My Research

Through various action-oriented research projects, we collaborate with practitioners to explore and understand promising socio-technical innovations across different contexts. This collaborative approach provides valuable insights into barriers, opportunities, and strategies for local implementation and scaling.

My research primarily focuses on local energy transitions, with a special emphasis on the roles of end-users, energy communities, and municipalities. Additionally, I examine the integration and interaction of socio-technical systems, such as the use of digital technology for local energy management by energy communities, and the local integration of heat and electricity.

Examples of research projects are:

• Community-based Virtual Power Plant (cVPP) (Interreg NWE; 2017-2022)

• Organising knowledge and learning for the regional energy transition (ORAKLE) (NWO-MARET; 2020-2025)

• Enabling Positive Energy Districts through citizen-centered socio-technical models for upscaling of the heat transition (EmPowerED) (NWA-ORC; 2025-2030)

More information on my research projects and publications can be found on my TU/e webpage.