Hans Roeland’s role in the LIFE ArenAPoort project is to activate local stakeholder engagement, act as an intermediary between stakeholders & innovation partners and facilitate the research & valorization process to create an innovative and inclusive future-proof energy system. The ArenA-Poort as a Living Lab: a great opportunity for experiments that enable, develop and test advanced solutions for urban energy challenges.

Prior to AMS Institute, Hans Roeland worked in many different roles for private and public organizations, from subatomic physics research to general management activities. He is an all-round team player with experience in product innovation, tough-tech startups and pro bono activities focused on progressing the energy transition. In the past two decades he has been involved, and still is, in several activities that aim at bridging the gap between science and business. All with the aspiration to tackle big problems through open innovation.

“Alignment of different stakeholders is always a challenge but also a great opportunity for me to learn new things and gain new insights. I always enjoy to be part of a diverse group of people able to align their focus and strive towards a common goal.”

Hans Roeland Poolman

Project lead of Stakeholder Engagement ArenAPoort LIFE Project

Besides being active as rugby coach, Hans Roeland is also a board member and driving force behind the energy transition project of the national rugby center (NRCA) located in Amsterdam. A few years ago, Hans Roeland joined a voluntary work group that wants to inform and support their neighborhood on sustainability and energy. Hans Roeland is also active as an innovation broker where he brings together small trans-disciplinary teams to support companies to become investor-ready, secure funding and accelerate their growth.

In today’s digital and globally networked era, the world around is changing faster and faster while trying to become more sustainable. Hans Roeland believes that the city of Amsterdam has got what it takes to be a metropolitan that others can learn from on how to approach their own urban experiments. With his entrepreneurial mindset he can contribute to innovative transitions that add value to new or existing organizations and society in general. He works best in a dynamic and complex environment as part of a driven team with a strong focus on the common goal while aligning different expectations and progress.

Event

Be a part of the AMS Scientific Conference!

April 23-25, 2024

Reinventing the City Conference, April 23-25, 2024, Amsterdam.

Event

Road to Decarbonisation

Climate Resilient Cities

06-12-2022

This final event of the Interreg North-West Europe-funded CleanMobilEnergy (CME) project will be a unique opportunity...

Project

Local Inclusive Future Energy (LIFE) City platform

Urban Energy

Smart planning for energy demand and supply. This will be tested via a smart energy exchange platform in the area of Amsterdam ArenApoort. The result: an electricity grid-friendly and community inclusive innovation to contribute to the energy transition.

Project

Local Inclusive Future Energy (LIFE) City platform

Urban Energy

Smart planning for energy demand and supply. This will be tested via a smart energy exchange platform in the area of Amsterdam ArenApoort. The result: an electricity grid-friendly and community inclusive innovation to contribute to the energy transition.

Project

Future-proof Living Environment

Climate Resilient Cities

AMS Institute collaborates with 27 partners on emission-free, circular, and climate-proof solutions for societal challenges in the infrastructure sector.

Project

Energy Lab Zuidoost

Urban Energy

Amsterdam Zuidoost aims to be energy neutral by 2040. This requires systemic change. Not only on a technical – but also on a social level. Therefore, the Energy Lab Zuidoost brings together stakeholders & scientific expertise from different disciplines.

Project

Collect Your Retrofits

Urban Energy

To foster the energy transition in the build environment “Collect Your Retrofits” intends to design a replicable and collective retrofit approach in the context of monumental areas while reframing the cultural notion of energy.

Project

Collect Your Retrofits

Urban Energy

To foster the energy transition in the build environment “Collect Your Retrofits” intends to design a replicable and collective retrofit approach in the context of monumental areas while reframing the cultural notion of energy.

Project

Join an Amsterdam experiment: I-CHANGE

Climate Resilient Cities

With WUR, we monitor indoor and outdoor atmospheric parameters that influence citizen’s health, like urban thermal comfo

Project

EU4Advice: Building a better network for short food supply chains

Metropolitan Food Systems

EU4Advice aims to create a learning ecosystem for short food supply chain advisors, policy-makers, researchers & farmers. This will accelerate the potential of empowering both producers and consumers toward a more just and sustainable food system.

Project

EU4Advice: Building a better network for short food supply chains

Metropolitan Food Systems

EU4Advice aims to create a learning ecosystem for short food supply chain advisors, policy-makers, researchers & farmers. This will accelerate the potential of empowering both producers and consumers toward a more just and sustainable food system.

Event

Be a part of the AMS Scientific Conference!

April 23-25, 2024

Reinventing the City Conference, April 23-25, 2024, Amsterdam.

Event

Be a part of the AMS Scientific Conference!

April 23-25, 2024

Reinventing the City Conference, April 23-25, 2024, Amsterdam.

