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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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Projects 2016 2020
- 1 Active
Supporting innovative SMEs by InnoEnergy
Romme, S., Huijben, B., Meijer, L., Plaschek - Scale, J., Vereggen - Tielemans, T., Vereggen - Tielemans, T., van Broeckhoven, B. & Sens, F.
15/11/16 → 14/11/20
Project: Research direct
Research Output 2009 2018
User-centred sustainable business model design: The case of energy efficiency services in the Netherlands
Tolkamp, J., Huijben, J. C. C. M., Mourik, R. M., Verbong, G. P. J. & Bouwknegt, R., 1 May 2018, In : Journal of Cleaner Production. 182, p. 755-764 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
energy efficiency
Energy efficiency
Industry
facilitation
market
The roles of business models in sustainability transitions: Car sharing in Sydney
Meijer, L. L. J., Schipper, F. & Huijben, J. C. C. M., Jun 2017, Exploring a changing view on organizing value creation: developing new business models : contributions to the 2nd international conference on new business models. Rauter, R., Zimek, M., Kiesnere, A. L. & Baumgartner, R. J. (eds.). Graz: Institute of Systems Science, Innovation and Sustainability, p. 72-76 5 p. (Institute of Systems Science, Innovation and Sustainability Reports; vol. 8)Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Academic › peer-review
Open Access
File
Niche
Business model
Scaling
Sustainability
Car
A review of governmental support instruments channeling PV market growth in the Flanders region of Belgium (2006-2013)
Huijben, J. C. C. M., Podoynitsyna, K. S., van Rijn, M. L. B. & Verbong, G. P. J., 2016, In : Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 62, p. 1282-1290 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Open Access
File
Solar energy
Costs
Industry
Electricity
Economics
Effective business model design and entrepreneurial skills for energy efficiency services
Mourik, R. M., Bouknegt, R., Castaldi, C. & Huijben, J. C. C. M., 2016 10 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › Academic
Expedition energy transition : lessons learned from an educational co-creation experiment
Huijben, J. C. C. M., Wieczorek, A. J., van den Beemt, A. A. J., Verbong, G. P. J. & van Marion, M. H., 2016, Eindhoven: Technische Universiteit Eindhoven. 27 p.Research output: Book/Report › Report › Academic
Open Access
File
Prizes
First Price Posters COMBURA conference on combustion technology
Boukje Huijben (Recipient), 2008
Recognition: 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
Recognition: Other › Discipline related › Professional
Winner Business Plan Competition New Venture 2010, round 1, category Industrial Goods
Boukje Huijben (Recipient), 2010
Recognition: Other › Discipline related › Professional
Activities 2011 2015
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
Solar Plus, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
Boukje Huijben (Speaker)17 Apr 2014
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Contributed talk › Scientific
Breakthrough without subsidies? : PV business model experiments in the Netherlands : presentation, Eindhoven
Boukje Huijben (Advisor)2012
Activity: Consultancy types › Consultancy › Professional
Breakthrough without subsidies? : PV business model experiments in the Netherlands, Vugt, The Netherlands
Boukje Huijben (Advisor)2012
Activity: Consultancy types › Consultancy › Professional
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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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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Business model approaches: implications for spin-off creation
Author: Jongenelen, C., 31 Jul 2018Supervisor: Langerak, F. (Supervisor 1), Huijben, J. (Supervisor 2) & Walrave, B. (Supervisor 2)
Student thesis: Master
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Empowering external viability: a case study on a path-breaking innovation in the baggage handling industry
Author: Picavet, C., 31 May 2018Supervisor: Huijben, J. (Supervisor 1), Keskin, D. (Supervisor 2) & Alblas, A. (Supervisor 2)
Student thesis: Master
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