Featured in Lean machines – 09-2011

Smart energy

Interview: ProxEnergy is a young company that has been established by a man who has had years of experience in the solar industry. Knowing that current grids are not designed for bi-directional transport of electricity and information, the founder of the company felt it was important to think about energy transition. Frans van den Heuvel talks to pv magazine about his new setup and what he aims to achieve with the company slogan ‘Produce it-Control it’.

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Shamsiah Ali Oettinger

31 Aug 2011

What motivated you in the founding of ProxEnergy? What was the drive behind this new company after Scheuten? I have been in the solar business for about 13 years, having established Scheuten Solar. I left the company after selling my shares about five years ago. I thought, there is so much going on but I …

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