About

Distro is an exciting new marketplace with an even more exciting team.

Our Mission
Accelerate the energy transition by enabling everyone to become an energy trader, while incentivizing renewables, lowering carbon intensity and reducing energy volatility in a certified and cost-effective way.

Who we are

At Distro, we're on a mission to accelerate the energy transition. Our approach? Offering competitive prices for renewable energy and maximizing returns on generation and storage. Our team, a blend of seasoned experts in commodity markets and data technology, is dedicated to realizing Distro's vision.

We recognize the challenges - legacy market inefficiencies hindering the rollout of renewable power and flexible demand solutions. That's where Distro steps in. We're tackling these inefficiencies head-on, promoting transparent, real-time data for smarter decision-making, and ensuring fair market access for more lucrative revenue models. Our strategy directly connects supply, demand, and flexibility, streamlining the grid and reducing waste. The results are clear: accelerated adoption of green power and more efficient energy use.

Distro is more than a company; it's a movement driven by an impact-first ethos. Ownership and transparency are at our core, guiding everything from our solution designs to our team's daily operations. We believe in empowering people and businesses to thrive independently while uniting under a common goal. It's this blend of autonomy and collaboration that the energy transition demands: complete transparency, rapid innovation, and smart cooperation.

Join us as we pave the way towards a sustainable, intelligent energy future.

Meet our team

Tim De Knegt
CEO
Ingrid Schless
COO
Mark Gilleeney
CTO
Kennard Brandenburgh
CCO
Daniel Foudraine
Product Owner
Lachlan McLachlan
Lead ML Engineer
Sandor Ivancsics
Lead Software Engineer
David Nicholson
Senior Data Scientist
Luca Kaussen
Product Designer
Ceyhun Andac
Quantitative Analyst
Anthony Oliai
Software Engineer
Julian Saunders
DevOps Engineer
Leon Groot Bruinderink
Software Engineer
Seun Adewuyi
ML Engineer
Jasper Van de Vorst
Software Engineer
Daan Van Dongen
Software Engineer
Bram Polfliet
Business Development Consultant

Our Partners

Our Brief Story

2024
We are just starting now!
December 2023
The first group of clients join Distro
June 2023
The Distro platform officially goes live 🎉
December 2021
Distro Energy is established as a B.V. (LLC)
September 2020
Distro's value proposition is proven through a microgrid pilot at Rotterdam's Innovation Dock

Join us!

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