How do successful entrepreneurs in the energy sector operate, which system conditions do they encounter and how do they deal with this? DuneWorks researches these questions for the International Energy Agency.

How can we move towards a 'high-quality reuse' circular economy for materials and energy? N.I.C.E. has built a cross-sectoral learning network to support entrepreneurs and accelerate the transition.

How are existing social practices at household level likely to be affected by phasing out natural gas? What sort of challenges and opportunities does this bring up? This study offers guidelines to support municipalities in designing participatory neighbourhood strategies.

How to implement user-centered and socially inclusive climate adaptation strategies? In Nature4Cities is developing such tools and mechanisms for Nature-based Solutions.

How can learning contribute accelerating the energy transition? DuneWorks is involved in UpTempo! as advisor 'transitions and learning'.

The composites sector in the Netherlands is a growing business. When entrepreneurs join hands they can strengthen their competitive position. In this Open Innovation project we support entrepreneurs in building relationships of trust and knowledge sharing.

We investigate how a community-based virtual power plant can create value for the community through the generation, storages, self-consumption and distribution of energy.

We hold various board membership positions for several academic and advisory boards.

An essay written together with Susanne Agterbosch (Het PON) about the distributional effects of energy transition policy on energy poverty (in Dutch).

Energy and Behaviour is an international research programme set up to advise governments about (policy) interventions to engage people in more sustainable energy behaviour.

A co-creative project with the ambition to make the Aireys neighbourhood more sustainable focusing on social, economic and environmental improvements.

SHAPE ENERGY is a platform dedicated to a better integration and collaboration of social sciences in European energy policies.

The challenge in the DR BoB project was to optimalise energy demand in blocks-of-buildings (BoB) like e.g. university campuses, business parks, hospital areas and combine different already existing technologies in such a manner that they would enable Demand Response in a specific context.

We performed a literature review to assess possibilities for demand response targeting households in the Netherlands.

DuneWorks conducted research on policies that governments can use to encourage sustainable lifestyles.

DuneWorks was one of the process managers, facilitating knowledge sharing between stakeholders and municipalities to consolidate a Green Deal.

We were involved as external evaluator in this project, a stakeholder dialogue to develop a European research agenda reflecting societal needs.

In this project we developed and tested a peer-to-peer approach with adolescents to enhance their awareness about sustainable IT use.

DuneWorks performed the research amongst residents in the all-electric neighbourhood Hoog-Dalem.

Duneworks was the external evaluator of the H2020 project Save@Work.

The Change Leaders supported European countries to design and implement strong, long-term national strategies for the renovation of their existing buildings.

During the FlevoTop (2017) - a citizen’s summit – citizens from Flevoland province developed plans to tackle regional challenges.

How do local residents evaluate the state of the participatory democracy in Amsterdam? Based on case studies, interviews and round tables we explored this question and published the report ‘Democracy in Transition’.

How can we deliver deep renovation and energy efficiency improvements while at the same time neighbourhood residents become involved as committed, knowledgeable, responsible and capable citizens? The ‘Neighbourhood Transformation’ approach makes homes and neighbourhood more sustainable in a a socially innovative manner.