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Top of Minds EN Director Strategy & Investor Relations - Consulting Exit - Energy - Almere - Minimum of 6 years' experience - 2134 views Suppliers of sustainable and smart energy solutions have enormous potential. Alfen is one of the key European players in this field and operates at the heart of the energy transition with its unique business model. The company is looking for a Director of Strategy & Investor Relations to help further boost Alfen's growth potential. About Alfen The transition to sustainable energy is irreversible. Electric driving is becoming increasingly popular and the demand for EV-charging stations is growing rapidly. Additionally, more and more energy is generated by renewable sources such as wind and solar power, driving the need for energy storage and smart energy management. Alfen engineers and manufactures smart and innovative energy solutions and offers these as products or as turn-key projects. Alfen was founded in 1937 and has 84 years of history in smart grid solutions. Over time, it has expanded its portfolio to also include energy storage solutions and charging stations for electric vehicles. This unique combination of activities enables Alfen to offer end-to-end solutions for its customers and to support them in becoming more sustainable. For example, Alfen combined its activities in the field of smart grids, EV charging and energy storage in a project for a large football stadium. During the day, energy is generated by solar panels on the stadium's rooftop. This energy is mainly needed at night time, to provide light for the stadium and also to charge the increasing number of electric vehicles of visitors. Additionally, these EV's lead to peak energy demand beyond the capacity of the grid connection. Alfen supplied the EV charge points, optimized the local grid and provided its energy storage system. With the latter, the solar energy generated during the day can be used in the evening and it ...