Willem Hazenberg is a revered authority in the renewable energy sector, especially noted for his work in hydrogen technology. As a Senior Consultant at Stork Asset Management Technology, he has significantly contributed to the integration of hydrogen technology into industrial applications, highlighting his commitment to sustainability and education. His academic achievements are impressive, having attained the highest European engineering qualification, EUR ING, and an MBA degree, both completed with distinction, Cum Laude. Furthermore, he has refined his expertise as a hydrogen specialist by completing a Post-HBO program with honors.
Hazenberg’s influence extends globally, with work spanning across 16 countries, reflecting his extensive international experience and the global significance of his expertise. His role as a Practor at the Practorate Waterstof in de Industrie at Drenthe College is a testament to his dedication to educating the next generation of engineers for the energy transition.
Notably, Hazenberg is the founder and chairman of HYDROGREENN (HYDROGen Green Regional Energy Economy Network Northern Netherlands), where he has played a pivotal role in establishing hydrogen as a catalyst for innovation in Northern Netherlands. His leadership within the Groningse Ingenieursvereniging and his involvement with the NEN’s Hydrogen Normalization Platform confirm his status as a key leader and thinker in sustainable energy. Hazenberg aspires to join the Board of Directors of a company or organization, where he can further leverage his substantial knowledge and experience to advocate for the wider adoption of renewable energy technologies. His comprehensive expertise, combined with a hands-on approach, ensures he remains at the forefront of the industry, influencing policies and practices towards a greener future.
Neha has about 17 years of R&D experience in the automotive industry. She holds a master degree in Real time embedded systems and a bachelor in Telecommunication engineering. She started her engineering carrier in 2006 at Bosch in the software domain. In Feb 2014, she joined the Hyster Yale group Big truck development centre as a System group lead – controls and electricals and currently holds the Innovation lead position for Big Trucks. Through her previous role and current, she has been extensively involved in concepts and development of on Fuel Cell Electric Forklift and Container Handler trucks.
My name is Kees Boer, 56 years old. I graduated in planning from the UVA. I work for the municipality of Hoogeveen. I have been the project manager of the Waterstofwijk (Hydrogen District) for about five years. With the Hydrogen District Hoogeveen project, we want to add an extra option to making existing districts in the Netherlands more sustainable. This by reusing the existing natural gas network to transport green hydrogen and replacing the natural gas boiler with a hydrogen central heating boiler. And using the knowledge and experience gained for possible upscaling in time to accelerate the energy transition in the Netherlands. Learning by doing, by putting the pilot project into practice. Learning takes place in the national network of the Green deal H2 districts. For the parties involved, the focus is also on the realisation of the project and on the learning process.
Harry is a Chemical Engineer by background supplemented with an MBA. He has worked since 1988 in the refining and chemical process industry in over 20 countries. In this period, he has lived for 12 years in Singapore, Malaysia and the UAE. Roles range from R&D, Engineering and Operational support, Business development and Project development.
Since 2016 Harry has focused on supporting the industry in NL to become more sustainable. Next to GroenvermogenNL he has done so on behalf of organisations such as Deltalinqs, ISPT, Havenbedrijf Rotterdam and TKI E&I.
Rombout is a successful serial entrepreneur and founder of several businesses based around oilfield processing and renewable energy technologies. In the Oil & Gas industry these businesses have enabled to lower upstream costs and increase recoverable reserves, while simultaneously reducing the environmental footprint of oil & gas production. On the renewable energy side his business include the HyET Group, which focuses on accelerating the energy transition. The HyET Group encompasses various activities, ranging from generating cost-effective renewable power using Solar PV to the production of Synthetic Aviation Fuels.
Besides these activities, he pursues his passion for nature conservancy in his role as chairman of Africa’s Eden, with several long-running projects in Gabon and São Tomé & Príncipe.
Rombout has PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the Technical University Delft, The Netherlands.
After obtaining the Ph.D. degree in Bio-Organic Chemistry at the Leiden University, he started his career at TNO as Research Scientist in 2001. In the successive years he occupied various other functions amongst others Project Manager, Senior Business Developer and Head of Department. In 2013, he directed his attention towards Singapore and the region. The TNO SEA business plan was accepted in the summer of 2013. Successively, under his supervision the office grew in leads, project portfolio and local staff. As branch Office Manager, he was responsible for all operations and sales in Singapore and the South East Asia region. In 2020, Peter was appointed as Deputy Director of Operations of the Unit Energy Transition. In this function he coordinated several dossiers on behalf of the management team of the Unit, such as QSHE, portfolio management, valorisation of IP and reducing red tape.
As operational program manager at the Fieldlab Industrial Electrification (FLIE), he was tasked in May 2021 to set-up the infrastructure of the pilot hall. Since July 2022 Peter acts as Director of FLIE. In his work, Peter is eager to create and build new collaborations. Due to his vast experience in the area of business development as well as operational management, he successfully brings together the stakeholders to translate ideas into realities.
The energy transition in the Industry requires collaboration in public private partnerships, in order to overcome the challenges with regards to our human capital, technologies and legal framework. In his job as Director FLIE, Peter will focus on orchestrating these partnerships with end-users, suppliers and governmental agencies.
Rajat Bhardwaj. CTO, Power2X. Background in Chemical Engineering with 15+ years’ experience in energy and oil and gas industry in functions ranging from technology development, assessment, and deployment. Part of (and lead technology) teams ranging from topics such as CO2 capture, methane pyrolysis, blue/ green H2, Power2X, chemical recycling, biochemicals and synfuel production Worked with several major energy companies including Shell, Exxon, BP, TATA and many others in NWEU for projects related to energy transition. At Power2X, I am responsible for selection and delivery of technology towards our projects from concept engineering till FEED/FID.
Carol Xiao is Director Business Development. She has a background in Chemical Engineering, studied at Technische Universiteit Delft and started her career in the chemical industry and high tech sector. Carol: “What I enjoy most is that innovation can be disruptive: it can bring a real change to the world in how we interact, live or (economically) behave.”
