What ZEnMo Simulations does

ZEnMo Simulations (Zero-emission Energy & Mobility Simulations) is a privately held Dutch BV founded in 2018 and headquartered in Herpt (Gemeente Heusden) with a secondary office in Eindhoven. The company builds virtual lab environments that combine agent-based bottom-up simulation modelling with real GIS spatial data, open-source methods, learning-curve extrapolation, and endogenous feedback loops to simulate energy and mobility transitions. Its core platform is the SparkCity Model (formerly ABCD Model), an agent-based Buying-Charging-Driving simulator for predicting EV adoption, charging infrastructure requirements, and smart-charging impacts on electricity grids; the portfolio also includes multiple neighbourhood-level digital twins for Dutch municipalities (Antoniapolder, Groote Lindt, Drechtsteden, Bunderbuurten Veghel, Loenen, Vruchtenbuurt, Werfgebied Hilversum), a metropolitan heat transition tool for the Rotterdam-The Hague region, the Brabant Energy Transition serious game, and supporting tools (GENIUS, Heat4Buildings, Local4Local, Zenmo Zero Nederland).

ZEnMo serves three primary customer segments: national, regional, and municipal governments developing sustainable energy and mobility strategies; electricity grid operators (notably Alliander) needing to predict low-voltage network reinforcement needs driven by EV adoption and renewable integration; and mobility-sector firms (EV charging network operators, automotive players, transportation planners) modelling EV uptake, charging infrastructure rollout, and shared/autonomous mobility impacts. The firm operates with 1–10 employees and no external venture funding; revenue flows from direct consulting and research engagements, research sponsorships (ElaadNL, NKL), and academic collaboration (TU/e, Utrecht University), rather than from standardised SaaS pricing.

The founding team combines practitioner and academic credibility: founder Auke Hoekstra is simultaneously a senior strategy consultant at Alliander and a senior advisor on electric mobility at TU/e, research-sponsored by ElaadNL; lead programmer Peter Hogeveen is a TU/e PhD student and sustainable mobility consultant at EVConsult; co-founders Geert Verbong (energy transition professor), Maarten Steinbuch (smart mobility professor), and Peter Molengraaf (energy transition expert) provide academic anchoring. Operating geography is currently Netherlands-only, with no disclosed international expansion or external equity capital.

Name

ZEnMo Simulations

Legal name

ZEnMo Simulations BV

Website

https://zenmo.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

ZEnMo Simulations is a Dutch company that builds agent-based simulation models, digital twins, and virtual labs to help governments, grid operators, and mobility-sector firms plan and visualise energy and mobility transitions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Energy Transition Simulation Software

NAICS

Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) (541715), Custom Computer Programming Services (541511), Computer Systems Design Services (541512)

SIC

Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373), Services-Computer Programming Services (7371)

akta.pro primary industry

Serious Games & Simulation Studios (Training, Defense, Enterprise) (MPAFAAAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Digital Twins & Scenario-Based Systems Training (Equipment/Process Simulators) (EDAFAJAJ), Simulation, Scenario & Serious Games Design (EDAGAKAH), Lab & Science Virtual Labs (Chemistry, Biology, Physics) (EDAFAJAE)

Keywords

• Energy transition simulation
• Agent-based modeling
• Mobility simulation software
• Virtual lab platforms
• Smart grid modeling

Headquarters

HQ city

Eindhoven

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

ZEnMo Simulations builds virtual lab simulation environments that combine knowledge from multiple scientific fields to model energy and mobility transitions. Using agent-based bottom-up modelling, real GIS spatial data, learning curves, and endogenous feedback loops, the company delivers digital twins and scenario tools that help stakeholders predict renewable energy adoption, EV uptake, charging infrastructure needs, and grid reinforcement requirements. Offerings include the Virtual Labs platform, the SparkCity Model, neighbourhood-level digital twins, and specialized tools such as GENIUS, Heat4Buildings, Local4Local, and Zenmo Zero Nederland.

