Ywert Visser

Hello, I am Ywert. An enthusiast with few years of experience across the Vietnamese clean energy and energy efficiency sector. 

Bright, cheery and creative person who excels at inspiring others. Is able to work on own initiative as well as giving the best when it comes to working as a team member. High energy and love of the new inspires commitment and support for daily tasks within the company.

I am married with Lien. I have one daughter, Sophie and one more baby is underway! 

I was born in the Netherlands but now I am living in Hanoi, Vietnam.

Searching and building electricity generation solutions that are socially responsible, environmentally friendly, reliable and low cost is my passion.

Whenever electricity reaches the homes and businesses of people around the world it revolutionizes all aspects of their life. It is the only form of energy that gives people instant, effortless access and it has no rival in terms of its convenience and flexibility. Electricity can be converted to light, heat, motion and more. It can be used in every principal energy-consuming sector and it is perfectly clean and silent at the point of consumption.

Vietnam is one of the fastest growing economies in the world. Energy efficiency is however, very low. One per cent growth of GDP increases the electricity demand by two per cent. Vietnam also has one of the lowest electricity prices in Southeast Asia. 

That is why in Vietnam electricity is often generated by cheap, but polluting coal or hydropower which may not be able to deliver power when it’s needed most: during the summer. Wind and solar power cannot provide sufficient returns on investment at this moment.

I am lucky to be involved in the waste water treatment and biogas recovery projects at 3 of the 5 large scale bio-ethanol plants in Vietnam as well as a waste-to-energy facility of the largest swine farm in Vietnam. In these projects biogas is recovered from the waste water to generate heat and/or electricity, thus reducing the amount of fossil fuel used. It also supplies farmers with biological fertilizer while the effluent of the facilities can be recycled.

Apart from this I am also working on  very potential program for sustainable building materials. In Vietnam the walling material of most buildings is still the conventional, fired clay brick. Since coal in Vietnam is very cheap and production of clay bricks mostly happens in primitive clamp kilns this process is very polluting. 

The Vietnamese market has been very slow in adapting new walling materials, that have better properties and do not pollute the environment. This is due to unfamiliarity, price, unavailability and many other factors. That is why we are working on a support program to develop the unburnt brick production in Vietnam.

Working hard and learning every day while trying to make each project a success!