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 just a selective 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: 20 August 2026
Recent posts:
Current assignments in my function as managing consultant with BMC:
- Coordinating senior policy officer with the legislative programme (wetgevingsprogramma stroomlijnen energieprojecten) (interim management) at the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate (EZK).
- Strategic advisor on large energy-infrastructure projects (interim-management) for the municipality of Beverwijk.
- Advisory Lead, support programme for the Regional Energy Strategy (RES), regions NHN and NHZ. (BMC versterkt de uitvoering van de energietransitie in Noord-Holland)
Fellow at Stakeholder Forum for a Sustainable Future.
Member of the board (afdelingsbestuur), D66 Zaanstreek.
Writing in progress:
A reflection on the relation between effective altruism and the energy transition.
An update on my 2024 reflections on artificial meat.
And reading:
- ... still exploring where Is the EU in Literary Fiction?
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?