Op 23 augustus organiseert de Werkgroep Slimme Energie Systemen in samenwerking met Hiemstra & de Vries weer een digitale community sessie op het thema slimme energiesystemen van 15:30 tot 17:00. Dit keer geeft Naut Loots, van de gemeente Amsterdam, een presentatie over de aanpak op (slimme) energie-infrastructuur van de gemeente. In Amsterdam sturen ze gericht op het toekomstbestendig maken van de energie-infrastructuur aan de hand van een uitgebreide systeemstudie die is uitgevoerd. Wat levert zo’n studie op en waarom is het een belangrijk instrument om te sturen? Naut vertelt ook hoe de gemeente Amsterdam bedrijven ondersteunt, die op de wachtlijst staan voor een aansluiting of uitbreiding. Het liefst met een collectieve oplossing. Er is ruim de tijd voor vragen over de aanpak van Amsterdam.
Daarnaast is er in het programma ook tijd om vragen aan elkaar te stellen. Wil je ergens hulp bij of wil je over een onderwerp sparren met de community? Breng het vooral in. Je kunt ons vooraf mailen, of ter plekke je vraag inbrengen.
Je kunt je aanmelden door een link te sturen naar: cato.bechtold@hiemstraendevries.nl
We hopen je digitaal te zien op de 23e!
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