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DENS expands with a second location on the Automotive CampusNews · Jan 2026

DENS expands with a second location on the Automotive Campus

DENS opens a second location in Helmond: the former VeHil hall on the Automotive Campus, three times the size of its current premises.

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DENS on TV: Dutch battery technologyNews · Aug 2025

DENS on TV: Dutch battery technology

Dutch battery technology offers a safe and reliable alternative to Chinese tech. Learn how DENS Powerhubs deliver emission-free power where it’s needed.

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SSEB makes purchasing a DENS Powerhub even more attractiveNews · Jul 2025

SSEB makes purchasing a DENS Powerhub even more attractive

Take advantage of the SSEB subsidy: up to €100 per kWh for a DENS Powerhub. Cut your costs and power your site emission-free.

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From student team to leading scale-up: the ten-year journey of Max Aerts and DENSNews · Jun 2025

From student team to leading scale-up: the ten-year journey of Max Aerts and DENS

Max Aerts and DENS mark 10 years of clean energy innovation—from student idea to global zero-emission solutions powering construction and industry.

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NPO2 – WNL KoplopersNews · Feb 2025

NPO2 – WNL Koplopers

The Dutch power grid is overloaded and many of the devices seen as solutions, such as solar panels and batteries, run on Chinese software.

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The Secret to Smart CommunicationNews · Jan 2025

The Secret to Smart Communication

With the increasing use of electric machines at construction sites and in infrastructure, it’s becoming more important to be able to charge these…

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With rapid growth of batteries, risk of cyber attack also increasesNews · Jan 2025

With rapid growth of batteries, risk of cyber attack also increases

From the home battery to battery systems at wind farms, the number of batteries in the Netherlands has been increasing exponentially in recent years.

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Power supply like a Swiss army knifeNews · Dec 2024

Power supply like a Swiss army knife

A few years ago, DENS appeared on the market as a pioneer in sustainable energy solutions.

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ENI members – Interview with Max Aerts of DENSNews · Nov 2024

ENI members – Interview with Max Aerts of DENS

Introduce yourself and your companyMax Aerts: I am co-director and co-owner of Dens. Dens is a company that grew out of a study project in 2015.

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Networking eventNews · Oct 2024

Networking event

This networking evening offers a unique opportunity for everyone working in the GWW sector to share experiences, make new contacts and get inspired.

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Formic acid as a carbon-neutral energy carrierNews · Aug 2024

Formic acid as a carbon-neutral energy carrier

The transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy is essential for reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

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DENS can barely handle the demand: Helmond energy pioneer already needs new premisesNews · Jun 2024

DENS can barely handle the demand: Helmond energy pioneer already needs new premises

For only a year, DENS has occupied the building on Helmond’s Automotive Campus where Lightyear was previously based.

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Batteries play a crucial role in tackling grid congestionNews · May 2024

Batteries play a crucial role in tackling grid congestion

Canpack Helmond hasrecently improved their grid connection by using peak shaving with a DENS Powerhub.

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Building Tomorrow: DENS Innovates production lineNews · Apr 2024

Building Tomorrow: DENS Innovates production line

DENS is proud to announce a groundbreaking project aimed at advancing hydrozine aggregate technology in collaboration with MCM – specialists in…

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FD: How DENS conquered the construction site with formic acidNews · Jan 2024

FD: How DENS conquered the construction site with formic acid

The year 2023 was one of milestones for DENS. The start-up’s clean generators and batteries can now be found on many a construction site.

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BOUWMACHINES: DENS has an energy solution for every segmentNews · Nov 2023

BOUWMACHINES: DENS has an energy solution for every segment

The limited availability of green Hydrogen still stands in the way of broad deployment of this energy carrier.

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Game changer in renewable energyNews · Nov 2023

Game changer in renewable energy

But consider shipping. In terms of logistics and intermodal processes, it can havean enormous impact on the overall carbon footprint – ours’, our…

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TU/e student team FAST goes commercial as DENSNews · Jun 2023

TU/e student team FAST goes commercial as DENS

Team FAST, which worked on applications for the formic acid-based Hydrozine fuel, will stop existing.

