{"id":45835,"date":"2026-04-08T12:29:35","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T10:29:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nlmtd.com\/inspiration\/ai-publieke-besluitvorming-warmteprogrammas\/"},"modified":"2026-05-06T12:11:34","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T10:11:34","slug":"ai-public-decision-making-heat-programmes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nlmtd.com\/en\/inspiration\/ai-public-decision-making-heat-programmes\/","title":{"rendered":"AI and the future of public decision making: a new way of working on heat programmes"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"45835\" class=\"elementor elementor-45835 elementor-45659\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-top elementor-element elementor-element-49cd3cf e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"49cd3cf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d75bcb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3d75bcb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3bd2529 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3bd2529\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28f9e45 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"28f9e45\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1707\" height=\"1800\" src=\"https:\/\/nlmtd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Henriette-Mansell-1.1-scaled-e1749036381196.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-33731\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nlmtd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Henriette-Mansell-1.1-scaled-e1749036381196.jpg 1707w, https:\/\/nlmtd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Henriette-Mansell-1.1-scaled-e1749036381196-285x300.jpg 285w, https:\/\/nlmtd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Henriette-Mansell-1.1-scaled-e1749036381196-971x1024.jpg 971w, https:\/\/nlmtd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Henriette-Mansell-1.1-scaled-e1749036381196-768x810.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nlmtd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Henriette-Mansell-1.1-scaled-e1749036381196-1457x1536.jpg 1457w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1707px) 100vw, 1707px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-986e351 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"986e351\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-399ec51 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"399ec51\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Henriette Mansell<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e332c28 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e332c28\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Director<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6ee5e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f6ee5e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Henriette is a passionate consultant who drives sustainable change in traditional environments. With experience in the energy sector and a strong sense of organization and creativity, she brings structure to complex transitions. Her social commitment is reflected in her work in Rwanda and Nepal.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-509ec5f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"509ec5f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b50e7de elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b50e7de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1707\" height=\"1813\" src=\"https:\/\/nlmtd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Marjolein-ten-Haaft-1-scaled-e1750758918888.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-34437\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nlmtd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Marjolein-ten-Haaft-1-scaled-e1750758918888.jpg 1707w, https:\/\/nlmtd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Marjolein-ten-Haaft-1-scaled-e1750758918888-282x300.jpg 282w, https:\/\/nlmtd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Marjolein-ten-Haaft-1-scaled-e1750758918888-964x1024.jpg 964w, https:\/\/nlmtd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Marjolein-ten-Haaft-1-scaled-e1750758918888-768x816.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nlmtd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Marjolein-ten-Haaft-1-scaled-e1750758918888-1446x1536.jpg 1446w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1707px) 100vw, 1707px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-285205a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"285205a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aea11e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"aea11e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Marjolein ten Haaft<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef6de2f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ef6de2f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Manager<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3764d5e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3764d5e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Marjolein is passionate about the heat and energy transition. She specializes in defining and implementing strategies and execution plans for the challenges faced by heat companies, energy suppliers, and grid operators.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e323b32 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e323b32\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96bc110 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"96bc110\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1707\" height=\"1530\" src=\"https:\/\/nlmtd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Don-Fontijn-1.1-scaled-e1750759665277.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-33315\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nlmtd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Don-Fontijn-1.1-scaled-e1750759665277.jpg 1707w, https:\/\/nlmtd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Don-Fontijn-1.1-scaled-e1750759665277-300x269.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nlmtd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Don-Fontijn-1.1-scaled-e1750759665277-1024x918.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nlmtd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Don-Fontijn-1.1-scaled-e1750759665277-768x688.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nlmtd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Don-Fontijn-1.1-scaled-e1750759665277-1536x1377.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1707px) 100vw, 1707px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-871befb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"871befb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d852b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1d852b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Don Fontijn<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ee9689 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4ee9689\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Manager<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82d9e2b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"82d9e2b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Don is a creative and results oriented innovation and product manager with more than 15 years of experience building digital ventures. He moves effortlessly between start ups and corporates, validating ideas, launching products, and guiding teams from early experimentation through to scaling. As an expert generalist, he is an ideal sparring partner on a wide range of strategic and operational challenges. 