Grid congestion is not a fault in the system. It is the system asking to change
More cables won't solve grid congestion. The real challenge lies in making smart choices about scarcity and the energy system of the future.


My name is Nienke Maas. I have a passion for everything you encounter in your daily living environment. I trained as a civil engineer at TU Delft, and have since worked on transitions for energy, infrastructure, climate and sustainable cities.
I also love connecting people and knowledge. As a principal consultant with a long track record in social and spatial issues and programmes, I use my broad network in science, practice and policy for this purpose. In order to get another step closer to a sustainable environment.
In 2009, I was one of the visionary minds behind the area-based approach for energy transition. Since then, I have been the driving force behind a smarter and more integrated approach to the heat transition, based on cooperation, decision-making and financing. I have a talent for coming up with innovative solutions and love experimenting. As a principal consultant at TNO Vector, this is how I shape the Netherlands' dynamic energy landscape. I also do so as a supervisory board member of a housing corporation that is a frontrunner in district heating.
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De warmtetransitie: Wat kunnen we leren van de Denen? (energy.nl)