Event

Road to Decarbonisation

Climate Resilient Cities

06-12-2022

This final event of the Interreg North-West Europe-funded CleanMobilEnergy (CME) project will be a unique opportunity...

Event

Road to Decarbonisation

Climate Resilient Cities

06-12-2022

This final event of the Interreg North-West Europe-funded CleanMobilEnergy (CME) project will be a unique opportunity...

Event

Road to Decarbonisation

Climate Resilient Cities

06-12-2022

This final event of the Interreg North-West Europe-funded CleanMobilEnergy (CME) project will be a unique opportunity...

Event

Road to Decarbonisation

Climate Resilient Cities

06-12-2022

This final event of the Interreg North-West Europe-funded CleanMobilEnergy (CME) project will be a unique opportunity...

Project

Local Inclusive Future Energy (LIFE) City platform

Urban Energy

Smart planning for energy demand and supply. This will be tested via a smart energy exchange platform in the area of Amsterdam ArenApoort. The result: an electricity grid-friendly and community inclusive innovation to contribute to the energy transition.

Project

Future-proof Living Environment

Climate Resilient Cities

AMS Institute collaborates with 27 partners on emission-free, circular, and climate-proof solutions for societal challenges in the infrastructure sector.

Project

Local Inclusive Future Energy (LIFE) City platform

Urban Energy

Smart planning for energy demand and supply. This will be tested via a smart energy exchange platform in the area of Amsterdam ArenApoort. The result: an electricity grid-friendly and community inclusive innovation to contribute to the energy transition.

Project

Future-proof Living Environment

Climate Resilient Cities

AMS Institute collaborates with 27 partners on emission-free, circular, and climate-proof solutions for societal challenges in the infrastructure sector.

Project

Energy Lab Zuidoost

Urban Energy

Amsterdam Zuidoost aims to be energy neutral by 2040. This requires systemic change. Not only on a technical – but also on a social level. Therefore, the Energy Lab Zuidoost brings together stakeholders & scientific expertise from different disciplines.

Project

Energy Lab Zuidoost

Urban Energy

Amsterdam Zuidoost aims to be energy neutral by 2040. This requires systemic change. Not only on a technical – but also on a social level. Therefore, the Energy Lab Zuidoost brings together stakeholders & scientific expertise from different disciplines.

Project

Energy Lab Zuidoost

Urban Energy

Amsterdam Zuidoost aims to be energy neutral by 2040. This requires systemic change. Not only on a technical – but also on a social level. Therefore, the Energy Lab Zuidoost brings together stakeholders & scientific expertise from different disciplines.

Project

Energy Lab Zuidoost

Urban Energy

Amsterdam Zuidoost aims to be energy neutral by 2040. This requires systemic change. Not only on a technical – but also on a social level. Therefore, the Energy Lab Zuidoost brings together stakeholders & scientific expertise from different disciplines.

Project

Collect Your Retrofits

Urban Energy

To foster the energy transition in the build environment “Collect Your Retrofits” intends to design a replicable and collective retrofit approach in the context of monumental areas while reframing the cultural notion of energy.

Project

Collect Your Retrofits

Urban Energy

To foster the energy transition in the build environment “Collect Your Retrofits” intends to design a replicable and collective retrofit approach in the context of monumental areas while reframing the cultural notion of energy.

Project

Join an Amsterdam experiment: I-CHANGE

Climate Resilient Cities

With WUR, we monitor indoor and outdoor atmospheric parameters that influence citizen’s health, like urban thermal comfo

Project

Join an Amsterdam experiment: I-CHANGE

Climate Resilient Cities

With WUR, we monitor indoor and outdoor atmospheric parameters that influence citizen’s health, like urban thermal comfo

Project

EU4Advice: Building a better network for short food supply chains

Metropolitan Food Systems

EU4Advice aims to create a learning ecosystem for short food supply chain advisors, policy-makers, researchers & farmers. This will accelerate the potential of empowering both producers and consumers toward a more just and sustainable food system.

Project

EU4Advice: Building a better network for short food supply chains

Metropolitan Food Systems

EU4Advice aims to create a learning ecosystem for short food supply chain advisors, policy-makers, researchers & farmers. This will accelerate the potential of empowering both producers and consumers toward a more just and sustainable food system.

Project

EU4Advice: Building a better network for short food supply chains

Metropolitan Food Systems

EU4Advice aims to create a learning ecosystem for short food supply chain advisors, policy-makers, researchers & farmers. This will accelerate the potential of empowering both producers and consumers toward a more just and sustainable food system.

Project

EU4Advice: Building a better network for short food supply chains

Metropolitan Food Systems

EU4Advice aims to create a learning ecosystem for short food supply chain advisors, policy-makers, researchers & farmers. This will accelerate the potential of empowering both producers and consumers toward a more just and sustainable food system.