Product overview

ZEnMo Simulations (Zero-emission Energy & Mobility simulations) is a Dutch research and simulation company that provides virtual lab environments for stakeholders including governments, grid operators, and the mobility sector. Its core offering is the Virtual Labs platform, which uses agent-based bottom-up modeling combined with real GIS maps and visualization to simulate energy and mobility transitions. The portfolio includes multiple named digital twin tools for specific geographic areas (Digital Twin Antoniapolder, Digital Twin Groote Lindt, Digital Twin Drechtsteden, Digital Twin Bunderbuurten Veghel, Digital Twin Loenen, Digital Twin Vruchtenbuurt, Digital Twin Werfgebied Hilversum, and the Warmte Metropoolregio Rotterdam Den Haag tool), a serious game (Brabant Serious Game Energietransitie), and specialized tools (GENIUS, Heat4Buildings, Local4Local, Zenmo Zero Nederland). The company also developed the SparkCity Model (formerly ABCD — Agent-based, Buying, Charging, Driving model) for EV adoption and smart charging simulation in collaboration with Eindhoven University of Technology.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SparkCity: Agent-based model for predicting EV adoption and smart charging impact on electricity grids

Products and services

• Virtual Labs Simulation environments combining knowledge from different scientific fields to help stakeholders understand challenges in the energy and mobility transition, used for risk-free testing, strategic decision-making, and visualization of complex energy and mobility systems. Targeted at governments, grid operators, and the mobility sector.
• SparkCity Model Agent-based bottom-up simulation model that recreates entire neighbourhoods in software, loading maps of actual locations and animating them with agents representing people, vehicles, and energy-consuming/producing machines to predict EV adoption, charging infrastructure needs, and smart charging impacts on electricity grids. Built for grid operators, mobility planners, and policymakers.
• Digital Twin Antoniapolder Digital twin simulation tool for the Antoniapolder area enabling neighbourhood-level analysis of energy and mobility scenarios.
• Digital Twin Groote Lindt Digital twin simulation tool for the Groote Lindt area enabling neighbourhood-level energy and mobility analysis.
• Digital Twin Drechtsteden Digital twin simulation tool for the Drechtsteden region providing energy and mobility transition modelling at a municipal and regional scale.
• Digital Twin Bunderbuurten Veghel Digital twin simulation tool for the Bunderbuurten neighbourhood in Veghel, enabling local energy transition scenario analysis.
• Digital Twin Loenen Digital twin simulation tool for the Loenen area used for local energy and mobility transition planning.
• Digital Twin Vruchtenbuurt Digital twin simulation tool for the Vruchtenbuurt neighbourhood supporting energy transition scenario planning.
• Warmte Metropoolregio Rotterdam Den Haag Simulation tool focused on heat transition planning for the metropolitan region of Rotterdam and The Hague.
• Digital Twin Werfgebied Hilversum Digital twin simulation tool for the Werfgebied area in Hilversum supporting local energy and mobility planning.
• Brabant Serious Game Energietransitie Serious game simulation for the Brabant region designed to engage stakeholders in energy transition strategy development.
• GENIUS Simulation tool offered by ZEnMo for energy transition modelling.
• Heat4Buildings Tool focused on building heat transition and energy efficiency modelling.
• Local4Local Tool supporting local energy generation and consumption matching.
• Zenmo Zero Nederland Tool for modelling zero-emission scenarios for the Netherlands.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Feature6 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTU/e is the primary academic partner for ZEnMo's research activities. Founder Auke Hoekstra conducts research at TU/e and the university hosts PhD students (including Peter Hogeveen) working on ZEnMo's agent-based models. The SparkCity model was developed in collaboration with TU/e, which formally presented the model in November 2017. TU/e's Department of Mechanical Engineering provides academic oversight and institutional backing for the modelling research.
• ElaadNLcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerElaadNL is a foundation focused on smart charging research and is the largest sponsor of the SparkCity model. The foundation funds Auke Hoekstra's research and provides access to EV charging data. ElaadNL hosts the SparkCity symposium at its Utrecht facility and its innovation manager (Arjan Wargers) participates in ZEnMo research activities. The partnership enables ZEnMo to access real-world EV charging data for model validation.
• NKL (National Knowledge Platform for EV Charging Infrastructure)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNKL is a Dutch national knowledge platform that sponsors the SparkCity model developed by ZEnMo. Director Roland Ferwerda explained at the SparkCity symposium why NKL has been sponsoring the model, highlighting its relevance for EV charging infrastructure planning across the Netherlands.
• AlliandermajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAlliander is a Dutch grid operator and Auke Hoekstra serves as a senior strategy consultant at Alliander while also founding ZEnMo. The company collaborates on grid impact studies related to EV charging, and EV expert Gijs van der Poel works at Alliander while contributing to the SparkCity project. This creates a direct link between ZEnMo's research capabilities and real-world grid operator needs.
• EVConsultminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPeter Hogeveen, lead programmer of ZEnMo, also works as a sustainable mobility consultant at EVConsult in Amsterdam. This consultancy connection provides additional industry perspective and potential customer introductions in the EV and mobility sector.
• Utrecht UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMichiel van Lelyveld conducted his master thesis at Utrecht University on smart charging of EVs, which contributed to the SparkCity model. This academic collaboration brings additional research capacity and university credibility to ZEnMo's modelling work.

