Oceans of Energy

Founder & CEO

Allard has 25 years experience with permanently moored offshore systems and new technologies for offshore applications. Allard is Engineer of the Year 2015 and is the inventor of the OOE offshore solar farm system.

Head of Ecology & Sustainability

Brigitte (PhD, Marine Geology, University of Miami) has more than 15 years experience in the corporate, non-profit, consulting and academic world focusing on marine & environmental research.

Strategic Advisor

Hessel has over 25 years of experience in business development, innovation management, and commercial operations at several industry giants in the energy sector, as well as working as board member and external advisor for multiple startups.

Head of Product

Fabian is specialized in structural dynamics of offshore structures, has been working in offshore solar from the beginning and leads the product development within Oceans of Energy.

Head of Sales, Business Development, and Project Development

Johnny graduated in Energy Science (Utrecht University) and Business Administration (University of Amsterdam) and was previously active at Cleantech Venture Capitalist Yellow&Blue. He is responsible for the Sales, Business Development, and Project Development department at Oceans of Energy.

Offshore Manager

Xander (Msc Mining and Petroleum engineering) has over 25 years’ experience in data acquisition and service delivery within the energy sector. With a hands on mentality and a strong safety awareness he will be focusing on the offshore inspections and maintenance.

Interim financial Controller

Eric La Lau has a Master of Science in Controlling from Nivra-Nyenrode. For more than 30 years he obtained a broad Financial experience in the offshore industry. Roles he fulfilled during his career were cost controller, project controller, financial controller and group financial controller. Since November 2023 Eric is financial controller a.i. (head of finance) at Oceans of Energy.

HSSE Manager

Hilda Lubben holds a MSc in Maritime law and Economics and a BSc in Maritime Operations. She has over 10 year experience in the offshore and shipping industry in various roles. She will be focusing on safety management and offshore operations.

PR

Ariane holds an MA degree in Communications and Information Sciences from the University of Groningen and has vast experience in press relations in the technology and renewable energy sectors.

People Manager

Natacha her passion is People! Worked in big companies but her heart lies within start- and scale-ups. She is responsible for people and strategy such as formalizing and optimizing people processes, recruitment and retention of talent, fostering a positive work environment, with possibilities for professional development.

People & Organisation

Lead Electrical Engineer

Dora (BSc Maritime Technology, MSc Sustainable Energy Technology (TU Delft)) is specialized in implementing photovoltaic energy systems within the maritime industry. At Oceans of Energy she focuses on the electrical offshore system, from the photovoltaic energy generation up to the high voltage transmission network.

Installation Engineer

Quentin is a hydraulic engineer from Delft with a strong passion for renewbles and entrepreneurship. His main responsibilities are the planning and execution of offshore installations.

Innovation Program Manager

Lotte holds a MSc in Developmental Economics and previously worked in the non-profit sector building cross-sectoral collaborations. She is responsible for implementation of the various innovation programs at OOE.

Lead Hydrodynamic Engineer 

Miguel (MSc in Structural and civil engineering) specializes in hydrodynamic modelling of offshore structures. He focuses on mooring and hydrodynamic analysis of the floating solar platform.

Construction and R&D Engineer

Erik is a graduate Mechanical Engineer, focusing on the upscaling of the production for the future.

Office Manager

Arpine has a degree in economics and with her experience as a secretary in a bank, she is the office assistant and makes sure everything in the administration and around the office runs smoothly.

Field Scientist

Frans has a background in sailing and environmental field methods. He is currently completing his masters in Industrial Ecology at Leiden University.

Certification Engineer

Laura has a background in sustainable energy engineering (BSc, MSc) and is in charge of the certification path of the product.

Business Developer

With an educational background in Energy Engineering and Sustainable Development, and professional experience in project management and business consulting, Aurelio is now focused on accelerating the energy transition by developing offshore solar projects in Europe and abroad.

Systems Architect

Jelte has a background in marine technology and (bio)mechanical engineering and leads the Data Services department. He is expert in system integration of industrial control systems, embedded electronics, networking and (cloud-)application development.

Control & Instrumentation Engineer

Peter (BSc Electrical and System Engineering) is a system engineer with experience in process system integration, industrial automation, and software engineering. He focusses on the monitoring infrastructure and integrity of the floating solar platform.

