Tijdens dit symposium staan onderwerpen centraal als het onderzoek naar batterijtechniek en de toepassing daarvan in elektrische voertuigen, andere technieken waarmee energie een aantal dagen kan worden opgeslagen, technieken voor lokale back-up voor langere periodes, en algoritmes voor het operationaliseren van lokale netten. Michel Heijdra, directeur-generaal Klimaat & Energie, geeft de keynote.
In de middag zijn er de volgende workshops (voertaal Engels, tenzij alle aanwezigen voldoende Nederlands spreken):

Program NNV EK Congress – 6 February 2026
How Decentralised (Electric) Energy Systems Enhance the Resilience of the Netherlands

Venue: Ministry of Climate and Green Growth (KGG), Veegenzaal, Bezuidenhoudseweg 73, The Hague. PLEASE NOTE: all participants must bring an identification (passport or dutch driving licence)

09:30–10:00 Registration and welcome with coffee and tea

10:00–10:25 Keynote Address

• Michel Heijdra, Director-General for Climate & Energy

10:30–11:15 Panel Discussion (short pitch by each panellist, followed by discussion among panellists and Q&A with the audience). Panellists: Wouter Leibbrandt (Systems Engineering, TNO), Peter Hermans (Energy expert; formerly with Eneco, Stedin, NWO), Gert-Jan Kramer (Future Energy Systems, Utrecht University), Andrea Ramirez-Ramirez (Chemical Engineering)

11:15–11:30 Coffee break

11:30–12:30 Table Discussions: discussion of specific topics at ca five tables, each chaired by an academic and supported by a policy secretary/facilitator from the Ministry of Climate and Green Growth (KGG). Table chairs: Esther Alarcon Llado, materials for sustainable energy, AMOLF en UvA, Anja Bieberle-Hütter, electrochemical materials and interfaces/solar fuels, DIFFER, and panelists.

Topics (subject to change):

1. Long-term storage technologies
2. Short-term storage technologies
3. Resilience
4. Energy production (sustainability, social acceptance, winter generation)
5. Scaling challenges for energy storage

12:30–13:30 Lunch

13:30–14:30 Table Discussions – Round 2: same topics, different participants. Chairs and facilitators remain the same. Tables may respond to insights from the morning sessions and contribute new perspectives.

14:30–14:45 Short break (including preparation of feedback by table chairs)

14:45–15:30 Plenary Panel with All Table Chairs: Do we have all the knowledge we need?
Each chair will briefly present their perspective and the outcomes of their table discussions, followed by a panel discussion.

15:30–15:45 Short break (including preparation of the KGG wrap-up)

15:45–16:30 Closing Session:

• Policy wrap-up (Fonz Dekkers, Cluster Lead Energy Innovation, Ministry of Climate and Green Growth): next steps and follow-up questions identified by KGG; reflections on how policymakers have been inspired
• Discussion with the audience: new insights gained by participants; ideas for research; challenges for the Ministry of Economic Affairs (EZ) and the Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management (IenW)
• Concrete agreements on follow-up contacts

16:30–17:30 Networking reception