frequently asked questions

Confidence a collaboration between Dutch and Danish partners that helps municipalities develop heat networks faster and smarter. We combine practical experience from Denmark with the Dutch reality of policy, organization, and implementation. The result is not a report that ends up in a drawer, but an approach you can use: lessons, formats, and meetings where new collaborations are created.

• Confidence intended for professionals who play an active role in the development of heat networks and sustainable heating solutions. Examples include:

  • Municipalities and provinces

  • Heating companies

  • Network operators

  • Policy makers

  • Consultants and engineers

  • Financiers and investors

  • Knowledge institutions

Anyone involved in policy, implementation, or financing of sustainable heating will find relevant insights and valuable encounters here.

Confidence together international knowledge in practical ongoing projects. For example, we apply the lessons learned in Denmark to a Frisian context. Within this approach, we are developing a new way of working that can be applied throughout the Netherlands. Confidence brings together Confidence parties to ensure that the approach is actually feasible for municipalities. These include network operators, public banks, housing corporations, and national parties such as the Association of Netherlands Municipalities (VNG) and the National Platform for Housing and the Environment (NPLW).

Confidence policy, technology, and business.

The heat transition requires coherence between these three domains. That is why the program provides scope for policy frameworks, technical innovations, financial structures, and practical experiences. It is precisely this integrated approach that makes it possible to overcome bottlenecks and move forward more quickly together.

Confidence the right parties together and focuses on applicable knowledge.

By sharing international best practices, explaining policy developments, and discussing specific cases, clarity is created about what works. This prevents mistakes from being repeated and shortens the learning curve. The strength of Confidence in combining knowledge sharing with interaction. Acceleration occurs when insight and collaboration come together.