Awards
September 2022
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Sacyr iChallenge - Maximizing Renewable Energy Use
April 2022
REBNY Proptech Challenge, Real Estate Board of New York
December 2021
Techtour Pitch Award - European investment community platform
June 2021
SelectUSA Investment Summit 2021 Award, Cleantech investment pitch
July 2020
Seal of Excellence, Accelerator Program, EIT Horizon 2020, EU Commission
November 2019
Cobouw Award 2019 - Award for best product in the Dutch construction industry
September 2018
MKB Innovation Award, Kamer van Koophandel, #2 of 100 Listed Most Innovative Dutch SME’s by the Chamber of Commerce, the Netherlands
May 2018
Innovation Challenge, Building Holland, Best Sustainable and Scalable Building Solutions, RAI Amsterdam, the Netherlands
March 2018
2nd Innovation & Entrepreneurship International Competition, IEIC2018, Shen Zhen, China, Pre-Finals Berlin, Germany
September 2017
Duurzame Dinsdag Engie Jongerenprijs (Engie Young Entrepreneur Award in Sustainability), The Hague, the Netherlands
July 2016
Gerard & Anton Award, most promising scale-up of Eindhoven named after Gerard and Anton Philips (founders of Philips), Eindhoven, the Netherlands
April 2014
University of Miami Business Plan Competition, Business School, University of Miami, Florida, USA
November 2013
Defense Energy Technology Award, Department of Defense USA, Defense Energy Summit, Austiun, TX, USA
November 2012
TEDxAmsterdam Award - City of the Future Prize, Most promising idea for a sustainable future, IRWES
November 2012
Herman Wijffels Innovatieprijs 2012, 1st price for most promising sustainable innovation, IRWES
April 2012
BRAINS Award, team 1st Price for Sustainability
February 2012
K-idea award, team 1st prize, Kilometro-rosso, Italy
October 2011
Power Pitch Award IRWES, Innovatie Estafette 2011, Minsterie Infrastructuur & Milieu, Van Nelle Fabriek, Rotterdam
June 2011
TU/e Anniversary Award, Board of Directors Choice of Highest Potential Research, Eindhoven University of Technology
April 2010
First price in Research, Creativity, Innovation Forum and Citizens Award, University of Miami
June 2009
International Travel Award by NSF to attend and present research at the NSF CMMI Research and Innovation Conference 2009, Honolulu, Hawaii.
October 2007
StudentenSTAALprijs 2007 Technical Innovation, Dutch National Master Graduation Student Award in Steel Structure Design, the Netherlands
October 2007
StudentenSTAALprijs 2007 Novelty Award, Dutch National Master Graduation Student Award in Steel Structure Design, the Netherlands
April 2007
Realization and placement of price winning design Relax&Meet in the park of Government building of the Province of Limburg, The Netherlands
April 2007
Scholarship of The Netherlands Florida Scholarship Foundation for study at University of Miami, travel expenses, housing and stipend, Apr - Jul 2007
July 2005
Honors Award for promising talent and appreciation of ambitions by Provinciale Staten van de Provincie Limburg
March 2005
First price International Design Contest PreC2OMP, Design: Relax & Meet
March 2001
Young Enterprise International, University of Cambridge
Grants
Jun 2022 MIT, MKB-Innovatiestimulering Topsectoren, Feasibility Study, 50k€
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Sept 2020 OPZuid Subsidy for innovative hybrid renewable energy systems for buildings, 3M€
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Feb 2020 DHI Subsidy by RVO – Power USA to bring PowerNEST to USA 85k€
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Jan 2019 DHI Subsidy by RVO – Power Dubai to bring PowerNEST to UAE 115k€
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Aug 2018 PowerTower, Metropool Regio Eindhoven, Participant, Project size 123k€
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Apr 2018 SAR Adviesregeling, Metropool Regio Eindhoven, Coordinator, Project size 20k€
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Sep 2017 PowerVibes, InterREG, participant, 36 months duration, Project size 2.5M€, Belgium, France, the Netherlands, and UK.
Dec 2014 H2020 SME Phase II, IRWES, EU-H2020, Coordinator, Project size 2.4M€, Score Excellent: 14.35/15.00, the Netherlands
Aug 2014 Globalising Smart Energy Solutions, InterREG NL-DE, EU-FP7, Beneficiary, Project size 50k€ ReWES Prototype, Germany
Jun 2013 Impulse Instrument, IRWES, Project Size 30k€, IBIS Power Coordinator, Provincie Brabant, the Netherlands
Dec 2012 STW Valorization Grant Phase II, IRWES, Beneficiary, Project size 200k€, STW, the Netherlands
Jun 2011 STW Valorization Grant Phase I, IRWES, IBIS Power Beneficiary, Project Size 25k€, STW, the Netherlands
Apr 2011 Marie-Curie Fellowship, IRWES, Project Size 178k€, EU-FP7, Eindhoven University of Technology, the Netherlands
Apr 2007 Netherlands South-Florida Scholarship Foundation, 3-month exchange scholarship, University of Miami, Florida, USA.