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It is with great pleasure, that we (Electrical Engineering Department) invite you all to an inspiring company visit to ELEQ in Steenwijk on Friday 21 June following an E Lunch Webinar we organised earlier. Their mission statement, "Mastering Electricity Worldwide", reflects their commitment to mastering electricity through collaboration and innovation. During the company visit, you will have the opportunity to tour their state-of-the-art facilities and learn more about their products and markets for the energy market.

The highlight of the company visit will be a presentation by ir Reinout Edgar Getreuer, Technical Director at ELEQ. Reinout will talk about the development of high-voltage substations and components for future power grids, and he will share his extensive expertise on energy transitions and electrical energy systems.

"How are future power grids for renewable energy (smart grids) going to be developed?"

How will the new high-voltage substations for these grids be designed and how will the components be developed for these future electricity grids (grids), which will require much higher capacity increases for renewable energy transmission?

How will the already existing electricity grids fit into this? Can the existing components withstand the much higher capacity?

The topic is therefore to explain the transition from the electricity grid (grids) to the future situation (with capacity increase), as well as examples of components, which need to be adapted or even redesigned for this purpose.

With the process "Measuring is knowing", especially tailored to the energy transition, a transition can be made from static operation in existing power grids (with mostly analogue components), to a much more dynamic operation with a multitude of diversity of reprocessors, requiring a transition to digital components (voltage and current measurements).

Speakers bio

Reinout Getreuer holds a master's degree in Electrical Power Engineering from TU Delft and Economic History from Leiden University. In both studies, he focused on the energy transition. In Delft from a technical perspective, in Leiden from a social, political, economic perspective. After graduating from TenneT, Reinout worked for several years at the knowledge centre in offshore energy The DOB Academy in Delft, before moving to Siemens. At Siemens, he was involved first as an engineer and later as a project manager in building energy facilities for data centres in Europe, Africa and Asia.

In 2020, Reinout made the move to ELEQ (his family business), where he holds the role of Technical Director from 2023.

ELEQ Steenwijk

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Last Friday, we had the pleasure of hosting an inspiring event at ELEQ Steenwijk

The day kicked off with a warm welcome to our participants, whose enthusiasm and presence set an uplifting tone for the event.

We were honoured to hear from two memorable speakers: Reinout Getreuer, who delivered an insightful presentation on the challenges of the energy transition, and Peter Kornman, who introduced us to Qupling.

One of the highlights was the extensive tour of our production hall, where attendees got an up-close look at our operations. The tour concluded with a group photo, capturing the positive spirit of the day. As the afternoon progressed, we engaged in some productive networking.

In conclusion, a perfect blend of knowledge sharing and relationship building