Program
International Smart energy hubs
conference 2026
November 4, 2026
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08.30 - 09.00
Main entrance
Registration and coffee/tea
09.00 - 10.45
Room C1 + C2
Plenary opening session
09.00 - 09.05
Opening: Stephan Maathuis, dean Academy LED, Saxion
Welcome & Opening
Welcome & Opening
09.05 - 09.15
Introduction (main theme): Yashar Hajimolana, ass. Professor energy system integration, University of Twente
Resilient energy hubs: (em)powering Europe’s energy future!
Resilient energy hubs: (em)powering Europe’s energy future!
Plenary keynote speech
09.15 - 09.30
Governing resilience: the role of municipalities in energy hubs
Sara Gustafsson: Professor Environmental Technology and Management, Linköping University, Sweden
Sara Gustafsson: Professor Environmental Technology and Management, Linköping University, Sweden
09.30 - 09.45
Resilient for whom? Citizens as actors in energy hubs
Simone van der Burg: Professor resilient democracy, Saxion, The Netherlands
Simone van der Burg: Professor resilient democracy, Saxion, The Netherlands
09.45 - 10.00
Q&A between Sara, Simone and audience
10.00 - 10.45
Plenary Keynote Debate moderated by Serge Santoo, Energy Innovation NL
Role of energy markets in resilient energy hubs
Machiel Mulder, Professor energy economics, Rijkuniversiteit Groningen, the Netherlands
Cyber security cornerstones of resilient energy hubs
Roland van Rijswijk-Deij, Professor network security, University of Twente, the Netherlands
Vision and challenges for energy resilience by the Dutch ministry
Speaker to be confirmed
Governing resilience: the role of municipalities in energy hubs
Sara Gustafsson, Professor Environmental Technology and Management, Linköping University, Sweden
Resilient for whom? Citizens as actors in energy hubs
Simone van der Burg, Professor resilient democracy, Saxion, The Netherlands
Role of energy markets in resilient energy hubs
Machiel Mulder, Professor energy economics, Rijkuniversiteit Groningen, the Netherlands
Cyber security cornerstones of resilient energy hubs
Roland van Rijswijk-Deij, Professor network security, University of Twente, the Netherlands
Vision and challenges for energy resilience by the Dutch ministry
Speaker to be confirmed
Governing resilience: the role of municipalities in energy hubs
Sara Gustafsson, Professor Environmental Technology and Management, Linköping University, Sweden
Resilient for whom? Citizens as actors in energy hubs
Simone van der Burg, Professor resilient democracy, Saxion, The Netherlands
10.45 - 11.15
Meeting Lounge and Restaurant
Break
11.15 - 12.15
Parallel sessions 1-5
Session 1 - Room C3
The role of people, governance and organisation for energy communities and energy hubs
Chaired by: Annemarije Kooijman
Associate professor governance of energy transition, Saxion University of Applied Sciences, the Netherlands
Chaired by: Annemarije Kooijman
Associate professor governance of energy transition, Saxion University of Applied Sciences, the Netherlands
Keertana Subramani:
The Art of the Deal: Polycentric support and Institutional design of Group transport agreements.
The Art of the Deal: Polycentric support and Institutional design of Group transport agreements.
Rick Wolbertus:
Learning Communities as Enablers for Energy Hubs: Bridging Hard and Soft Relations in the Dutch Energy Transition.
Learning Communities as Enablers for Energy Hubs: Bridging Hard and Soft Relations in the Dutch Energy Transition.
Douwe Wim van der Linden:
From Collective Potential to Defensible Firm Participation: A Role-Value-Governance Tool for Resilient Energy Hubs.
From Collective Potential to Defensible Firm Participation: A Role-Value-Governance Tool for Resilient Energy Hubs.
Aidana Tleuken:
Networks, Awareness, and Resource exchange in Hubs for Circularity using Agent-Based Approach.
Networks, Awareness, and Resource exchange in Hubs for Circularity using Agent-Based Approach.
Session 2 - Room C4
Industrial electrification as part of energy hubs
Chaired by: Mina Shahi
Professor of Thermal Conversion & Storage at University of Twente, the Netherlands
Chaired by: Mina Shahi
Professor of Thermal Conversion & Storage at University of Twente, the Netherlands
Sylke Angenent:
Feasibility of Behind-the-Meter Wind Energy for Energy-Intensive Manufacturing Sites.
