About Us | Sympower

Our Story

Sympower was founded in 2015, driven by the mission of shaping an intelligent and green power system via advanced flexibility software solutions that enhance the value of energy assets. Sympower was born international. With dedicated teams based in five countries, we are able to react quickly and create extra value wherever opportunities arise. Our outstanding international cross-sector knowledge and experience is actively contributing to a carbon-free future.

A Sustainable Grid

We unlock revenue streams by maximising the value of flexibility across energy markets and industries. Flexibility means temporarily adjusting power generation and consumption based on its value and the grid’s needs. We buy flexibility to stabilise the grid, rewarding our customers in return. Flexibility is vital for a successful energy transition, that is why we are pushing traditional industries to be more sustainable and enabling the shift from fossil fuels to renewables.

What’s in a name:

Sym- comes from the Ancient Greek word σύν meaning “with”, or “together”. It is the root of words such as symphony, sympathy and symbiosis. Sympower orchestrates electricity consumption and production.

The Leadership Team

Simon Bushell

CEO

Simon is the CEO and one of the founders of Sympower. His mission at Sympower is to contribute to the systemic change needed to stop the climate crisis. Simon is on the 2018 Forbes 30 under 30 list for Social Entrepreneurs and was named one of the top talents of 2018 by the Dutch daily financial newspaper, Het Financieel Dagblad. Alongside Sympower he was on the inaugural committee of the Dutch Youth Climate Movement (de Jonge Klimaatbeweging) and is a published researcher on the subject of climate change communication.

Neeme Praks

CTO

As CTO, Neeme is responsible for the engineering side of Sympower. Choosing the best technologies for services that bring a clean energy future to the present, but also writing code himself. He has more than 20 years of experience in all roles related to software development, from coding to setting up infrastructure to managing teams to product management — all this in various rapidly growing engineering organizations.

Herman Vos

CFOO

Herman, our CFOO, is responsible for a broad range of financial and operational matters within Sympower. Trained as a mechanical engineer, Herman started his career as an investment banker at ABN AMRO. Over the last decade he has worked as CFO for multiple technology start-ups and scaleups, realizing several successful international exits and numerous funding rounds.

The Sympower Team

The Sympower team in Schagen, the Netherlands in September 2019

The Sympower team is working to accelerate the transition to a carbon-free energy system.
Our technology enables appliances to become an integral part of balancing the grid in a sustainable way.
Sympower’s technology allows our partners to generate revenue and reduce their carbon footprint.