{"id":46378,"date":"2026-05-04T15:24:04","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T13:24:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nlmtd.com\/inspiration\/pioneering-heat-transition-nlmtd-helps-eindhoven-build-its-own-heat-company\/"},"modified":"2026-05-04T16:10:45","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T14:10:45","slug":"municipal-heat-company-energy-transition-eindhoven","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nlmtd.com\/en\/inspiration\/municipal-heat-company-energy-transition-eindhoven\/","title":{"rendered":"Pioneering heat transition: nlmtd helps Eindhoven build its own heat company"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"46378\" class=\"elementor elementor-46378 elementor-46098\" 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 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This is the question facing many municipalities and provinces now that the new Heat Act requires heat networks to be at least 51 percent publicly owned. Eindhoven chose not to wait and established Eindhoven Energie last year. nlmtd supported the creation of the new organization. We spoke with Ronald Zwart of Eindhoven Energie about the partnership.<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54a9586 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"54a9586\" 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 energy transition is well underway. Major steps are being taken, but there are also significant obstacles to overcome. This is especially true for the rollout of heat networks. Financial uncertainty for heat companies, unfavorable laws and regulations, and high connection costs for consumers are among the reasons why many planned projects have been cancelled or stalled.<\/p><p>The new Heat Act, officially known as the Collective Heat Act (Wcw), is intended to help smooth the transition to collective heat systems. One of its key provisions is that heat networks must ultimately be at least 51 percent publicly owned, in order to safeguard affordability, reliability, and accessibility.<\/p><p>The Wcw will come into force in 2027. In Eindhoven, however, the establishment of a municipal heat company was already a reality well before the law was passed in late 2025. \u201cThere are so many developments here that the municipality decided not to wait for the legislation,\u201d says Ronald Zwart, Manager of Processes and Projects at the new heat company, Eindhoven Energie.<\/p><p>\u201cFirst of all, there is an ambitious climate ordinance stating that Eindhoven aims to be carbon neutral by 2050,\u201d he explains. \u201cIn addition, the city is set to grow substantially. Out of a total of 120,000 homes, another 40,000 will be added over the next 20 to 25 years. A natural gas free heat supply must be provided for all of these homes as well. So there is plenty of work ahead.\u201d<\/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-2b73c28 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2b73c28\" 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\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.co2-prestatieladder.nl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/nlmtd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/NLMTD-MOT-17-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-40885\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nlmtd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/NLMTD-MOT-17-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nlmtd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/NLMTD-MOT-17-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nlmtd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/NLMTD-MOT-17-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nlmtd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/NLMTD-MOT-17-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/nlmtd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/NLMTD-MOT-17-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\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-ad8fee3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ad8fee3\" 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 zero to heat grid<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dbcfda3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dbcfda3\" 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>Before these homes can be connected to a heat network, another major task lies ahead: building Eindhoven Energie itself. \u201cThere is quite a lot involved in setting up a heat company,\u201d Ronald explains.<\/p><p>\u201cEspecially for a municipality that usually has no experience with this. You don\u2019t automatically know which steps to take or where to start.\u201d<br \/>In the case of Eindhoven Energie, one important factor was that five heat projects were ready to begin as soon as the company was founded. In part because of this, the organization wanted to work with a single standardized approach. To make that happen, Eindhoven Energie turned to nlmtd.<\/p><p>\u201cEspecially when we soon have around forty of these projects running, standardization is essential to keep things feasible and cost effective,\u201d Ronald says. \u201cThat\u2019s why we asked nlmtd to help us set up the end to end process.\u201d<\/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-18122c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"18122c0\" 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\">Development, realization, operation<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a804c20 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a804c20\" 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>nlmtd mapped out all the key steps Eindhoven Energie needs to take, from development and realization through to the eventual operation of the heat networks.<\/p><p>\u201cWe started by gathering information through interviews and the documentation that was already available,\u201d says Marjolein ten Haaft, Manager at nlmtd. \u201cWe also looked at the requirements of the new Wcw, the Municipal Instruments Heat Transition Act, and the relationship with the municipality, among other aspects. Drawing in part on our extensive experience in the heat sector, we then created an initial outline of the end to end process chain.\u201d<\/p><p>Continuous coordination with Eindhoven Energie was crucial. \u201cIn three working sessions, they tested what had been developed with our entire team each time and adjusted it where necessary,\u201d Ronald explains. \u201cThis kept us, as the client, actively involved throughout the process and meant we knew exactly what we would end up with.\u201d<\/p><p>\u201cThat is characteristic of the nlmtd approach,\u201d Marjolein adds. \u201cWe truly developed it together as one team, so that in the end there is a broadly supported result that closely matches how the heat company wants to operate.