Feasibility of Behind-the-Meter Wind Energy for Energy-Intensive Manufacturing Sites.
Merlijn Siffels:
The Value of Industrial Energy Flexibility in Energy Hubs.
The Value of Industrial Energy Flexibility in Energy Hubs.
Kirill Resnikow:
Economic viability of thermal flexibilization of agricultural anaerobic digesters under intermittent Power-to-Gas plant operation.
Economic viability of thermal flexibilization of agricultural anaerobic digesters under intermittent Power-to-Gas plant operation.
Gijsbert Korevaar:
Zeotropic hydrocarbon refrigerants in high-temperature heat pumps: digital twin development and experimental validation.
Zeotropic hydrocarbon refrigerants in high-temperature heat pumps: digital twin development and experimental validation.
Session 3 - Room C5
Viable business models for resilient energy hubs
Chaired by: Wytze van der Gaast
Professor economic questions of energy transition, Hanze University of Applied Sciences, the Netherlands
Chaired by: Wytze van der Gaast
Professor economic questions of energy transition, Hanze University of Applied Sciences, the Netherlands
Rogier Pennings:
Who Pays What in an Energy Hub? A Transparent Financial Settlement Model for Industrial Parks Under Grid Congestion.
Who Pays What in an Energy Hub? A Transparent Financial Settlement Model for Industrial Parks Under Grid Congestion.
Rolf Bastiaanssen:
Local Energy Price and the Local Levelised Cost of Energy: A framework for benchmarking energy supply models.
Local Energy Price and the Local Levelised Cost of Energy: A framework for benchmarking energy supply models.
Ahmad Abdolhosseini:
Requirements for Viable Business Models for Smart Multi-Commodity Energy Hubs (SMCEH).
Requirements for Viable Business Models for Smart Multi-Commodity Energy Hubs (SMCEH).
Elaheh Shadkam:
Resilience You Can Size and Price: What a Rule-Based Solar–Battery–Hydrogen Hub Costs, and What It Should Sell.
Resilience You Can Size and Price: What a Rule-Based Solar–Battery–Hydrogen Hub Costs, and What It Should Sell.
Session 4 - Room C6
Risk management policies for resilient energy hubs
Chaired by: Marjolein van Splunder
Coordinating policy adivor energy innovation, Dutch ministry of economic affairs, the Netherlands
Chaired by: Marjolein van Splunder
Coordinating policy adivor energy innovation, Dutch ministry of economic affairs, the Netherlands
Rein Boshuisen:
Who Carries Which Risk in an Energy Hub? Allocating Responsibility Across Shared Assets and Interdependencies.
Who Carries Which Risk in an Energy Hub? Allocating Responsibility Across Shared Assets and Interdependencies.
Linde Kapinga:
Unlocking Congestion Management with Closed Distribution Systems: An Agent-Based Exploration of the Interplay Between Technology, Markets, and Policy.
Unlocking Congestion Management with Closed Distribution Systems: An Agent-Based Exploration of the Interplay Between Technology, Markets, and Policy.
Joke Westra:
Anticipate and Mitigate: A Comprehensive Risk Framework for Maturing Energy Hubs.
Anticipate and Mitigate: A Comprehensive Risk Framework for Maturing Energy Hubs.
Leon van den Beemt:
The City Energy Bill; providing city-level policy makers with the economic narrative needed to support their e-hub strategy.
The City Energy Bill; providing city-level policy makers with the economic narrative needed to support their e-hub strategy.
Session 5 - Room C1 + C2
Multi-commodity energy control in practice: lessons learned from MOOI Energy Control Business Parc
Chaired by: Gerwin Hoogsteen
Assistant Professor Smart Grids, University of Twente, the Netherlands
Chaired by: Gerwin Hoogsteen
Assistant Professor Smart Grids, University of Twente, the Netherlands
Gerwin Hoogsteen:
Introduction to Ecofactorij & Issues
Introduction to Ecofactorij & Issues
Pieter Zeilstra:
Scalable MLOps Architecture for Large-Scale Energy Forecasting in Industrial Microgrids.
Scalable MLOps Architecture for Large-Scale Energy Forecasting in Industrial Microgrids.
Jacco Reuling:
Design and use of EMS.
Design and use of EMS.
Tayyab Ali:
Design and deployment RT simulation.
