Menno Robberegt
Product Officer
Patrick Jansens
Construction Engineer
Patrick Jansens has a background in steel construction and specializes in plate steel. He made the previous Slow Mill models and helped construct, install, set up and execute the lab tests. Responsible for construction, installation and maintenance of models and prototypes.
Menno Robbergt has a background in RU Groningen and provides interim management for larger institutions and companies. Specializes in optimizing corporate structure and project development at technical as well as executive level. Responsible for targets and products pertaining to development of the Slow Mill. m.robberegt@slowmill.com
Erwin Croughs
Founder and Principal
Wouter Veer
Legal & IT
Wouter Veer has a background at TU Delft in measurement and control technology. Heading a highly successful and expanding business in personnel management, he developed and implemented a state of the art management program for the flexible labor market. Founder of iFund, main investor of BlueCity 010 in the famous old Tropicana, helping entrepreneurs to forward the circular economy. Responsible for programming, monitoring, controlling and optimizing. w.veer@slowmill.com
Erwin Croughs sailed the world oceans for over a decade and then specialized in design, development, production and marketing of products. A prolific award winning innovator, frequently introducing successful new products like the Doggy, a self adjusting outdoor table, first prize at the Horecava Innovation Awards 2005. He founded SMS Projects in 2012 to develop the Slow Mill. Responsible for organization, administration, purchase, development and overall performance.
e.croughs@slowmill.com
Erwin Meijboom
Research
Patrick Gaynor
Business Development
Erwin Meijboom has a technical background in Wageningen, specialized in environmental and sustainability issues. Founder of Elias Consulting and manager at Hoogheemraadschap Delfland, experienced in field of water management and as consultant for corporate issues. Responsible for research, quality control and external report. e.meijboom@slowmill.com
Patrick Gaynor is cofounder of SMS projects and member of the advisory board, specializing in mid and long term strategy and business development. He has cofounded and guided successful businesses with long term sustainable goals and held positions on several boards of various government water management agencies.
About us
SMS Projects was founded in 2012 to research and develop the Slow Mill wave energy technology, based on a unique blade construction that greatly resists open flow. In the following years the technology was developed by testing increasingly larger scale models in the lab, on open water and in the North Sea to a point where several well performing autonomic plug and play models can be demonstrated. Members of the management team own the technology and are highly motivated to bring a successful product onto the market to accelerate the energy transition, support ocean life, lessen fossil fuel dependence and boost the circular economy.