Program conference
Smart Energy Hubs
12 november 2025
The programme will be further developed over the coming period. Keep an eye on the website for updates.
08.45 - 09.15
Main entrance
Registration and coffee/tea
09.15 - 10.45
Plenary hall
Plenary opening session
09.15 - 09.20
Professor Bart Koopman (Faculty Dean of Engineering Technology, University of Twente):
Opening
09.20 - 09.30
Professor Richard van Leeuwen and ass. Professor Yashar Hajimolana:
welcome and logistics guides for the conference
Plenary keynote speech
09.30 - 10.00
Planning and integration of Smart Energy Systems as steps towards full decarbonisation
Prof. Hendrik Lund: Professor energy planning and system integration, Aalborg University Denmark
Prof. Hendrik Lund: Professor energy planning and system integration, Aalborg University Denmark
10.00 - 10.45
Plenary keynote debate: Smart Energy Hubs: unlocking robust, decarbonized energy systems
Marjolein Bot (Panel Chair) director of program on energy system integration Topsector Energie working program Smart Energy Hubs
Erik Ten Elshof senior advisor, Ministry for Climate & Green Growth
Marc Leeuw Business Developer, Oost-NL
Leonie Reins Professor Public Law and Sustainability at the Erasmus University Rotterdam
Alexsander Savelkoul Manager Innovation and development at Enexis Group
Jinny Moe Soe Let Director of Policy and Communications at Netbeheer Nederland
Questions and debate
Marjolein Bot (Panel Chair) director of program on energy system integration Topsector Energie working program Smart Energy Hubs
Erik Ten Elshof senior advisor, Ministry for Climate & Green Growth
Marc Leeuw Business Developer, Oost-NL
Leonie Reins Professor Public Law and Sustainability at the Erasmus University Rotterdam
Alexsander Savelkoul Manager Innovation and development at Enexis Group
Jinny Moe Soe Let Director of Policy and Communications at Netbeheer Nederland
Questions and debate
10.45 - 11.00
Main hall
Short break
11.00 - 12.30
Parallel sessions 1-4
Session 1
Multi-commodity smart grids, sector coupling and power to X
Michael Jenks:
Comparing Energy Hubs – a framework for analysing multicommodity Smart Energy Hubs
Comparing Energy Hubs – a framework for analysing multicommodity Smart Energy Hubs
Joke Bauwens:
Hurricane – Sector coupling hub for circular use of thermal and industrial waste
Hurricane – Sector coupling hub for circular use of thermal and industrial waste
Gert Colenbrander:
Hybride B-wijk: A new-build residential area as smart energy hub
Hybride B-wijk: A new-build residential area as smart energy hub
Thijs Afman:
Cable Pooling 2.0 in practice
Cable Pooling 2.0 in practice
Sameera Naib:
Resilient energy hubs: Integrity management strategies for gas and district heating networks
Resilient energy hubs: Integrity management strategies for gas and district heating networks
Session 2
Regional energy planning, Storage, spatial and infrastructural aspects for Smart Energy Hubs
Emma Groot:
An Area-Based Approach to Smart Energy Hub Development: Addressing Grid Congestion in Beatrixhaven, Maastricht
An Area-Based Approach to Smart Energy Hub Development: Addressing Grid Congestion in Beatrixhaven, Maastricht
Anieke Kranenburg:
Territorializing transitions? Place-specific factors in regional energy storage planning in the Netherlands
Territorializing transitions? Place-specific factors in regional energy storage planning in the Netherlands
Shalika Walker:
Data-Driven Forecasting of the Dutch Electricity Mix Emissions
Data-Driven Forecasting of the Dutch Electricity Mix Emissions
Quint Geerman:
Evaluation of energy grid effects of renovation strategies at district level
Evaluation of energy grid effects of renovation strategies at district level
Session 3
Energy Management Systems, Smart energy hubs analysis, tools and methodologies (AI and Digital Twins for Smart Energy Hubs Optimization)
Winifred Roggekamp:
Standardization for Unlocking Flexibility: A Blueprint for Charging Energy Hubs
Standardization for Unlocking Flexibility: A Blueprint for Charging Energy Hubs
Yang Soo Kloosterhof:
Unlocking Flexibility with Appliance-Level Data to Tackle Grid Congestion
Unlocking Flexibility with Appliance-Level Data to Tackle Grid Congestion
