Belgium's Powernaut powers up with 2.4M: Co-founder & CEO Florentijn Degroote on decentralising the energy sector, business model, revenue projections, and more - Silicon Canals
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Florentijn Degroote, CEO and co-founder of Powernaut, shares, "In line with our mission, we are expanding our current partner base in the Netherlands with more energy management systems and asset manufacturers as we speak." This highlights the company's approach to growing partnerships for scaling their operations and innovations in energy management.
Degroote further elaborates, "Because we believe that energy suppliers are in the best position to allow scalable remuneration to the end customer, we are improving our understanding of their needs and how our platform could help them, too." This emphasizes the company's focus on aligning their solutions with supplier needs to drive customer engagement.
Degroote mentions, "Powernaut reduces dependence on additional infrastructure investments and accelerates the adoption of renewables - in a way that people are compensated for their assets." This underscores the company's strategy of leveraging existing assets to enhance efficiency and support renewable energy uptake.
Currently, Powernaut's objective is to combat the challenges in the energy industry, as it faces significant issues such as grid instability and insufficient incentives for end-users to support the grid, aiming to create a more coordinated and efficient energy system.
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