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DENS and Hamer are going to collaborate on putting the DENS Hydrozine generator on the marketNews · Jun 2023

DENS and Hamer are going to collaborate on putting the DENS Hydrozine generator on the market

DENS, the developer of the Hydrozine generator, and Hamer, the market leader in fuel installations in the Benelux, will collaborate on the production, maintenance and service of the DENS Hydrozine…

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Formic acid motor from Helmond receives a substantial injectionNews · Jun 2023

Formic acid motor from Helmond receives a substantial injection

HELMOND – The Dutch start-up Dens (Dutch Energy Solutions) has raised an investment of 550,000 euros from BOM Brabant Ventures and the Brabant Startup…

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Innovation funds crucial for leading Dutch automotive industryNews · May 2023

Innovation funds crucial for leading Dutch automotive industry

On Monday the 24th of April, the Minister of Economic Affairs and Climate, Mrs. Adriaansens, brought a visit to the Automotive Campus in Helmond.

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Project ‘Charging Energy Hubs’ Awarded to Accelerate the Electrification of the Logistics SectorNews · Apr 2023

Project ‘Charging Energy Hubs’ Awarded to Accelerate the Electrification of the Logistics Sector

Dutch government officials announced on Friday, June 30th, that the consortium led by Heliox seeking funding for the project ‘Charging Energy Hubs’ has…

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Joined forces in Zero Emission PavilionNews · Dec 2020

Joined forces in Zero Emission Pavilion

De Schans BV (RELLY), Infra Equipment, Limach, Makita and DENS join forces and together form the Zero Emission Pavilion during InfraTech Rotterdam 2023.

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In 5 years’ time, we will be supplying at least 1,000 Hydrozine systems to our customersNews · Aug 2020

In 5 years’ time, we will be supplying at least 1,000 Hydrozine systems to our customers

DENS is a developer of technology that overcomes the barriers to storage and transport of hydrogen.

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DENS secures millions of euros to commercialize their Hydrozine technologyNews · May 2020

DENS secures millions of euros to commercialize their Hydrozine technology

Tech company DENS, developer of technology that overcomes hydrogens storage and transport barriers, has secured several million euros in investment…

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Formic acid generator as the backbone for the electrified construction siteNews · Nov 2019

Formic acid generator as the backbone for the electrified construction site

More and more construction site equipment is electric, but that provides little environmental benefit if charging is done by a smelly diesel generator.

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Full Tank takes up its role as a fuel supplier for the DENS Hydrozine generatorNews · Oct 2019

Full Tank takes up its role as a fuel supplier for the DENS Hydrozine generator

Hydrozine supplyer Full Tank

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Secretary of State van Veldhoven pays a digital visit to DENS and the Brainport Smart DistrictNews · Sep 2019

Secretary of State van Veldhoven pays a digital visit to DENS and the Brainport Smart District

Secretary of State Stientje van Veldhoven visited DENS and the Brainport Smart District (BSD) on the 30th of November, to understand how circular…

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Hydrogen-like fuel is a solution to environmental problems in the construction industryNews · Jul 2019

Hydrogen-like fuel is a solution to environmental problems in the construction industry

DENS is working together with a company that makes electric vehicles. For the construction industry they already made an electric excavator and a…

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Is formic acid the fuel of the future?News · Nov 2018

Is formic acid the fuel of the future?

What could be better than solving social issues, such as the climate problem, with smart technology?

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Clean energy with one push on a buttonNews · Oct 2018

Clean energy with one push on a button

As young entrepreneurs, Max Aerts and Tijn Swinkels have a long time ahead of them to realize their life’s work: accelerating the transition to…

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Maxime Verhagen visits DENS and Brainport Smart DistrictNews · Sep 2018

Maxime Verhagen visits DENS and Brainport Smart District

Maxime Verhagen, chairman van Bouwend Nederland, visited DENS and Brainport Smart District on the Automotive Campus Helmond on Thursday, January 16, to…

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