This frequently updated Now page is a simple practice of writing down what I am currently doing and focusing on, or at least a selection of it. It is neither a CV nor a blog archive; just a snapshot of the present.
It is also a small gesture of transparency for those who follow my work, colleagues, readers, collaborators, offering context for what I am working on at the moment, in lieu of an active presence on the usual social media platforms (other than Mastodon).
Last update: 17 February 2026
Recent posts:
Current assignments in my function as managing consultant with BMC:
- Coordinating senior policy officer with the legislative programme (wetgevingsprogramma) (interim management) at the Ministry of Climate and Green Growth (KGG). More about this in my post on Accelerating Energy Infrastructure Delivery
- Strategic advisor on large energy-infrastructure projects (interim-management) for the municipality of Beverwijk. This assignment is in its final phase.
- Recently completed: Advisor for the development of an organizational strategy for the heat-transition for the municipality of Zaanstad.
Candidate for the Dutch municipal elections in March 2026, running for the Zaanstad city council on behalf of D66. On position #6 on the list. (Nr. 6 voor D66 Zaanstad)
Fellow at Stakeholder Forum for a Sustainable Future. In this role, my focus for now will be to advise on and help connect the nitty-gritty of processes and policy formulation with the development of ambitious strategies, and vice versa in the international arena.
Serving at the Advisory Board of VALORADA - Validated Local Risk Actionable Data for Adaptation. Gearing up for the closing conference in Brussels in April.
Writing in progress:
A reflection on the relation between effective altruism and the energy transition.
A reflection on whether the energy transition is actually a transition. (Update: maybe not, it turned out to be boring and just semantic acrobatics.)
A longer opinion article on how we try to put the puzzle together in the wrong order and with missing pieces when it comes to spatial planning of large-scale infrastructures. Part 1 is meanwhile online: Omdenken in de ruimtelijke puzzel van de energietransitie (Deel 1)
An update on my 2024 reflections on artificial meat. Still fascinated by the opportunities.
And reading:
- ... still exploring where Is the EU in Literary Fiction?
- Moresnet, by Philip Dröge. A fascinating and at times absurd history of a neutral territory that hardly anyone remembers.
- To build a fire. And other short stories. Jack London.
In the margins of the day, I am working on my ultrarunning-project Back to 100 Miles. More on that in a few months.
Testing Meshcore. Quite a nerdy but fascinating world of communication.
And preparing to leave LinkedIn. Why? Rather ask the question: Why stay?