Organisation
The organisation of North Sea Energy consists of the Steering Committee, the Programme Manager and a Programme Management Team. Advisory roles are reserved for the Sounding Board, the Review Council and the communications team.
Steering Committee
The Steering Committee consists of all full members and is chaired by the Programme Manager. Its main tasks are:
- The selection of research activities
- The approval of changes to the scope of a work package
- Acceptance of participants into the project
- The approval of contributions in-kind from work package participants
Sounding Board
The Sounding Board serves to reflect on ideas, draws attention to risks and advises the Programme Manager on important matters relating to the implementation of the programme. Members of the sounding board are stakeholders who are of great importance to the activities initiated in the North Sea Energy programme. The Sounding Board group is a broad representation of various sectors such as (semi-)government, energy and environment.
Programme Management Team
René Peters
Rene is Business Director and responsible for future developments of the offshore energy topics.
Madelaine Halter
Madelaine is Program Manager and responsible for the overall management of the full program.
Joris Koornneef
Joris is Scientific Lead and responsible for the scientific coordination and alignment between the projects.
Susan Kimkes
Chair of the North Sea Energy communication team. Communication advisor & industry relation manager.