Overview
Dries Bols is the chief executive of lifepowr, based in Antwerp. He founded the company in June 2015 and led it as managing director until January 2020, when he took up the role of chief executive. He has also sat on its executive board since September 2021, and has been chief executive of EWAVE BV since August 2021.
Before founding lifepowr, Bols worked in producing and artist management at Furthur Records from 2012 to 2015, and was a managing partner at FURTHUR from 2008 to 2015. He was project manager and chief financial officer at Antwerp Open Air between 2008 and 2013. From 2011 to 2012 he worked on the University of Antwerp Solar Boat as an energy systems development engineer, covering energy management.
Bols holds a Master of Science in Organization & Management from the University of Antwerp, taken in 2012 and 2013, following a bachelor's and a master's in electromechanical engineering within applied engineering. He gives his areas of expertise as business development, entrepreneurship, marketing strategy and project management.
Career history
In the news
- Mark your calendar: LIFEPOWR is heading to FLEXCON - The Energy Flexibility Conference in Antwerp, 23–24 September. ⚡ Our CEO, Dries Bols, will be talking about why we need to stop asking consumers to be flexible. If you're going to be in Antwerp, come find us! We'd love to show you what we've been building and hear what's on your radar for the year ahead. Can't make it in person? Drop a comment, we'll make sure the right person follows up. #FlexCon #FlexConAntwerp #EnergyFlexibility #EMS #LIFEPOWR
- Looking forward! ⚡
- Why does Demand-Side Flex beat utility-scale assets? Tomorrow I'll present a LIFEPOWR usecase on the real-life economics of distributed flexibility at scale. Come join the discussion! Hall C5, 3:00–4:00 PM at Intersolar / The smarter E in Munchen. While you're there, pass by our booth (B5.409) and let's talk about how we can let all assets join in, benefit and together build the future of the energy system ❤️ ⚡ #EMPOWER #intersolar #energyflexibility
- Great to see FlexiO and the team at LIFEPOWR featured in Trends Magazine ⚡ ⚡ The message is simple: a home battery only becomes truly valuable when it stops working in isolation. Most families have built their setup step by step — solar panels first, then maybe an EV charger, then a battery, often from different manufacturers. They all work, but they don't naturally talk to each other. That's the gap LIFEPOWR closes. Think of it as the conductor of the orchestra: deciding moment to moment when devices should charge, discharge,
- Drop by the LIFEPOWR booth on Intersolar, The smarter E next week or join the Forum on June 24 (Hall C5, 3:00–4:00 PM), where I'll be speaking about how decentralized flex beats utility scale added value. ⚡ Looking forward to connect and chat about orchestrating flex and how it can add value to your business! #intersolar #thesmarterE #energyflexibility #demandresponse
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