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Guidehouse (Energy Practice): Global consultancy with a deep energy and utilities practice covering grid modernization and EV strategy. Comparable to ZEnMo as an advisor to utilities and governments on energy transition scenarios, with much broader service breadth and scale.
• KPMG (Energy Transition Modelling): Big-Four advisory practice with a substantial European energy-transition modelling capability for governments, regulators, and utilities. Comparable to ZEnMo in advising policy and grid clients on transition scenarios, but as a multi-disciplinary global consultancy.
• Baringa Partners (Energy Modelling): Specialist energy and commodities consultancy with a strong modelling practice advising European utilities, governments, and TSOs. Comparable to ZEnMo in the European energy-transition advisory space, but as a large multi-sector consultancy.
• DNV (Energy Systems modelling): Global energy consultancy and software provider running large-scale grid and energy-transition modelling engagements. Overlaps with ZEnMo in energy-transition scenario analysis for utilities and governments, but DNV operates at vastly greater scale and as a broad incumbent.

Others

• ElaadNL: Dutch smart-charging research foundation and ZEnMo's largest sponsor of the SparkCity model. Adjacent rather than competitive: ElaadNL is both a research collaborator and a potential in-house alternative for smart-charging analytics, making it a closely overlapping ecosystem player.

Direct peers

• HOMER Energy (UL Solutions): Develops HOMER Pro / HOMER Grid, a microgrid and distributed-energy simulation software widely used by utilities and developers. Directly comparable to ZEnMo's renewable-and-grid simulation focus, with a more productized software delivery model.
• Energy Exemplar (PLEXOS): Provider of PLEXOS, a leading energy-market simulation platform used by utilities and grid operators globally. Comparable to ZEnMo as a specialized energy-systems simulation vendor serving grid operators and policy makers, though focused on market and operations simulation rather than agent-based adoption modelling.

Emerging players

• Open Energi: UK-based energy software company combining optimization and forecasting for flexibility, EV charging, and distributed energy. Comparable as a Europe-based energy-transition software vendor for grid operators, with a stronger focus on real-time DER optimization than on long-horizon scenario simulation.
• Enervalis (now Smart Energy Lab / GridSME): Belgian/Dutch energy-tech startup that built energy-management and EV-grid optimization software. Comparable as a Benelux energy-transition software startup serving grid operators, though historically more focused on real-time optimization than long-horizon agent-based simulation.

Regional players

• TNO (Energy Transition Modelling): Dutch applied-research organization running significant energy-system and mobility modelling programmes, often in partnership with the same Dutch ministries and grid operators that ZEnMo serves. Comparable in domain and Dutch policy ecosystem, but as a publicly funded research institute rather than a private vendor.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Profiles5 records

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