Publication date: 25 November 2024

Pupils from Het Vianova primary school and Prisma VSO spent six weeks working as junior energy coaches in October 2024. Together with their class and at home, they carried out all kinds of assignments to save energy. They recently received their Junior Energy Coach diploma.

Publication date: 11 November 2024

On 11 November 2024, administrators from various village centres, neighbourhoods, associations and organisations within Alphen society attended the Energiek Alphen event entitled 'Samen Slimmer Verduurzamen' (Becoming Smarter and More Sustainable Together). They discussed energy conservation and the generation and sharing of sustainable energy. What are the possibilities for this and how can we become smarter and more sustainable together?

The meeting was for administrators/volunteers involved in managing buildings (such as a clubhouse or community centre) or representing the interests of residents in their village centre or neighbourhood. So the participants also brought stories from their own neighbourhoods. “We gave them plenty of space to share their own experiences, because we've noticed that real-life stories generate a lot of enthusiasm among others,” says Erik de Ruijter, chair of Energiek Alphen aan den Rijn and initiator of the Samen Slimmer meeting.