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Geert Verbong is a Full Professor and Chair of System Innovations & Sustainability Transitions in the section of Technology Innovation & Society at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e). His areas of expertise include the history of technology, renewable energy technologies, power generation, energy, photovoltaics, distributed generation and grids. Geert’s research focuses on the introduction of renewable energy technologies and the future of energy systems.
Academic background
Geert Verbong has an MSc in Applied Physics and a PhD in Innovation Sciences and was senior researcher and co-editor of two series of books about the History of Technology in the Netherlands in the 19th and 20th century. Recent publications include a book on the history of renewable energy in the Netherlands (2001) and the Dutch Energy Research Centre (2005).
Geert has managed several research projects, funded by NWO and the Dutch Government (BSIK, EOS) and advises on policy. For four years, Geert acted as part-time research coordinator at the Brabant Center for Sustainable Development (Telos) at Tilburg University. Currently he is also research and education coordinator at the Eindhoven Energy Institute. He has been a core member of the Dutch Knowledge Network on System Innovations or Transitions, working on the social dimensions of smart grids and implementation of solar PV.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Projects
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cVPP: Community-based Virtual Power Plant
Wieczorek, A. J. (Project Manager), van Summeren, L. F. M. (Project member), Van den Berghe, L. H. G. J. (Project member), Groenewoudt, A. C. (Project member), Verbong, G. P. J. (Project member), Papachristos, G. (Project member), Kirkels, A. F. (Project member) & Alkemade, F. (Project member)
20/09/17 → 30/06/23
Project: Research direct
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Impuls projects between TU Eindhoven, RWS, and PON
Oldenziel, R. (Project Manager), Dekker, H.-J. (Project member), Petzer, B. (Project member), Bek, P. K. B. (Project member), Sun, Q. (Project member), Jeekel, J. F. (Project member), Verbong, G. P. J. (Project member), Veraart, F. C. A. (Project member), Wieczorek, A. J. (Project member), Spahn, A. (Project member) & Kalmbach, K. (Project member)
16/12/15 → 31/12/20
Project: Research direct
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From automobility to smart mobility
Verbong, G. P. J. (Project Manager), Salas Gironés, E. (Project member), Vrscaj, D. (Project member), Wieczorek, A. J. (Contact Person invoices) & Manders, T. N. (Project member)
1/09/15 → 31/08/19
Project: Research direct
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Developing and Implementing Smart Grids in India
Spahn, A. (Project member), Höffken, J. I. (Project Manager), Verbong, G. P. J. (Contact Person invoices) & Pols, A. J. K. (Contact Person invoices)
1/05/15 → 31/01/20
Project: Research direct
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Energy Vision Development
Verbong, G. P. J. (Project Manager) & Wieczorek, A. J. (Project member)
1/05/15 → 31/12/16
Project: Research direct
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Blending in, to transform the regime from within: Niche hybridisation strategies of Irish energy communities
van Summeren, L. F. M. (Corresponding author), Wieczorek, A. J., Verbong, G. P. J. & Bombaerts, G., Sept 2023, In: Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions. 48, 20 p., 100761.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Pathway towards sustainability or motorization? A comparative study of e-bikes in China and the Netherlands
Sun, Q. (Corresponding author), Zhao, J., Spahn, A. & Verbong, G. P. J., Sept 2023, In: Global Environmental Change. 82, 10 p., 102735.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Collaborative business models and platforms in shared mobility transitions: the case of bikeshare integration
Petzer, B., Wieczorek, A. J. & Verbong, G. P. J., 11 Nov 2021, Business Models for Sustainability Transitions: How Organisations Contribute to Societal Transformation. Aagaard, A., Lüdeke-Freund, F. & Wells, P. (eds.). Cham: Palgrave Macmillan Ltd., p. 191-228 38 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Academic › peer-review
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Quantifying the Fleet Composition at Full Adoption of Shared Autonomous Electric Vehicles: An Agent-based Approach
Hogeveen, P. (Corresponding author), Steinbuch, M., Verbong, G. & Hoekstra, A., 2021, In: The Open Transportation Journal. 15, 1, p. 47-60 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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The energy consumption of passenger vehicles in a transformed mobility system with autonomous, shared and fit-for-purpose electric vehicles in the Netherlands
Hogeveen, P. (Corresponding author), Steinbuch, M., Verbong, G. & Hoekstra, A., 2021, In: The Open Transportation Journal. 15, 1, p. 201-209 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Prizes
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EU Citizens Award for Sustainable Energy Innovation
Wieczorek, A. J. (Recipient), van Summeren, L. F. M. (Recipient), Verbong, G. P. J. (Recipient) & Groenewoudt, A. C. (Recipient), 23 Jun 2020
Prize: Other › Discipline related › Professional
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IE&IS valorization prize 2020
Wieczorek, A. J. (Recipient), van Summeren, L. F. M. (Recipient), Van den Berghe, L. H. G. J. (Recipient), Groenewoudt, A. C. (Recipient), Verbong, G. P. J. (Recipient), Pernot, S. (Recipient), Veul, J. (Recipient) & Papachristos, G. (Recipient), 17 Dec 2020
Prize: TU/e › Other › Scientific
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Nominee IE&IS valorisation prize 2019
Wieczorek, A. J. (Recipient), van Summeren, L. F. M. (Recipient), Verbong, G. P. J. (Recipient) & Groenewoudt, A. C. (Recipient), Dec 2019
Prize: TU/e › Other › Scientific
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Activities
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Modeling the energy transition
Verbong, G. P. J. (Speaker) & Loomans, N. (Speaker)
1 Feb 2019Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk › Scientific
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Energy system transition & Transition Theory
Verbong, G. P. J. (Speaker)
31 Jan 2019Activity: Talk or presentation types › Keynote talk › Scientific
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Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) (External organisation)
Verbong, G. P. J. (Chair)
Oct 2018 → Jun 2019Activity: Membership types › Membership of committee › Scientific
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Province of Noord-Brabant (External organisation)
Verbong, G. P. J. (Chair)
2017 → 2021Activity: Membership types › Membership of board › Professional
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Social Innovation and Transitions in Energy Program (SITEP), Professional training
Wieczorek, A. (Responsible lecturer) & Verbong, G. P. J. (Lecturer)
11 Nov 2015 → 12 Nov 2015Activity: Consultancy types › Consultancy › Professional
Thesis
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De ontwikkeling van de transistor bij Philips
Verbong, G. P. J. (Author), Broer, L. J. F. (Supervisor 1), Lintsen, H. W. (Supervisor 2) & Ruiter, de, W. (Supervisor 2), 31 Aug 1981Student thesis: Master
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