Stories
The longer stories behind the projects — what was built, and how.
The kitchen that didn't have to be torn out
Active woodworm in a newly installed custom kitchen. No chemicals, no demolition — but a weekend of heat, controlled to half a degree.
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A house that levels itself
Expandable from 2.4 to 4 metres, self-levelling, designed for autonomy — the prototype that gave everything its name.
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Everything stays in the building
Why the controls run in the building itself, and the data stays where it originates.
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The forklift charges when electricity is cheap
A forklift doesn't care when it charges — as long as it is full when work begins.
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A dry cleaner on 3×63A
The machines demand almost three times what the grid connection supplies. I am now building the controls for that.
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From Raspberry Pi to micro-grid: ten years at Fruittuin van West
From relays on a wooden panel to an EMS-driven micro-grid — ten years of building one energy system.
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