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M17.199,18.602c-0.349,0.262-0.763,0.4-1.199,0.4c-0.436,0-0.851-0.139-1.2-0.4L10.665,15.5l-0.833-0.625L2,9.001V9  c0-1.103,0.897-2,2-2h24c1.102,0,2,0.897,2,2L17.199,18.602z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/a><\/li>\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<!-- .rey-postSocialShare -->\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6c652d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d6c652d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d574612 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d574612\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6>During Create the Future, experts from COPS and Reduta Solutions demonstrated how AI and simulation are reshaping public decision making. Led by Henriette Mansell, Marjolein ten Haaft, and Don Fontijn of nlmtd, the event focused on a single question: how do we turn policy documents into a living infrastructure?<\/h6><p>The Netherlands aims to be natural gas free by 2050. Yet more than seven million of the country\u2019s 8.1 million homes still need to be made more sustainable. At the current pace, this goal will not be reached until around 2090. What is needed is not another policy document, but a fundamentally different way of working.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-640c81b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"640c81b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">From weeks to hours<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dff8c75 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dff8c75\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>With the Energy Calculator from COPS and Reduta Solutions, municipalities can develop heat programmes in hours rather than weeks. By combining energy data, grid information, and spatial data, a shared understanding emerges that enables faster and better informed decision making. Not after the fact, but together with all parties involved.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e4e7ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8e4e7ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"539\" src=\"https:\/\/nlmtd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ec_web_ai_dashboard-1024x539.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-45719\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nlmtd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ec_web_ai_dashboard-1024x539.png 1024w, https:\/\/nlmtd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ec_web_ai_dashboard-300x158.png 300w, https:\/\/nlmtd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ec_web_ai_dashboard-768x405.png 768w, https:\/\/nlmtd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ec_web_ai_dashboard-1536x809.png 1536w, https:\/\/nlmtd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ec_web_ai_dashboard-2048x1079.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1769595 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1769595\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A shared view leads to better decisions<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e31776f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e31776f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>At the heart of the approach is a simple idea: bring fragmented data together on a single platform and use real time, time based scenarios to make choices transparent. This allows municipalities, provinces, and grid operators to move from static analyses to a continuous, scenario driven process in which everyone takes part.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d83322 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1d83322\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Key insights<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ca6420 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6ca6420\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Bringing together GIS, high performance simulation, and AI on a single platform creates a single source of truth.<\/li><li>Scenarios can be compared over time, for example after one, three, or five years, instead of relying on static Excel models.<\/li><li>Grid congestion is no longer an afterthought, but a boundary condition that is modeled alongside heat supply and demand.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a42177c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a42177c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Transparency lowers the barrier<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca8f163 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ca8f163\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>What sets this approach apart is its accessibility. Technical and non technical users work with the same data and visualizations. Assumptions, data sources, and the steps within AI and simulation models are fully traceable. This makes collaboration tangible. Municipalities, grid operators, consultants, and residents quite literally look at the same picture and can explore and weigh scenarios together.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b75765 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6b75765\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">From neighbourhood choices to system wide impact<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-032edd4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"032edd4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The session included these applications:<\/p><ul><li>Combining GIS, high performance simulation, and AI in a single platform creates one source of truth.<\/li><li>Scenarios can be compared over time, for example after one, three, or five years, rather than being locked into static Excel models.<\/li><li>Grid congestion is not a side issue, but a boundary condition that must be modeled alongside heat demand and supply.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7a3663 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b7a3663\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">From demonstration to practice<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b85e6d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1b85e6d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The task is clear, and time is running out. If we continue at the current pace, we will not meet our targets. Tools such as the Energy Calculator help governments move from retrospective analysis to joint scenario building, accelerating decision making and increasing support.<\/p><p>Reduta Solutions is working with nlmtd on pilots with municipalities, grid operators, and other stakeholders to further develop this way of working within heat programmes.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9edf8ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9edf8ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6>Interested in a free readiness scan?<br \/>Contact Henriette Mansell, Marjolein ten Haaft, or Don Fontijn.<\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Henriette Mansell Director Henriette is a passionate consultant who drives sustainable change in traditional environments. 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