He is very passionate when it comes to renewable energy. Besides his appointment as lecturer Jacob has his own company: Entry Technology. With this he focuses on renewable energy.
On the one hand he advises governments, research institutions and manufacturers on renewable energy technologies: tidal power, hydropower, solar energy, heat pumps, energy storage and thermodynamics, on the other hand he develops, produces and markets solar energy systems.
In addition to being an entrepreneur and scientist, Jacob is an inventor. He holds 11 patents in the fields of solar energy, energy storage and hydropower. For example, he designed a small water turbine of which some three million have now been made. In his hometown of Rhenen, he is also jokingly called Willy Wortel.
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Energy
Z-GRID
Over the past 10 - 20 years, a lot of hard work has gone into technical innovations around energy…
Ports Energy and Carbon Savings (PECS)
Energy
Energy landscape De Groene Kamers
Hydrogen is a very important feedstock for industry in Zeeland. It is already widely used in the…