Electrify Flanders
Objectives & topics
Objectives: discover technological and regulatory innovations, understand regional obligations, identify concrete market opportunities, and exchange ideas with the sector.
Main topics: trends in the energy transition, developments in regional regulatory frameworks, developments in the electricity grid, smart integration of systems, optimal dimensioning of equipment, common AREI errors, innovative projects. Thematic sessions are scheduled from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., with coffee breaks and networking opportunities.
Electrify Flanders will be held in Leuven on November 26, 2025. This event will be held in Dutch.
The 15th Conference on PV, Storage, and Electrification in Wallonia and Brussels, its French-language equivalent, will take place in Namur on December 5, 2025.
Programme
Morning
08:30 - Welcome, coffee, and networking
09:00 - Challenges for the electrical sector with regard to the development of PV and electrification. (Federatie Elektro)
09:10 - Solar energy and electrification in Flanders: regulations (by Arnout Pieters, Advisor to the Cabinet of the Deputy Prime Minister of the Flemish Government and Flemish Minister for Housing, Energy, and Climate, Melissa Depraetere)
09:30 - The technological prospects of electrification: a forward-looking view from the field (by Bram De Wispelaere, CEO Energyville)
09:50 - Is the electricity grid ready for electrification? A look beyond the hype (by Raf Bellers, Chief Asset and Supply Chain Manager Fluvius)
10:10- Evaluation of CapTar - will there be a ToU component? (by Pieterjan Renier, Managing Director Flemish Utilities Regulator)
10:30 - Networking & Coffee break
11:00 - Why don't more families and businesses have a dynamic contract? (by Kris Voorspools, 70GW-consulting)
11:20 - Residential solar energy and storage: selection criteria and profitability (by Jurgen Van Ryckeghem, HOWest)
11:40 - Installation of EV charging points - common mistakes and advice from a recognized authority. (by Rudy Van den Bergh, Nelectra)
12:00 - The future of PV recycling starts today: producer responsibility as a foundation (by Johan Goossens, Country Manager, PV CYCLE Belgium)
12:20 - 13:30 Lunch - walking buffet
Afternoon
13:30 - Make your meter smart - new and improved (by Frederik Loeckx, Director Flux 50)
13:50 - Linking renewable energy and thermal applications: the potential for flexibility (by David Verscheure, Administrator Geotherm Engineering)
14:10 - Plug & play in Belgium: the essential role of installers and other energy professionals in the DIY world (by Dirk Van Evercooren, Pluginfo)
14:30 - What is the future outlook for energy sharing in Flanders? (by Kris Moonen, coordinator Technical Assistance Hub TEAH, VVSG)
14:50 - Networking & Coffee break
15:20 - What do families think of the energy transition? Results of the Family Barometer survey by the Gezinsbond (by Pieter Ledeganck, energy expert, Research Department Gezinsbond)
15:50 - The potential of smart charging of electric vehicles and what V2G will bring in the future (by Tim Briers, Watts Next)
16:10 - Can you already go off-grid? (by SwitchTo)
16:30 - Collection points and environmental contribution - batteries (by Philippe Decrock, Bebat)
16:50 - Conclusions of the conference