Michiel has a passion for accelerating the transition towards a renewable energy system. At Eneco he currently manages the team that develops innovative projects in the field of energy efficiency and distributed generation for the built environment. Examples of services the team brings to market are energy & maintenance performance contracts and demand response services. Michiel's main strengths are translating customers' wishes into structured solutions and organizing new business activities. He is an engineer with strong social capabilities and a high level of professionalism in multi-stakeholder settings. Specialities: business development, project management, consultative selling, energy technology, performance contracting, smart grids

Project Development Manager @ Management of a team that develops innovative energy projects for the built environment. Market segments that are focused on are Commercial Real Estate, Healthcare (Cure & Care), Education and Culture. Projects focus on service innovation and value creation by placing customers at the heart of all developments, integrating all of Eneco's expertise and combining that with the services of strategic partners outside the company. Examples of services that the team brings to market are energy & maintenance performance contracts and demand response services. From July 2014 to Present (1 year 6 months) Rotterdam Area, NetherlandsProject and Proposal Manager @ Management of innovative projects and tenders in the field of energy efficiency for the built environment. Hereby the ESCo-concept was followed, meaning that Eneco acts as an Energy Service Company (ESCo) that takes complete responsibility for the Design, Build, Finance, Maintain and Operate phases of these projects. Furthermore, the projects encompassed guaranteed performance on the aspects of costs, sustainability and comfort levels. From July 2012 to July 2014 (2 years 1 month) Business Developer @ Business development in the areas of energy efficiency, distributed generation, performance contracting and demand response. Michiel also represented Eneco in the Dutch Smart Energy Collective, in which he also managed the 'Smart Offices' pilot project. From January 2012 to July 2012 (7 months) Strategy Consultant @ Shaping Eneco's ambitious renewable strategy. From February 2010 to December 2011 (1 year 11 months) PhD Candidate in Technology, Policy and Management @ PhD research on the economic incentives in Smart Grids. During his research Michiel also worked at Carnegie Mellon University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the USA. From January 2005 to March 2010 (5 years 3 months) Scientific Researcher @ Researcher at the Faculty of Technology, Policy and Management, within a European project on sustainable hydrogen production. From February 2004 to July 2004 (6 months)

PhD, Technology, Policy and Management @ Delft University of Technology From 2005 to 2010 Bachelor of Arts (BA), Philosophy and Politics @ Leiden University From 2003 to 2004 Master of Science (MSc), Mechanical Engineering, specialisation: Process and Energy Technology @ Delft University of Technology From 1997 to 2003 Master of Science (MSc), Exchange study programma @ National University of Singapore From 2000 to 2001 Bachelor of Science (BSc), Mechanical Engineering @ Delft University of Technology From 1997 to 2000 Michiel Houwing is skilled in: Energy Policy, Smart Grid, Energy Efficiency, Energy Management, Electricity Markets, Energy Performance Contracting, Business Development, Energy Technology, Project Management, Consultative Selling Style, Process Management, Energy Services, Consulting, Strategy, Sustainable Development