Design and deployment RT simulation.
Rick Dijkstra:
The social impact, acceptance and possibilities.
The social impact, acceptance and possibilities.
12.15 - 13.15
Meeting Lounge and Restaurant
Lunch and networking
13.15 - 14.15
Parallel sessions 6 - 9
Session 6 - Room C3
Citizens as actors in resilient energy hubs
Chaired by: Simone van der Burg
Professor resilient democracy, Saxion University of Applied Sciences, the Netherlands
Chaired by: Simone van der Burg
Professor resilient democracy, Saxion University of Applied Sciences, the Netherlands
Bram Reinders:
From Consumers to Co-Creators: Citizens as Actors in Resilient Positive Energy Districts
From Consumers to Co-Creators: Citizens as Actors in Resilient Positive Energy Districts
Dorothy Iseghohi:
Evaluating the Spatial and Societal Feasibility of Local Thermal Storage: A GIS and Energy System Approach.
Evaluating the Spatial and Societal Feasibility of Local Thermal Storage: A GIS and Energy System Approach.
Jeroen Boerkamps:
How a Locally Owned Wind Farm Unlocks a Multi-Stakeholder Energy Community.
How a Locally Owned Wind Farm Unlocks a Multi-Stakeholder Energy Community.
Ferdi Hummelink:
Energy communities as actors in resilient energy hubs.
Energy communities as actors in resilient energy hubs.
Session 7 - Room C4
Multi commodity Energy Management Systems and resilience in practice
Chaired by: Bart Homan
Lead researcher smart energy, Saxion University of Applied Sciences, the Netherlands
Chaired by: Bart Homan
Lead researcher smart energy, Saxion University of Applied Sciences, the Netherlands
Trung Nguyen:
NegoFlex: Unlocking Flexibility Behind Building Energy Management Systems for Congestion Management.
NegoFlex: Unlocking Flexibility Behind Building Energy Management Systems for Congestion Management.
Samuel de Vries:
FLEXED: A multi-asset Home Energy Management System with hierarchical district coordination for grid congestion management.
FLEXED: A multi-asset Home Energy Management System with hierarchical district coordination for grid congestion management.
Albert Molderink:
Making It Bankable: How We Turn Flexibility Technology into Real Smart Energy Hubs.
Making It Bankable: How We Turn Flexibility Technology into Real Smart Energy Hubs.
Rick Stratingh:
Assessing the Role of Hydrogen in Managing Grid Congestion on Zernike Campus.
Assessing the Role of Hydrogen in Managing Grid Congestion on Zernike Campus.
Session 8 - Room C5
Power quality aspects of smart charging and industrial area energy hubs
Chaired by: Jan Geurts van Kessel
Cluster manager system integration and flexibility, HAN University of Applied Sciences, the Netherlands
Chaired by: Jan Geurts van Kessel
Cluster manager system integration and flexibility, HAN University of Applied Sciences, the Netherlands
Jan Geurts van Kessel:
Explaining relevance of power quality for resilient distribution grids.
Explaining relevance of power quality for resilient distribution grids.
Rick Poulussen (Enexis):
Oscilation sources within distribution grids.
Oscilation sources within distribution grids.
Carolien Kattenbelt:
Contribution of PV inverters to power quality.
Contribution of PV inverters to power quality.
Wrap-up and Q&A
Session 9 - Room C6
East Netherlands Smart Energy Hub pilot program
Chaired by: Robert-Niels van Droffelaar
Senior business developer, Oost-NL, the Netherlands
Chaired by: Robert-Niels van Droffelaar
Senior business developer, Oost-NL, the Netherlands
Rutger Beekman, Justin Pagden:
Netbewust Energiedelen, outcomes of the implementation in two Hubs in East Netherlands.
Netbewust Energiedelen, outcomes of the implementation in two Hubs in East Netherlands.
Sabina van Driel:
Beyond the EMS: Emerging Cross-European Lessons on What It Takes to Build a Smart Energy Hub.
Beyond the EMS: Emerging Cross-European Lessons on What It Takes to Build a Smart Energy Hub.
14.15 - 14.45
Meeting Lounge and Restaurant
Break
14.45 - 15.45
Parallel sessions 9 - 12
Session 10 - Room C3
Optimising for robust local resilience on a congested grid
Chaired by: Roland van Rijswijk-Deij
Professor network security, University of Twente, the Netherlands
Chaired by: Roland van Rijswijk-Deij
Professor network security, University of Twente, the Netherlands
Rutger Kersjes:
Leveraging Open Data in the Design and Validation of Energy Management Systems for Energy Hubs.