Evander van Wolfswinkel:
Scalable Energy Forecasting with MLOps: A Modular Workflow for Smart Energy Hubs
Scalable Energy Forecasting with MLOps: A Modular Workflow for Smart Energy Hubs
Aditya Pappu:
Keeping things loose: Coordination-free energy management
Keeping things loose: Coordination-free energy management
Session 4
Special Session I:
Learning Communities
Learning Communities
Marten van der Laan:
Introduction National Learning Community System Integration
Introduction National Learning Community System Integration
Bram Entrop:
Open course material from Interreg project Energie Booster
Open course material from Interreg project Energie Booster
Omar Shafqat:
Increasing energy resilience in Positive Energy Districts with the 4 A's
Increasing energy resilience in Positive Energy Districts with the 4 A's
Tadeo-Baldiri Salcedo-Rahola:
Urban District Underground Renewable Energy Potential. The case of Laakhaven-Oost
Urban District Underground Renewable Energy Potential. The case of Laakhaven-Oost
Trung Nguyen:
Energy Hub: A Digital Twin Approach to Grid Flexibility
Energy Hub: A Digital Twin Approach to Grid Flexibility
12.30 - 13.30
Main hall
Lunch and networking
13.30 - 14.45
Parallel sessions 5 - 8
Session 5
Smart Energy Hubs solutions framework and applications
Bart Homan:
Exploring options for optimizing the energy consumption, production and storage of the Ecofactorij business park using HIL simulation
Exploring options for optimizing the energy consumption, production and storage of the Ecofactorij business park using HIL simulation
Tim van 't Wel:
Research into the impact of Charging Energy Hubs on the electricity grid
Research into the impact of Charging Energy Hubs on the electricity grid
Loesje van Dongen:
Road to a Smart Energy Hub - overview of experiences and lessons learned
Road to a Smart Energy Hub - overview of experiences and lessons learned
Peter Hogeveen:
Holon: agent-based modelling to facilitate smart energy hubs
Holon: agent-based modelling to facilitate smart energy hubs
Session 6
Community-Driven Energy Hubs and Local Energy Markets
Mertijn Weeda:
Social-organizational conditions for a successful energy hub
Social-organizational conditions for a successful energy hub
Luc van de Sande:
From Fragmentation to Collaboration: How Actors Mobilize Collective Action for Energy Hubs in the Absence of an Orchestrator
From Fragmentation to Collaboration: How Actors Mobilize Collective Action for Energy Hubs in the Absence of an Orchestrator
Rick Dijkstra:
Understanding the Societal Impact of Smart Energy Hubs: Lessons from the Ecofactorij (Apeldoorn, NL)
Understanding the Societal Impact of Smart Energy Hubs: Lessons from the Ecofactorij (Apeldoorn, NL)
Aidana Tleuken:
From Atoms to Allies: Mapping Stakeholder Networks and Resource Flows in Hubs for Circularity
From Atoms to Allies: Mapping Stakeholder Networks and Resource Flows in Hubs for Circularity
Session 7
Hydrogen integration in Smart Energy Hubs
Jasper Heutinck:
Energy Hub Twenterand: Progress and Lessons learned from the Development Process
Energy Hub Twenterand: Progress and Lessons learned from the Development Process
Faeze Khalighi:
Dynamic lumped modeling of PEM electrolyzers for hydrogen production
Dynamic lumped modeling of PEM electrolyzers for hydrogen production
Lauro A. Jeronimo Oliveira:
Unlocking Synergy: Feasibility of Technology Integration in Dutch Renewable Hydrogen Production
Unlocking Synergy: Feasibility of Technology Integration in Dutch Renewable Hydrogen Production
Rick Stratingh:
Hydrogen-powered generation at business park Westpoort
Hydrogen-powered generation at business park Westpoort
Session 8
Financial models for Smart Energy Hubs (Oost NL & ROM NL)
Chaired by: Robert-Niels van Droffelaar
Chaired by: Robert-Niels van Droffelaar
Jack Wasser (BOM):
Financing energy hubs, sharing insights from research ROM NL & Rebel
Financing energy hubs, sharing insights from research ROM NL & Rebel
Rutger Beekman:
Case A1 Business Park Deventer, capacity-based settlement & flexibility assets (kW)
Case A1 Business Park Deventer, capacity-based settlement & flexibility assets (kW)
Rutger Beekman:
Case A1 Business Park Deventer, pilot on grid-conscious energy sharing (kWh).
