Energy supply

Being ready for the future includes redesigning, expanding or renovating high and medium voltage substations. The connections of mostly above-ground cable routes also require expansion and modernisation, for example, to bring electricity from offshore wind turbines ashore.

At the customer level, a finer-meshed network is a key point of attention. Specifically, this means increasing the number of (fast) charging stations. This is necessary to adequately facilitate the increase in electric cars and heavier electrified transport.

Another crucial factor in the energy transition is security of supply. Solar and wind energy are not continuously available. Overcoming this requires supplementation from other sources or from storage, e.g. in batteries or through conversion to hydrogen. This too requires attention and innovation.

Besides solar and wind energy, there is also room in the energy infrastructure for other renewable energy sources, such as waste heat or geothermal energy. These energy sources are particularly effective for heating or cooling buildings, horticulture and industrial applications. Witteveen+Bos advises (semi-)public authorities, businesses and cooperatives on the development and incorporation of these renewable energy sources.

The transition from fossil to renewable energy sources requires a robust grid. A reliable infrastructure is the basis for coping with the uncertainties and fluctuations of renewable energy efficiently and flexibly on a large scale. It is therefore important that investments in distribution networks such as the (natural) gas grid, the electricity grid and future heat networks are coordinated and aligned.

Witteveen+Bos supports clients throughout the entire energy transition chain, from generation to storage and distribution. We do this within all renewable energy domains. We help clients not only with their specific sustainability challenge, but also in the pursuit of a broad and responsible contribution to the energy transition.