Menno van de Lustgraaf

Huisman / Renewable Energy and Storage Professional

Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands

About

Renewable Electricity Professional, with 15 years of experience in contracting, origination, business & project development, project management, contract implementation management and consultancy. My recent experiences gained lie in wind and Bess origination & development and international team leadership. Always in for coffee to discuss opportunities, experiences or just market developments and the future. I enjoy crossfit in my spare time. I like to travel, cook, learn and relax. Website: https://mennovandelustgraaf.lovable.app/

Experience

  • Full-time parenting at Career Break
    Feb 2026 - Present · 6 mos

    Sabbatical to focus on family and personal matters. Fulltime huisman.

  • Owner at Van de Lustgraaf Consult
    Nov 2019 - Present · 6 yrs 9 mos

    See https://www.mennovandelustgraaf.com/ for more information.

  • Head of BESS Benelux at GroenLeven
    Jan 2024 - Feb 2026 · 2 yrs 2 mos

    Heading the Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) team in the Benelux market. > Leading a team of 5 people across Benelux. > Delivery and sales of two innovative BESS projects. Development of BESS / Hybrid pipeline. > Market assessment and proposition management of various BESS development propositions. > Commercial relationship management with TSO TenneT and DSO's. > Preparing MTP and organisational structures.

  • Transaction & Project Development Manager at BayWa r.e. Global
    Apr 2021 - Jan 2024 · 2 yrs 10 mos

    > Origination and development of multiple Wind and BESS projects > Market assessment of NL and BE BESS markets > Business Development and Product management of BESS products and Wind business case. > Hiring and onboarding new colleagues

  • Project Engineer PPA at Blauwwind
    Nov 2019 - Apr 2021 · 1 yr 6 mos

    - Project Lead for the implementation of a three-party PPA contract within a complex stakeholder landscape. - Implementation of operational processes according to the PPA. - Implementation of the commercial curtailment interface, signals, compliance processes and revenue validation. - Implementation of a virtual power trading and reporting dashboard.