𝐄𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐂𝐄𝐎 𝐇𝐲𝐥𝐤𝐞 𝐯𝐚𝐧 𝐁𝐞𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐤𝐨𝐦 𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐬 𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐝𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝. 𝐈 𝐭𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐬 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐟 𝐄𝐱𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐄𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐧 1 𝐉𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐞’𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞 𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐲. Elestor B.V. has been around for about a decade, and now we’re ready for the third phase of our growth plan. During this phase, we will identify and develop the most robust, cost-effective and desirable engineering solutions that will enable partners and customers to introduce and integrate our technology into their existing and future operations. Or to put it more succinctly; we’re transitioning from a research-based company to an 𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠-𝐟𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐝 company that will deliver value to our partners and customers, as well as to society more broadly. So far, we’ve basically built the company’s foundations. We’ve done this during two phases: One, as a start-up focusing on 𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 of hydrogen-based flow battery technologies. Two as an 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 growth company searching for specific technological solutions to complex sets of challenges. This, the third phase in our growth plan, is also the one that will make Elestor B.V. a 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐯𝐢𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. We’re ready to do this because the first two phases of our development and growth plan resulted in the creation of a hydrogen-based, large-scale, long-duration flow battery solution. We have chosen to develop this technology in engineering settings during phase 3 because we believe it is optimal when benchmarked against a complex set of criteria. The technology we will develop in engineering settings during phase three has been carefully selected based on a set of complex criteria, ranging from commercial considerations presented by clients and industry partners, to availability of the required materials, which must be abundant, to scientific, technical and societal criteria. What this means in the real world is this: We have come up with a robust, affordable and scalable way to store electricity produced by solar panels and wind turbines. This will help speed up the energy transition from fossil fuels to renewables. 𝐓𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲: https://lnkd.in/e6RqH5_D
What a great journey, congratz Hylke!
Beau Roos deze club hadden we het over van de week.
Thanks for this clear summary of our vision, Hylke. After years of working with you, I know you have what it takes in terms of clear, strategic thinking, management skills and the ability to get things done. You’re the right man for the top job.
Mooie en goed ingelopen schoenen om in te mogen stappen. Het is je toevertrouwd. Succes!
We trust on your ability and leadership to lead Elestor B.V. into the next phase of commercialization. Happy to work with you Hylke van Bennekom!
Well said, Hylke. Your skills and experience are perfectly matched to the challenges ahead. I’m looking forward to working with you as we carry on growing this great company.