge and network in Energy Storage

Speakers

Resources

Conference Venue

Kit Royal Tropical Institute

Partnership Opportunities

Solarplaza Summit | Energy Storage The Netherlands

Program Overview

Sharing knowledge and network in Energy Storage

Speakers

Resources

Conference Venue

Kit Royal Tropical Institute

Partnership Opportunities