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The best time to plant a tree was twenty years ago, the next best time is today.
- Chinese proverb
Research profile
Boukje Huijben is an Assistant Professor in Sustainable Business Model Innovation (SBMI) in the Innovation, Technology Entrepreneurship and Marketing (ITEM) group of the department of Industrial Engineering of Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e). Boukje is passionate about the development of new strategies for sustainable business, combining insights from different disciplines and working with academics as well as practitioners in the field of AgroFood, Energy and Logistics.She currently teaches a bachelor course (Green Business Models) as well as an Innovation Bootcamp in Entrepreneurship for PhD and PDEng students working in the field of smart cities. She also supervises bachelor and master theses in the field of sustainable business, involving students in various ongoing research projects.
Academic background
Boukje Huijben obtained her PhD at the department of Innovation Sciences of TU/e in 2015 focusing on the analysis of solar energy business models and entrepreneurial strategies for dealing with regulatory regimes. Additionally, she worked as a postdoc for the Strategic Area Energy (SAE) of TU/e researching business models for energy efficiency products and services, with a strong focus on the role of the end user. She also was a lecturer in the field of sustainability transitions and business models for students and professionals at TU/e and external, both national and international.
Boukje is a member of Foundation 'Het Groene Brein' (The Green Brain) which aims to connect scientists to companies in order to stimulate the transition towards a green and sustainable economy.
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Supporting innovative SMEs by InnoEnergy
Romme, A. G. L. (., Huijben, J. C. C. M. (., Meijer, L. L. J., van Broeckhoven, B. & Sens, F.
15/11/16 → 14/11/20
Project: Research direct
Research Output
Intermediating the energy transition across spatial boundaries: cases of Sweden and Spain
Van Boxstael, A., Meijer, L. L. J., Huijben, J. C. C. M. B. & Romme, A. G. L. S., 2020, (Accepted/In press) In : Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Align, adapt or amplify: upscaling strategies for car sharing business models in Sydney, Australia
Meijer, L. L. J., Schipper, F. & Huijben, B., 1 Nov 2019, In : Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions. 33, p. 215-230 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Open Access
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Barriers and drivers for technology commercialization by SMEs in the Dutch sustainable energy sector
Meijer, L. L. J., Huijben, B., Van Boxstael, A. & Romme, S., 1 Sep 2019, In : Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 112, p. 114-126 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Open Access
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Innovation intermediaries in different contexts managing partnerships toward a sustainability transition
Meijer, L. L. J., Huijben, J. C. C. M. B., van Boxstael, A. & Romme, A. G. L. S., 2019, (Unpublished).Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract
The role of innovation intermediaries in managing partnerships toward a sustainability transition
Meijer, L. L. J., Van Boxstael, A., Huijben, J. C. C. M. B. & Romme, A. G. L. S., 2019.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
Prizes
First Price Posters COMBURA conference on combustion technology
J.C.C.M. (Boukje) Huijben (Recipient), 2008
Prize: Other › Career, activity or publication related prizes (lifetime, best paper, poster etc.) › Scientific
Top 20 New Venture business plan competition, first round
Boukje Huijben (Recipient), 2011
Prize: Other › Discipline related › Professional
Winner Business Plan Competition New Venture 2010, round 1, category Industrial Goods
Boukje Huijben (Recipient), 2010
Prize: Other › Discipline related › Professional
Activities
Het Groene Brein (External organisation)
J.C.C.M. (Boukje) Huijben (Chair)2016 → …
Activity: Membership types › Membership of network › Scientific
International Sustainable Business Model Research Community (External organisation)
J.C.C.M. (Boukje) Huijben (Chair)2016
Activity: Membership types › Membership of network › Scientific
IEA Task 25: Business models for a more effective market uptake of DSM energy services for SMEs and communities
R.M. Mourik (Organiser), J.C.C.M. Huijben (Organiser)Nov 2015
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Workshop, seminar, course or exhibition › Scientific
Jonge Professoren op het Podium
J.C.C.M. (Boukje) Huijben (Contributor)24 Sep 2015
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Workshop, seminar, course or exhibition › Popular
Solar Plus, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
Boukje Huijben (Speaker)17 Apr 2014
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Contributed talk › Scientific
Courses
Student theses
Accelerating the energy transition through intermediary management of high-growth energy firms
Author: Sinke, J., 31 Oct 2018Supervisor: Van Boxstael, A. (Supervisor 1), Cloodt, M. (Supervisor 2) & Huijben, J. (Supervisor 2)
Student thesis: Master
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A circular business model for non-residential buildings
Author: van Eldik, S., 31 Jan 2019Supervisor: Bobelyn, A. (Supervisor 1), Huijben, B. (Supervisor 2) & Van Boxstael, A. (Supervisor 2)
Student thesis: Master
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An assessment tool for product-service systems
Author: Peeters, I., 30 Aug 2019Supervisor: Huijben, B. (Supervisor 1), Keskin, D. (Supervisor 2) & Romme, S. (Supervisor 2)
Student thesis: Master
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A paradigm shift?: user-centred business model design for energy efficiency services
Author: Tolkamp, J., 31 Mar 2016Supervisor: Huijben, J. (Supervisor 1), Mourik, R. (Supervisor 2) & Verbong, G. (Supervisor 2)
Student thesis: Master
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A roadmap to scalability: a tool for new ventures to design scalable business models for sustainability
Author: van der Horst, Y., 31 Jul 2019Supervisor: Keskin, D. (Supervisor 1), Huijben, B. (Supervisor 2) & Cloodt, M. (Supervisor 2)
Student thesis: Master
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