Marine Biologist

Melina brings her experience in food web ecology, fisheries and biodiversity studies in marine protected areas. At OOE her focus lies on conducting environmental impact assessments for offshore solar projects and developing mitigation measures.

Naval Architect

Graduating from a Master's in Naval Architecture at Chalmers University of Technology, Remi is developing the floating platforms and other structural components while inssuring their integrity. In addition, he is involved in the simulations of the subsea dynamic power cable.

Jr. Project Manager

Jesse combines his background in Industrial Engineering and Management with his passion for watersports by supporting the project management team at Oceans of Energy. He focuses on the development of QAQC processes and the procurement of project specific items and services.

Jr. Project Engineer

Alvaro holds a BSc in Mechanical Engineering and specialized in Solar, Wind and Storage systems at TUDelft with a MSc in Sustainable Energy Technologies, including his MSc Thesis at Oceans of Energy, focusing on PV performance. His focus is now on projects engineering and development.

Financial Administrator

Wiebe is a master student Bioinformatics and Systems Biology at the VU/UvA in Amsterdam.

Construction Engineer

Wybe graduated from his studies on Mechanical Engineering at Saxion Enschede and has a big passion for putting all his know-how in hands on work for making the world a more sustainable place. Within Oceans of Energy he is member of the fabrication team that makes our floating platforms.

Construction Engineer



Construction Assistant

Construction Assistant

Structural Engineer

Joep (Msc, Mechanical Engineering) specializes in structural design of new components and optimization of existing components, using and expanding in-house knowledge from modelling and testing.

Electrical Engineer

Gijsbert (MSc Sustainable Energy Technology) is a PV electrical engineer who graduated from the TU Eindhoven. Currently, at Oceans Of Energy, he focusses towards optimizing the electrical performance of offshore PV systems.

Hydrodynamic Engineer

Project Coordinator

Maud holds a bachelor in International Project Management and has since worked around the world in several maritime industries. She is now focused on developing and coordinating the various offshore and ecological projects within OOE.

Product Designer

Ian is an industrial product designer with years of freelance experience. His specialization lies in effective problem-solving and development of manufacturing-oriented ideas.

Data Engineer

Elitsa has MSc in Artificial Intelligence form Utrecht University and specializes in turning multi-source measurements into valuable predictions. She is now is using her skills in turning data into knowledge to help gather OOE's many insights together.

Offshore Technician

Skipper

At OOE I am part of the Offshore Monitoring and Maintenance team as offshore service technician. My specialization is sailing at sea. Besides OOE I am often at sea with my sailing school ‘Zeehelden’ and for fun with a surfboard ?

Construction Assistant

Mirella is a future Law student at the University of Leiden and has a big passion for the sea. In the meantime they help in the construction team to build our floating platforms.

Construction Assistant

Intern - People Operations

Intern Hydrodynamic Engineering

Pim is a master student in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Twente. His graduation assignment at Oceans of Energy will focus on the hydrodynamic simulations of large floating solar farms.

Intern Project Management

With a passion for the oceans and a business development background Remon is part of the operations and maintenance team specializing on the maintenance procedures and offshore activities.

Intern Ecology

Tim is a master student at the university of Twente studying both MME (Molecular & Materials Engineering) as well as SET (Sustainable Energy Technology). Tim is putting his knowledge in both these fields to use by researching materials degradation at sea.

Intern HSSE

Intern

Intern Ecology

An aspiring marine ecologist, Tita is currently a master student of Marine Resources Management at Wageningen University and Research and holds a BSc in civil engineering. Her internship project focuses on the mussel biofouling impact on the marine ecosystem.

Intern Engineering

Daan is a master student Mechanical Engineering at the University of Twente (BSc Biomedical Engineering). He is investigating fatigue testing of structural components as a graduation assignment. During the internship, Daan wants to discover offshore sustainable engineering.

Intern Ecology

Ella is a Masters student of Marine Resource Management at Wageningen University and has a background in the ecology of the Mediterranean and North Sea. Her internship project investigates the potential for synergies and nature-enhancing design in offshore solar.

Intern



Intern Project Management

Intern

Dirk has a bachelor's degree in computer science, with a focus on software engineering. With enthusiasm for frontend systems and software architectures, he develops applications to optimize internal work processes.