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AQUABATTERY provides the world’s most sustainable and safe long duration energy storage to enable a 100% renewable grid

We are a climate tech company with a revolutionary
solution to store solar and wind electricity in table salt and
water.

Two men outdoors lifting a prototype of Aquabattery's sustainable energy storage system, smiling as they tilt it upright in front of a building with large windows and garden plants.
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A close-up view of Aquabattery's energy storage system.

Dutch water technology for sustainable energy storage

In 2014, five passionate engineers came together in the Netherlands, connected by a shared ambition to reduce the pollution and waste of mainstream batteries. The co-founders recognized the urgent need for sustainable energy storage to enable a renewable grid. For the next three years, they combined their expertise in water technology and energy science to build AQUABATTERY’s first prototype: a flow battery using solely table salt and water. Our solution is key to securing a net-zero power system without the need for critical raw materials. By relying on abundantly available and environmentally friendly materials, AQUABATTERY is safe for people and the planet.

Two men outdoors lifting a prototype of Aquabattery's sustainable energy storage system, smiling as they tilt it upright in front of a building with large windows and garden plants.

Dutch water technology for sustainable energy storage

EUROPEAN CLIMATE ENTREPRENEURSHIP FOR A GLOBAL MISSION

To meet the challenge set by the Paris Climate Agreement and keep global temperature rise under 1.5°C, the world is rapidly expanding solar and wind generation. Our team is delivering  AQUABATTERY’s flagship energy storage solution to meet this challenge head-on. We use the power of entrepreneurship, supported by the European Innovation Council, to provide everyone with clean, renewable electricity anywhere, at all times.

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EUROPEAN CLIMATE ENTREPRENEURSHIP FOR A GLOBAL MISSION

BREAKTHROUGH INNOVATION BY CULTURE

Commercialising the world’s first saltwater flow battery requires constant innovation and cutting-edge science. We take our company culture as seriously as our mission and build our strength on diversity, bold action and pushing the boundaries of sustainable energy storage. To date, our team has successfully built four AQUABATTERY pilots.

A close-up view of Aquabattery's energy storage system.

BREAKTHROUGH INNOVATION BY CULTURE

Meet our team

Jiajun Cen, Founder and CEO at Aquabattery
Jiajun Cen
Founder, CEO
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Jiajun is a Forbes 30Under30 with a PhD in Chemical Engineering from Imperial College London and extensive experience in the water sector.
Emil Goosen, Co-founder and Product Innovator at Aquabattery
Emil Goosen
Founder, Product Innovator
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Emil is a serial entrepreneur with a MSc in Energy and Environmental Sciences and nearly 10 years of experience in operations and manufacturing.
Janneke Tjon Pian Gi - Stuijfzand, CCO at Aquabattery
Janneke Tjon Pian Gi - Stuijfzand
CCO
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Janneke has 15 years of experience in various commercial and M&A roles in the energy transition space and supported ‘tech for good’ startups as a VC investor.
Armin Michel, CTO at Aquabattery.
Armin Michel
CTO
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Armin is a seasoned tech executive, with 25 years in the polymer industry, with expertise in high-performance electrode and membrane materials.
Jan Post, Co-founder and Advisor at Aquabattery
Jan Post
Founder, Advisor
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David Vermaas, Founder, Advisor at Aquabattery
David Vermaas
Founder, Advisor
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Ayesha Nawaz, Research Development Team Lead at Aquabattery.
Ayesha Nawaz
R&D Engineer
Aidin Safavi, Mechanical Engineer at Aquabattery.
Aidin Safavi
Mechanical Engineer
Balint Horvath, Business Development Manager at Aquabattery
Balint Horvath
Business Development
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Caroline Hall, Office Manager at Aquabattery
Caroline Hall
Office Manager
Eric Hogervorst, R&D Lab Coordinator at Aquabattery
Eric Hogervorst
R&D Lab Coordinator
Iosif Kaniadakis, R&D Stack Engineer at Aquabattery
Iosif Kaniadakis
R&D Stack Engineer
Jessica Kolf, Office Assistant at Aquabattery
Jessica Kolf
Office Assistant
Jochem Jonkman, Technical Project Manager at Aquabattery
Jochem Jonkman
Technical Project Manager
Lucas Keijzer, Research Engineer at Aquabattery
Lucas Keijzer
R&D Engineer
Maitry Phukan, Product Operations Engineer at Aquabattery
Maitry Phukan
R&D Engineer
Nadia Boulif, Ion Exchange Membrane Expert at Aquabattery.
Nadia Boulif
Ion Exchange Membrane Expert
Niels van den Bosch, Jr. Software Engineer at Aquabattery
Niels van den Bosch
Jr. Software Engineer

Polina Kuzheleva, People and Culture Specialist at Aquabattery
Polina Kuzheleva
People & Culture Specialist
Sander Looman, R&D Scientist at Aquabattery
Sander Looman
R&D Scientist
Schao Shang, Design Engineer at Aquabattery
Schao Shang
Design Engineer
William Clay, Lab Technician at Aquabattery
William Clay
Lab Technician

Yorick Baljeu, R&D Manager at Aquabattery
Yorick Baljeu
R&D Manager
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Our office

The Aquabattery team smile and wave while standing in a group at an industrial research facility.
Led by co-founders, we are a multicultural team of R&D experts, product enthusiast and business developers who believe in the urgent need for climate action. We run our operational and manufacturing activities from Alphen aan den Rijn, the Netherlands.
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Members of the Aquabattery team hold up signs with company values written on them. These values are: WE ARE COMMITTED, WE ARE BOLD, WE ARE CURIOUS, WE CARE and WE COLLABORATE.
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‘AQUABATTERY is committed to make a positive climate impact through innovation and entrepreneurship‘

Jiajun Cen, Co-Founder
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