JOS VAN DEN AKKER

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JOS VAN DEN AKKER
E D U C AT I O N
M S C E N E R G Y E F F I C I E N T B U I L D I N G / S U S TA I N A B L E E N E R G Y S Y S T E M S ( S E S ) , O X F O R D
B R O O K E S U N I V E R S I T Y, O X F O R D , U K 1 9 9 8 - 1 9 9 9
Subjects: solar PV and solar thermal. Special interest in PV applications in developing countries.
- Thesis subject: “Performance Monitoring of Solar Home Systems in Developing Countries”.
- Paper presented at the SYLFF conference on Distributed Electricity Services, Cape Town, South-Africa,
June 1999. Title: “Technical Standards for Solar Home Systems and the PVMTI Programme in Kenya”.
- Two month field research conducted in Kenya under the umbrella of PVMTI / IT Power Ltd. Report title:
“Solar Home Systems in Kenya – The Need for Technical Standards, Training and Public Awareness”
M S C A E R O N A U T I C A L E N G I N E E R I N G , D E L F T U N I V E R S I T Y, D E L F T, T H E N E T H E R L A N D S ,
1980-1988
Main specialisation: aircraft materials and maintenance.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
I N S TA L L AT I O N & T R A I N I N G S U P E R V I S O R F E D E R AT E D S TAT E S O F M I C R O N E S I A ( F S M )
O C T 2 0 0 8 - J U LY 2 0 0 9
Supervising the installation of stand-alone solar PV systems on the outer islands as well as training local
technicians on the job, under an EU funded programme,
S E N I O R E N G I N E E R P H O T O V O LTA I C S S U N T E C H N I C S E N E R G Y S Y S T E M S P T E LT D ,
SINGAPORE, APRIL 2007- JUNE 2008
Design solar PV systems for the South-East Asia region and prepare project proposals.
PROGRAMME MANAGER / SOLAR ENGINEER A U R O V I L L E R E N E W A B L E E N E R G Y
( A U R O R E ) , A U R O V I L L E , I N D I A J A N U A RY 2 0 0 1 - A U G U S T 2 0 0 6
Supervised installation of a 12.5 kWp solar array, hybridized to an existing diesel power plant on
Mandhoo Island in the Maldives.
- Managed the installation of 8,700 solar home lighting systems and distribution of 6,000 solar lanterns for
Tata BP Solar in Ladakh, Jammu & Kashmir, under a LREDA/MNES subsidised programme. This included
overall programme management, quality control and on-site inspections.
- Managed the installation of solar pumping systems in the Punjab and Tamil Nadu under an IREDA
contract. This included surveying of all the sites and subsequently installing the systems, providing onthe-job
training for the responsible technicians and end-users. Under this programme over 500 solar
pumping systems have been installed by AURORE.
- Design, installation and maintenance of customized solar PV systems ranging from 35 Wp up to 5 kWp
for clients inside and outside Auroville, as well as installation and servicing of Evacuated Tube Collector
(ETC) solar water heating systems.
P R O G R A M M E M A N A G E R / E N E R G Y E N G I N E E R I T P O W E R I N D I A P V T. LT D . P O N D I C H E R RY,
INDIA OCT 1999- AUGUST 2000
-Managed the crash installation and maintenance programme of 1200 vaccine refrigeration systems in
Bihar, India, under a WHO contract in support of the international polio eradication campaign.
-Managed the installation of 30 solar refrigeration systems in Arunachal Pradesh, India, under a UNICEF
contract. This included surveying of all the sites and subsequently installing the systems, providing onthe-job
training for the responsible technicians and end-users.

E M E R G E N C Y S U P P O R T P E R S O N N E L ( E S P ) L O G I S T I C S M A N A G E R O X FA M G B N O V E M B E R
1996 - SEPTEMBER 1998
Activities included: procurement management, installation of communications equipment, transport and
warehouse management, hiring and managing of local staff, closing down and starting up programmes
and setting up new field offices during emergency situations in the following countries:
Colombia, Albania, Sierra Leone, Guinea, Zaire / DRC and Rwanda.
In addition, worked on Oxfam Logistic Handbook as well as standardisation of equipment.
L O G I S T I C I A N / L O G I S T I C C O O R D I N AT O R MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES (MSF) HOLLAND
APRIL 1993 - JUNE 1996
Similar activities as above for Oxfam GB in the following countries:
Ethiopia, Zaire, Burundi, Uganda and South-Sudan.
C A N VA S S E R / F I E L D C O O R D I N AT O R GREENPEACE AUSTRALIA / NEW ZEALAND
J A N U A RY 1 9 9 0 - J U N E 1 9 9 1
Activities included educating the general public on environmental issues, school talks, direct actions and
training, as well as organising groups of canvassers.
P U B L I C AT I O N S
Solar water pumping in the Punjab – Thinking Big
RE-Focus magazine – Nov/Dec 2002
Solar PV on Top of the World
Renewable Energy World magazine – Jan/Feb 2003
The Power of Human Unity
RE-focus magazine May/June 2004
Solar in Paradise
Renewable Energy World magazine – May/Jun 2009
A D D I T I O N A L D ATA
Nationality: Dutch
Interests: Travel, mountain hiking, renewable energy, environmental issues.
DOB: 11 July 1962
Languages:
Dutch: mother tongue
English: fluent
French: fair
German: fair
Spanish: fair
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