Leveraging Open Data in the Design and Validation of Energy Management Systems for Energy Hubs.
Tayyab Ali:
BESS-Supported Industrial Electrification for Resilient Operation Under Grid Congestion: A Spray-Drying Case Study.
BESS-Supported Industrial Electrification for Resilient Operation Under Grid Congestion: A Spray-Drying Case Study.
Hugo Schönbeck:
The Missing Layer: A Neutral Custodian for Secure and Fair Local Grid Steering in Community Energy Hubs.
The Missing Layer: A Neutral Custodian for Secure and Fair Local Grid Steering in Community Energy Hubs.
Daphne Piket:
Identifying Robust Flexibility Investment Decisions for Grid Congestion.
Identifying Robust Flexibility Investment Decisions for Grid Congestion.
Session 11 - Room C4
Municipal district heating integration for energy hubs
Chaired by: Hinnerk Willenbrink
research lead municipal heat planning, Fachhochschule Münster, Germany
Chaired by: Hinnerk Willenbrink
research lead municipal heat planning, Fachhochschule Münster, Germany
Patrick Wesseler:
F|Heat.connect – Scalable and Modular Approaches for Digital Heat Network Planning Using Geospatial Optimization.
F|Heat.connect – Scalable and Modular Approaches for Digital Heat Network Planning Using Geospatial Optimization.
Femke Janssen:
District heating to shift seasonal energy consumption and reduce the strain on the electricity grid.
District heating to shift seasonal energy consumption and reduce the strain on the electricity grid.
Aulia Tirtamarina:
Stakeholder Mapping and Financial Modelling for District Heating Expansion and Integration in Urban Energy Hubs: Findings from the RODEO Project.
Stakeholder Mapping and Financial Modelling for District Heating Expansion and Integration in Urban Energy Hubs: Findings from the RODEO Project.
Linda van Bouwel:
Methodology for exploring heat grids as part of business parks energy hubs.
Methodology for exploring heat grids as part of business parks energy hubs.
Session 12 - Room C5
Setting up Regional Ecosystems FOR Multiple-Energy Resilient Systems: Lessons Learned
Chaired by: Armin Zegwaard
Project manager energy transition, New Energy Coalition Groningen, the Netherlands
Chaired by: Armin Zegwaard
Project manager energy transition, New Energy Coalition Groningen, the Netherlands
Armin Zegwaard:
Introduction to REFORMERS.
Introduction to REFORMERS.
Bart Kaas:
Multi-Commodity Systems and Innovative Technologies.
Multi-Commodity Systems and Innovative Technologies.
Armin Zegwaard:
Interactive Session with audience.
Interactive Session with audience.
Wrap-up and Q&A
Session 13 - Room C6
DSO/TSO developments on congestion control and resilient smart energy hub integration
Chaired by: Bart van der Laan
Program manager flexible energy consumption, Alliander, the Netherlands
Chaired by: Bart van der Laan
Program manager flexible energy consumption, Alliander, the Netherlands
Edmund Schaefer:
Creating an energy hub by integrating flexibility into an existing solar park: A Dutch techno-economic case study.
Creating an energy hub by integrating flexibility into an existing solar park: A Dutch techno-economic case study.
Joost Kieftenbeld:
Collective Energy Management for Grid-Congested Business Parks: Implementing C-EMS under a Group Transport Agreement.
Collective Energy Management for Grid-Congested Business Parks: Implementing C-EMS under a Group Transport Agreement.
Ferdi Kozukara:
Beyond grid access: the financial and qualitative impact of a group transport agreement and the value drivers that shape it.
Beyond grid access: the financial and qualitative impact of a group transport agreement and the value drivers that shape it.
Haike van de Vegte:
From Grid-Constrained Area Development to Smart Energy Hubs.
From Grid-Constrained Area Development to Smart Energy Hubs.
15.45 - 16.15
Meeting Lounge and Restaurant
Short break
16.15 - 16.45
Room C1 + C2
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: ass. Professor Yashar Hajimolana
16.40 - 16.45
Closing by: Professor Richard van Leeuwen
16.45 - 17.45
Meeting Lounge