SoundEnergy
SoundEnergy was founded to develop and commercialize new technologies to reduce fossil energy consumption. Our main focus is SoundEnergy’s breakthrough innovation: the THEAC-25. We are a modern company in sustainability, integrating environmental concerns, scientific knowledge, and a focus on practical business.
In our vision, innovations should be:
• Effective: creating significant reductions in OPEX and environmental impact
• Practical: easy to apply
• Profitable: financially attractive with strong business cases
Board of directors
Herbert Berkhout
CEO Co-founder
Architect with 25+ years’ experience in building industry, entrepreneurship and design.
Architect with 25+ years’ experience in building industry, entrepreneurship and design.
Kees de Blok
CRO Co-founder
Key opinion leader in Thermoacoustic(s). Started at KPN R&D lab with 35+ years’ experience in thermoacoustic research. Holds 4 patents in TA.
Key opinion leader in Thermoacoustic(s). Started at KPN R&D lab with 35+ years’ experience in thermoacoustic research. Holds 4 patents in TA.
Dave Blivin
Boardmember
Founder and Managing Director of Cottonwood Technology Fund.
Founder and Managing Director of Cottonwood Technology Fund.
Alain Le Loux
Boardmember
General partner Cottonwood Technology Fund.
General partner Cottonwood Technology Fund.
Team
Herbert Berkhout
CEO Co-founder
Architect with 25+ years’ experience in building industry, entrepreneurship and design.
Architect with 25+ years’ experience in building industry, entrepreneurship and design.
Kees de Blok
CRO Co-founder
Key opinion leader in Thermoacoustic(s). Started at KPN R&D lab with 35+ years’ experience in thermoacoustic research. Holds 4 patents in TA.
Key opinion leader in Thermoacoustic(s). Started at KPN R&D lab with 35+ years’ experience in thermoacoustic research. Holds 4 patents in TA.
Pawel Owczarek
CTO Co-founder
Promoted Mechanical engineer at University of Twente on lubricant free pistons and biofuel with 10+ yrs experience in thermoacoustic research.
Promoted Mechanical engineer at University of Twente on lubricant free pistons and biofuel with 10+ yrs experience in thermoacoustic research.
Vincent Heutinck
Finance & Control
Schooled in Economics and Finance with +25 years’ experience in banking e.g. RABOBANK and durable innovation.
Schooled in Economics and Finance with +25 years’ experience in banking e.g. RABOBANK and durable innovation.
Jacob Huber
Global Sales Director
Jacob helped SMEs and start-ups commercialize their innovations (go to market, subsidies, investor matchmaking, etc) and build partnerships to strengthen the innovation ecosystem.
Jacob helped SMEs and start-ups commercialize their innovations (go to market, subsidies, investor matchmaking, etc) and build partnerships to strengthen the innovation ecosystem.
Jurgen Niemeijer
Sales manager
25+ years experience in High Tech sales at BECSales, Stork & VDL
25+ years experience in High Tech sales at BECSales, Stork & VDL
Michael Timmer
Acoustic & Data Specialist
Graduated MSc. in Thermal and Fluid Engineering at University of Twente (Cum Laude). Master thesis in thermoacoustics won the Unilever research prize 2016. PhD in thermoacoustics to electric conversion finished early 2020.
Graduated MSc. in Thermal and Fluid Engineering at University of Twente (Cum Laude). Master thesis in thermoacoustics won the Unilever research prize 2016. PhD in thermoacoustics to electric conversion finished early 2020.
Palak Gupta
Heat Transfer Researcher
BSc. in Mechanical Engineering (Tamil Nadu) and graduated from TU Delft with an MSc. in Sustainable Energy Technology with specialization in Heat Transfer and Building Energy
BSc. in Mechanical Engineering (Tamil Nadu) and graduated from TU Delft with an MSc. in Sustainable Energy Technology with specialization in Heat Transfer and Building Energy
Stan Haenen
Mechanical Engineer
BSc. in Mechanical Engineering, Engineer with 8+ years’ experience in the chain from design to end product and the link between science and customer-ready solution.
BSc. in Mechanical Engineering, Engineer with 8+ years’ experience in the chain from design to end product and the link between science and customer-ready solution.
David den Breejen
Industrial Designer
Cum Laude graduated from Design Academy Eindhoven in Industrial design. 25+ years’ experience on industrial design in prestigious offices worldwide.
Cum Laude graduated from Design Academy Eindhoven in Industrial design. 25+ years’ experience on industrial design in prestigious offices worldwide.
Lisa de Blok
Customer service
First contact to answer your emails. Works as a journalist, copywriter and photographer. As the daughter of CRO Kees de Blok, I grew up with thermoacoustics.
First contact to answer your emails. Works as a journalist, copywriter and photographer. As the daughter of CRO Kees de Blok, I grew up with thermoacoustics.
Achievements
- TOP LIGHT KennisPark 2015
- EIT KIC Highway Program 2015-2017
- TECH FOR FUTURE 2015-2018
- Young Technology Award 2015
- LG Open Innovation Fair Aachen 2016 (GER) key note speaker
- Accenture Technology Award -circular economy 2016 (NL) finalist
- MIT (2016)
- CAPITAL FEST Amsterdam 2016 (NL) invited presenter
- First commercial unit sold DUBAI (2017)
- A-round VC COTTONWOOD (2017)
- MIT (2017)
- DOEN Energy[s]toppers (NL) 2017 finalist
- OOP OOST EFRO 3.2 (2018)
- NREL industry forum 2018, Denver (USA) invited presenter
- New York Venture Summit, NYC 2018 (USA) invited presenter
- Horizon 2020 SME (1st phase) 2018
- CES LAS VEGAS 2019
Horizon 2020
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 836780
Partners in research
SoundEnergy and Huitink Oldenzaal work together on the development of the Thermo Acoustic Energy Converter (THEAC-25) which is being supported by the European Regional Development Fund.
Recognition
