Smart Energy Distribution

Connecting the sustainable future

Imagine a future where energy consumption and generation are perfectly balanced, a future where the appliances at home interact with the windmills on sea. Can we realise a future where the central energy storage solutions have become a thing of the past? This is what we will be discovering in the fourth edition of Energy Now; the potential role the power grid can play in the sustainable energy transition.

During the event, exciting topics as the internet of energy, smart grids, decentral power storage and local energy exchange will be covered. Additionally, we would like to introduce you to the opportunities regarding the transmission and transport of energy on not only a local, but also on a regional and international level.

Impression: Energy Now 2018

This is the after-movie of Energy Now 2018. This years’ edition will also be held at the Evoluon in Eindhoven, so the video should give a good indication of the day itself!

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Ambassadors

Jan Rotmans

Professor Dutch Research Institute for Transitions

The global energy transition has reached a tipping point phase, that is characterized by chaos, turbulence and conflicts. A new, renewable energy system is emerging, whereas the old, fossil energy system is struggling if still largely in place. In this tipping point phase, small groups of people, in particular young people, can have a large impact on this vulnerable, volatile energy system, if they come up with smart and appropriate interventions. This is the hope I would like to convey to young people: if there is any time you can make a difference, it is now!

Arash Aazami

Founder Kamangir

Given the fact that we need to reduce our fossil fuel consumption by a factor of one million it is pointless to invest in the incremental improvements of the current energy system. The only viable direction in which we can invest our efforts and means is the establishment of an entirely new energy economy based on 100% abundantly available renewables. Energy Now is such an event that provides a much needed podium for these system-level innovations.

David Smeulders

Professor at Eindhoven University of Technology

The energy transition should reduce CO2 emissions in the context of global awareness, European context and a national agenda that is scientifically sound, affordable and ideologicallly unbiased.

Stientje van Veldhoven

State Secretary for Infrastructure and Water Management, most sustainable member of Lower Chamber in 2014 & greenest politician in 2011 and 2012

We definitely need all creativity in society in the energy transition,. Hereby, being able to think ‘out-of-the-box’ is very crucial. That’s exactly what makes this congress such an important event. Be there and think along!

Wiebe Draijer

Chairman of the Rabobank Executive Board

The use of sustainable and renewable energy is one of the major transitions we face globally. Energy Now brings together bright students, developers and more seasoned entrepreneurs, providing an additional node to a community set to accelerate the energy transition.