Professor Systems Engineering
Henry Mulder
INCOSE Quarter‑Centennial Member and current Communications Board Member of INCOSE‑NL
Local Energy Communities, Answer to Netcongestion?
15:00 – 16:30
Abstract
In this session, you will experience Local Energy Community approaches from a Systems Engineering perspective. You can bring your own local context and can place that next to two local energy initiatives in Best and Zeewolde or experience those of the other participants.
These two example cases will be introduced by the workshop hosts. The Best case provides a framework for a roadmap with focus on funding, institutional support, technical readiness and stakeholders alliances. The ZeewoldeZon case provides lessons on recruiting members, communicating the value of solar co-ops, the management of shared assets, and alignment with local authorities. After this introduction, you will apply the roadmap to your local cases, and the session is closed with a plenary sharing of insights.
Bio Gerrit Muller
- INCOSE Fellow since 2020, recognized for bridging systems engineering practice and theory through education, research, and knowledge sharing.
- With an MSc in Physics (U. Amsterdam, 1979) and a PhD from TU Delft (2004), he blends ~20 years of industry (Philips, ASML) with 26 years in academia and research.
- Currently, he is a professor at the University of South‑Eastern Norway and a senior researcher at TNO, championing systems architecting and conceptual modeling.
What Gerrit brings to the workshop
He’ll introduce the multi-layered sustainability roadmap developed during Best’s energy-community initiative. Using his roadmap model, participants will see how strategic objectives, solution architectures, stakeholder engagement, resource planning, and governance can be organized in tiers to guide local energy projects.
Bio Henry Mulder
- INCOSE Quarter‑Centennial Member and current Communications Board Member of INCOSE‑NL.
- Holds a background in industrial engineering and marketing/logistics, and transitioned from tech (Eaton) to innovation and consultancy in healthcare communities.
- In the 1990s, he was Product Manager for Main Substations at Eaton, bringing technical product oversight and stakeholder collaboration experience. He later contributed to IT and healthcare projects by applying Systems Engineering.
What Henry brings to the workshop
Henry will walk us through the ZeewoldeZon solar co‑op journey—like design and feasibility, through financing, legal frameworks, governance, and community engagement. His background as a substation product manager gives added depth when addressing grid interconnectivity, shared infrastructure, and technical integration.