Oceans of Energy

Oceans of Energy

Careers & Team

VACANCIES

Commercial Director

You will be responsible for our early sales worldwide and develop commercial projects with out-of-the-box financial instruments.

Construction Engineer

We are looking for a Construction Engineer to lead the building of our prototpes.

INTERNSHIPS

Project Engineering Internship

Designing, managing and studying feasibility of offshore floating solar integrated with seawater desalination.

(Electrical) Construction Engineer internship

Designing and building of high-voltage systems at sea, that are water tight. Work on innovative monitoring systems that can withstand and monitor the conditions at sea.

SDG Economics Intern

Business Internships

As Business Intern you contribute to our Commercial/marketing strategy and manage our online channels: Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram and our website. More information?

Engineering Internships

Our engineers, both staff and interns, play a key role in the development of our novel floating renewable energy platforms. Maritime engineering, structural engineering, mechanical solutions, determining the mooring loads of floating structures, analyzing the hydrodynamic behavior building prototypes and installing them at sea is our process of bringing our design from concept to reality.

OPEN APPLICATION

Not what you are looking for? Don’t worry, Please try an open solicitation!

TEAM

Allard van Hoeken MSc, MBA

Allard van Hoeken MSc, MBA

Founder & CEO
Allard has more than 20 years experience with permanently moored offshore systems and new technologies for offshore applications, at The Ocean Cleanup and at Bluewater.
Jeremy Nijk MSc

Jeremy Nijk MSc

Lead Engineer
Jeremy Nijk, MSc in Structural & Civil Engineering from TU Delft, previously project engineer with The Ocean Cleanup and field engineer in the offshore wind industry.
Robert van der Wiel MSc

Robert van der Wiel MSc

Hydrodynamic Engineer
Robert (MSc in Coastal & Civil Engineering from TUDelft) graduated at Deltares on wave energy production and is specialised in wave modelling.
Trevor Hindmarch MSc

Trevor Hindmarch MSc

Senior Environmental Advisor
Trevor holds a MSc in Biology and is a highly experienced ecologist with a proven track record of interacting with engineering teams, regulators and external stakeholders to successfully navigate environmental and social risks.
Stefania Albarosa

Stefania Albarosa

Energy Scientist
Stefania is graduating in Environmental Sustainability at Leiden University College with a minor in Business Administration. Her internship includes executing administrative tasks and writing her research thesis on solar energy in the Netherlands.
Daisy Durden

Daisy Durden

Marine Scientist
Daisy is graduating in Marine Science at Utrecht University. She also works parttime as GIS and geodata analyst.
Brigitte Vlaswinkel PhD

Brigitte Vlaswinkel PhD

Research Director
Brigitte (PhD, Marine Geology, University of Miami) has more than 15 years experience in the corporate and academic world focusing on marine & environmental research.
Johnny Meit MSc

Johnny Meit MSc

Business Developer
Johnny graduated in Energy Science (Utrecht University) and Business Administration (University of Amsterdam) and was previously active at Cleantech Venture Capitalist Yellow&Blue.
Pieter Simke de Vries MSc

Pieter Simke de Vries MSc

Project Engineer
Pieter holds an MSc in Control and Simulation, Aerospace Engineering from TU Delft, with a minor in Sustainable Energy Technologies.
Maarten van Poppelen

Maarten van Poppelen

Engineer
Maarten is graduating in Mechanical Engineering, specialization in Fluid Dynamics. He was a team member of Solar Team Twente.
Willemijn Botman

Willemijn Botman

Engineer
Willemijn is a Marine Technology student from TU Delft. She is graduating for her master specialisation in hydromechanics.
Juliette Leprou

Juliette Leprou

Engineer
Juliette is a Naval Architecture and Offshore Engineering student from ENSTA Bretagne in Brest. She is graduating for her master specialisation in Offshore Platform Design.
Stefan Bakker MSc

Stefan Bakker MSc

CFO
Stefan has 20+ years experience in finance and IT in energy and financial services industry.
Ariane van Hoeken MA

Ariane van Hoeken MA

Communications Director
Ariane holds an MA degree in Communications and Information Sciences from the University of Groningen and has vast experience in press relations in the technology and renewable energy sectors.
Fabian Jeroen Koppes

Fabian Jeroen Koppes

Junior Structural & Hydrodynamics Engineer
Fabian has a background in Civil Engineering and graduated for his MSc in Offshore Engineering and Structural Dynamics at the TU Delft. Focussing specifically on numerical modelling of Offshore Floating Solar Modules.
Erik Borkent

Erik Borkent

Engineer
Erik is a graduate Mechanical Engineer, focussing on the different materials applicable at sea.
Yuri Cholac

Yuri Cholac

Engineer
Graduate in Aerospace engineering, with interest in electrical engineering. Working on implementation and waterproofing of electrical systems.

“At Oceans of Energy we foresee that land space is too scarce for renewable energy. We believe the future lies at sea. It is the world’s oceans that offer abundant potential for clean energy. We develop and deliver floating solar systems which generate clean energy at offshore locations, independent of sea and wind conditions.”

Allard van Hoeken, Founder and CEO

From left to right: Her Royal Highness Princess Mabel, Allard van Hoeken, Her Royal Highness Princess Beatrix.

Allard was awarded with the first Prince Friso Engineers Award in 2015 and named Engineer of the Year by the Royal Institute Of Engineers (KIVI).

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