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Meet the Team | Martin Broers, Lead Embedded Software Developer at BlueBird Power
Martin was our ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฟ๐๐ ๐ฒ๐ป๐ด๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฟ to hire back in the days. He is the brilliant mind behind much of the embedded software that drives our clean energy solutions. His expertise ensures that our technology not only performs exceptionally but also integrates seamlessly into the real world.
We are excited to kick off our “๐ ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ง๐ฒ๐ฎ๐บ” ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ with a spotlight on one of our key innovators at BlueBird Power: Martin Broers!
Martin was our ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฟ๐๐ ๐ฒ๐ป๐ด๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฟ to hire back in the days. He is the brilliant mind behind much of the embedded software that drives our clean energy solutions. His expertise ensures that our technology not only performs exceptionally but also integrates seamlessly into the real world.
โก Here are some insights into Martin and his work:
โข Role: Lead ๐๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฆ๐ผ๐ณ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ Developer
โข Focus: Developing and optimising software for our ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ด๐ถ๐ป๐ด and
๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ ๐๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ด๐ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฆ๐๐๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ written in ๐ฅ๐๐๐.
โข Side hustle: Playing (beach) ๐๐ผ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐๐ฏ๐ฎ๐น๐น and running ๐บ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ต๐ผ๐ป๐
Martin’s dedication to innovation and his profound understanding of software engineering are invaluable assets to BlueBird Power. He plays a pivotal role in turning our vision for a cleaner future into reality.
We asked Martin what he loves most about his job: “Being able to work on cutting-edge ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ต๐ป๐ผ๐น๐ผ๐ด๐ that has a direct ๐ถ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ on creating a ๐๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐ณ๐๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ is incredibly rewarding. At BlueBird Power, I get to tackle challenging problems with a team that’s just as ๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ป as I am.”
๐ Join us in ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐น๐ฒ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด Martin and his contributions to BlueBird Power. We are ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ฒ to have him on our team!
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๐ Meet the Team: Martin Broers, Embedded Software Lead Developer at BlueBird Power
We are excited to kick off our “๐ ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ง๐ฒ๐ฎ๐บ” ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ with a spotlight on one of our key innovators at BlueBird Power: Martin Broers!
Martin was our ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฟ๐๐ ๐ฒ๐ป๐ด๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฟ to hire back in the days. He is the brilliant mind behind much of the embedded software that drives our clean energy solutions. His expertise ensures that our technology not only performs exceptionally but also integrates seamlessly into the real world.
โก Here are some insights into Martin and his work:
โข Role: Lead ๐๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฆ๐ผ๐ณ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ Developer
โข Focus: Developing and optimising software for our ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ด๐ถ๐ป๐ด and
๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ ๐๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ด๐ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฆ๐๐๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ written in ๐ฅ๐๐๐.
โข Side hustle: Playing (beach) ๐๐ผ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐๐ฏ๐ฎ๐น๐น and running ๐บ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ต๐ผ๐ป๐
Martin’s dedication to innovation and his profound understanding of software engineering are invaluable assets to BlueBird Power. He plays a pivotal role in turning our vision for a cleaner future into reality.
We asked Martin what he loves most about his job: “Being able to work on cutting-edge ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ต๐ป๐ผ๐น๐ผ๐ด๐ that has a direct ๐ถ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ on creating a ๐๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐ณ๐๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ is incredibly rewarding. At BlueBird Power, I get to tackle challenging problems with a team that’s just as ๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ป as I am.”
๐ Join us in ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐น๐ฒ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด Martin and his contributions to BlueBird Power. We are ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ฒ to have him on our team!
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Watch This Space: Charging, Reimagined for You.ย
At ๐๐น๐๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐ฃ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ, we believe that the best technology quietly empowers youโputting control in your hands, while working ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐บ๐น๐ฒ๐๐๐น๐ in the background.
Thatโs the spirit behind our charger, cloud, and mobile app. Weโre creating a simple, ๐ถ๐ป๐๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ way for you to manage your chargingโwhether you want to make the most of your solar panels, keep an eye on your household energy use, or just find the best times to charge. Everything is designed to fit ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ into your routine, giving you ๐ณ๐น๐ฒ๐ ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐๐ without any fuss.
Weโre always listening and learning, refining our features so that every update brings you a little more ease and insight. Our goal is to make energy management feel ๐ฒ๐ณ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐น๐ฒ๐๐, so you can focus on what matters most.
Thereโs more on the horizon, and weโre grateful to have you along for the journey. Thanks for watching this spaceโexciting things are on the way from ๐๐น๐๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐ฃ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ.
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๐ The Electricity Market Is Evolvingโ The state of the market
Last weekย TenneTย published their Annual Market Update 2024. The report paints a clear picture of trends and transformations in the Dutch and European power sector.
๐ ๐๐น๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ถ๐๐ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ก๐ฒ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ ๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฏ๐ ๐ญ๐ต% to an average of 77 โฌ/MWh in 2024. For North West Europe there was even a 26% drop to 71 โฌ/MWh. Although prices are still higher than before the energy crisis in 2021.
๐ย The number of ๐ต๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ป๐ฒ๐ด๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ ๐ฐ๐ฑ% in the Netherlands, driven by increasing renewable supply during low demand.
๐ฌ๏ธโ๏ธ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐ด๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป from wind and solar hit ๐ฑ๐ฑ ๐ง๐ช๐ต, now making up ๐ฐ๐ฑ% of total electricity production in NL versus ๐ฎ๐ด% ๐๐จ-๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ. Unfortunately overall production in NL also increased to 121 TWh.
๐ ๐๐ข๐ฎ ๐ฒ๐บ๐ถ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ in the Dutch Power sector ๐ผ๐ป๐น๐ ๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ฐ%, making it the lowest CO2 reduction in years (see graph). CO2 prices in the EU ETS dropped with 26% to an annual average of ๐ฒ๐ฒ โฌ/๐๐๐ข๐ฎ.
We see the trends moving into the right direction, but it is also evident that some transitions are slowing down and that we need to keep showing up and need to keep working hard to push things forward.
At BlueBird Power, we are doing just that. We keep pushing for a cleaner and cheaper energy system. Day by day. Smart charger by smart charger.
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