
My passion is sustainable development and my focus is on the energy transition
We are living in ‘the climate decade’. What we do between now and 2030 will determine the future of mankind. So we need to get this right! That is why I named the company 2degNRG (“2 degrees energy”). The Paris Agreement puts a global rise in temperature of 2 degrees Celsius as the absolute threshold the world should not exceed. Energy is crucial in achieving this and I want to dedicate my energy to that goal.
My goal is to use my experience and capacities to deal with climate change. My experience as an energy regulator for almost 20 years, combined with my experience in stakeholder management and communication, make me an energy strategist. My ambition is to assist companies, organisations and public bodies with setting up and implementing sustainability programs, especially in energy and mobility.
I am not a consultant, I am an expert who provides advice. And if I cannot answer your question myself, I know where to find it from another expert.
How can I help?
Dirk Van Evercooren
“Optimism is about acknowledging difficulties — and losses — yet still designing a better future”
Christiana Figueres
What I can do for your organization
My goal with 2degNRG is to inspire and to provide strategic, regulatory and communicative expertise to both private companies and public organizations. Always based on my accumulated expertise in the field of sustainability in general and on the renewable energy transition in particular. And if I cannot help you, I know who can…
Provide advice on energy regulation, Energy Attribute Certification (Guarantees of Origin and I-RECS), sustainability policy and sustainable mobility
Help develop energy and sustainability policy and strategy for companies, organisations and municipalities
Manage projects with a focus on energy transition
Assist with or provide stakeholder engagement and manage public affairs projects
Provide strategic communication advice and inspire change
Media-relations with a view to implementing the elaborated strategies needed to get your sustainability and/or energy strategy right
If you feel I can be of assistance to your company, public body or organization, I would gladly discuss your projects in detail.
What do I stand for?
Sustainability is in my DNA. My passion for renewable energy and sustainable mobility is fueled by extensive experience in energy regulation, including at European level and of energy markets. Communication and stakeholder engagement are finely honed skills through years of hands-on experience. A specific field of expertise I cover is Energy Attribute Certificates, such as Guarantees of Origin and I-RECs.
Showing leadership
Taking action on climate change and sustainability is showing leadership. But in order to be able to exhibit leadership towards complex problems, you need trust and expertise. That is where my experience and knowledge can make a difference. Let me help your organisation, your company, your public or local entity to make the change to a more sustainable way of working, with a focus on energy and mobility. How can I help?
(Picture taken at Energy Transition Congress September 2022 in Belgium)
Some examples of my past work
Council of European Energy Regulators
(co-)Chair of the Customer Empowerment Workstream
Member of the Retail Market Functioning Working Group
At CEER, position papers and reports are drafted at Workstream level, and submitted for approval to the Working groups and Board
2011 – 2020
Keynote speaker, presenter, rapporteur, moderator & organizer
Different international energy events, such as RE-Source Event, EU Sustainable Energy Week, the Citizens Energy Forum (‘London Forum’, now ‘Dublin Forum’), REC Market Meeting, Energy Transition Congress I and II,…
2011-2023
Director Markets
In charge of market monitoring, supply licences, market report, green certificate and Guarantee of Origin markets, …
Spokesperson
Appearing many times on television, radio and in newspapers and magazine articles, explaining market functioning and regulatory developments
VREG, Flemish Energy Regulator (Belgium)
2002-2020
Spokesperson 2015-2020
President
Association of Issuing Bodies
The AIB is the umbrella organisation of the issuing bodies mandated to issue and manage Guarantees of Origin. It was my goal to make the AIB better known in Europe and support its mission to guarantee the origin of European energy. The AIB currently has members in 26 countries.
2014 – 2020
Managing Director
Organisatie Duurzame Energie (ODE) Vlaanderen
At ODE Vlaanderen, I was able to raise the visibility and impact of the organisation, which has over 375 members among businesses, research institutions, municipalities and public companies and cooperatives. We organised several conferences, such as On thE-MOVE and Energy Transition Congress.
2020 – 2024
Fun facts about myself
- Born in Antwerp, but living just outside of Brussels now for more than 30 years
- Husband and proud dad to two highly successful grown-up children
- Avid (but not truly fit) cyclist
- Electric mobility enthusiast, driving my third EV and riding my second SpeedPedelec
- I enjoy Italian coffee, Belgian beers, Scottish (and increasingly also Japanese) single malts and succulent food from all over the world
- I love music and can talk about it for hours, but unfortunately do not play an instrument myself.