Case A1 Business Park Deventer, pilot on grid-conscious energy sharing (kWh).
Discussion: what is the way forward?
14.45 - 15.00
Main hall
Break
15.00 - 16.00
Parallel sessions 9 - 12
Session 9
Components and Systems for Smart Energy Hubs: Insights from the EU HERMES Project
Monika Sharevska:
Hydrogen, Methane and Methanol as Long - Duration Energy Storage for Smart Energy Hubs
Hydrogen, Methane and Methanol as Long - Duration Energy Storage for Smart Energy Hubs
Dimitrios Giannopoulos:
Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment of a Supercritical CO2 Gas Turbine System powered by Renewable Methanol
Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment of a Supercritical CO2 Gas Turbine System powered by Renewable Methanol
George Vourliotakis:
The role of advanced biofuels and synthetic fuels in the energy planning of European Countries
The role of advanced biofuels and synthetic fuels in the energy planning of European Countries
Maja Sharevska:
Integration of a Heat Pump, an Electrolyser, and a Gas Turbine in a Smart Energy Hub for Electrification of Industrial Process Heat in Grid-Congested Areas
Integration of a Heat Pump, an Electrolyser, and a Gas Turbine in a Smart Energy Hub for Electrification of Industrial Process Heat in Grid-Congested Areas
Session 10
Community-Driven Energy Hubs and Local Energy Markets
Randy Bruin:
The Ecofactorij in practice: insights and lessons learned
The Ecofactorij in practice: insights and lessons learned
Jeike Wallinga:
Guidance for accelerating the energy transition on business parks: the role of civil servants in municipalities.
Guidance for accelerating the energy transition on business parks: the role of civil servants in municipalities.
Fleur Drost:
Energy hubs as congestion mitigators: Unlocking capacity for urban growth
Energy hubs as congestion mitigators: Unlocking capacity for urban growth
Session 11
Regulatory and Policy Frameworks for Smart Energy Hubs
Hans Meerman:
Robust policy designs for smart semi-centralised electricity networks
Robust policy designs for smart semi-centralised electricity networks
Jim Quik:
Scaling Smart Energy Hubs in the Netherlands: Cross-Project Insights for Policy and Practice
Scaling Smart Energy Hubs in the Netherlands: Cross-Project Insights for Policy and Practice
CE-Delft:
Societal cost benefit analysis of energy hubs in the Netherlands
Societal cost benefit analysis of energy hubs in the Netherlands
Session 12
Special Session III: Netherlands Smart Energy Hubs working program
16.00 - 16.15
Main hall
Short break
16.15 - 16.45
Plenary hall
Plenary closing session
16.15 - 16.30
Take aways from organising chairs and session chairs, moderated by: Robert-Niels van Droffelaar
16.30 - 16.40
Best presentation award ceremony by: Professor Richard van Leeuwen
16.40 - 16.45
Closing by: ass. Professor Yashar Hajimolana and Prof. Richard van Leeuwen
16.45 - 17.30
Main hall