“ As we started with 100 or 150 participants , within the next 10 years we aim to hit approximately 4,000 ”
– Giel Mertens , Consultant , Bax & Company
them . The larger and more urban an environment , the more politics and stages to break through , making it impossible for the operation to be successful in a larger city . Eemnes ’ pastoral positioning also creates greater opportunity for internal growth .
“ There are two ways for this project to expand . The first option is internal expansion within the project itself , within the municipality of Eemnes . As we started with 100 or 150 participants , within the next 10 years we aim to hit approximately 4,000 . In terms of external expansion , we are looking to start a similar project in a city called Amersfoort , but that is still in early stages .”
When Bax & Company applied for the exemption on the Dutch electricity law to work on the Eemnes project , it simultaneously applied and won approval to work in Amersfoort . The firm is now in the stages of building partnerships and attracting funding for its second project , which will be modelled after Eemnes . The first location is acting as a pilot , allowing the company to utilise the information it has acquired in a year ’ s time – once the results are published – to inform
16 March 2018