\u201d<\/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-8499780 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8499780\" 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\">Handbook<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-611cc91 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"611cc91\" 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>One of the final deliverables took the form of a digital handbook that formalizes the processes for development, realization, and operation. The first part is structured around eight key decision moments.<\/p><p>\u201cThese are the typical go or no go moments,\u201d Ronald explains. \u201cFor each decision moment, it is very clearly described what information we need in order to make that decision and who is responsible for making it. Based on your role, you can easily filter which deliverables in which phase fall under your responsibility.\u201d<\/p><p>\u201cEarly in the process, the emphasis is on the technical design,\u201d he continues. \u201c\u2018Is that technical design sufficiently developed?\u2019 Gradually, a more complete financial picture is added: \u2018What will it cost if we do it this way or that?\u2019 The major investment decision comes when you move from development to realization. That is when you really start ordering materials and moving into construction.\u201d<\/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-2aaf6cc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2aaf6cc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ba58cc elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"8ba58cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-quote-left\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05c560c elementor-blockquote--skin-clean elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"05c560c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\tYou cannot work everything out in detail upfront; you continue to learn as you go. The handbook provides practical guidance to support us throughout that process.\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">- Ronald Zwart (Eindhoven Energie)<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\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-b14141a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b14141a\" 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 second part of the handbook describes the type of organization needed to carry out all the steps involved. It outlines when specific expertise is required, how work arrangements are structured, and what the meeting framework looks like.<\/p><p>Finally, nlmtd prepared a roadmap showing, month by month, what Eindhoven Energie needs to take on and how the handbook can be used throughout the process. \u201cTogether, the handbook and the roadmap help us build the organization,\u201d Ronald says.<\/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-c80025d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c80025d\" 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\">Building your own expertise<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ced64f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ced64f5\" 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>Eindhoven Energie is currently working hard on this. In the second half of this year, the first shovel is expected to go into the ground for the first two heat projects: one for new developments and one for existing buildings.<\/p><p>\u201cIn the run up to that, we are setting up the organizational aspects described in the handbook and implementing the process steps and decision moments as we go,\u201d Ronald explains.<\/p><p>Part of this work also involves refining the handbook internally. Not because anything is missing, but to make it even more personal. \u201cThat is essential,\u201d Marjolein emphasizes. \u201cYou need to test it in practice and adapt it to your own way of working and your own terminology. That is how the knowledge truly becomes internalized.\u201d<\/p><p>Building your own knowledge is therefore crucial, something that can be challenging for local governments. \u201cFor us as well, it was sometimes difficult to bring in enough substantive expertise,\u201d Ronald admits, despite his twenty years of experience in the energy sector. \u201cIn those moments, it is extremely valuable to work with an agency that has in depth sector knowledge, such as nlmtd. At the same time, as an organization you need to be able to interpret and apply such a handbook yourself.\u201d<\/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-c9332a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c9332a8\" 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\">Pioneering<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b61f776 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b61f776\" 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><span style=\"color: #484f56; font-size: 1.125rem;\">Municipalities and provinces that are considering setting up their own heat company should therefore make sure to bring in permanent staff with sufficient experience. \u201cAnd even then, it is still pioneering work,\u201d he notes. \u201cYou can\u2019t figure everything out in advance; you keep learning as you go. The handbook gives us practical guidance in that respect.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #484f56; font-size: 1.125rem;\">\u201cEindhoven Energie really is a national frontrunner,\u201d Marjolein adds. \u201cThat makes it extra challenging. You also see other municipalities looking to Eindhoven: \u2018How are they doing it there? What can we learn from them?\u2019 And that is a very positive development. The same challenges are being faced across the country, so it is extremely important to learn from one another.\u201d<\/span><\/p><div><div class=\"paragraph-in-scc-markdown-text ___1ngh792 ftgm304 f1iaxwol\">nlmtd is keen to contribute to the heat transition by supporting public heat companies in building and professionalizing their organizations. With in depth knowledge of the energy and heat sector, and experience in developing and implementing strategy, governance, and organizational growth, our experts help municipalities and heat companies translate public ambitions into a workable and scalable practice.<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"paragraph-in-scc-markdown-text ___1ngh792 ftgm304 f1iaxwol\">\u201cAnd through our focus on close collaboration and knowledge transfer, we can support start up organizations in their development into future proof heat companies,\u201d Marjolein concludes.<\/div><\/div>\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-eddc659 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eddc659\" 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>Curious what our Energy Transition team can do for your organization? 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