Willem Jaap de Vries
Strategic Management Team
Willem-Jaap has been active in the wind industry since 2008. At GreenTrust, he works on various projects, such as wind farm Energie Groote Haar and developments in Croatia. He is also the team leader of team MACC.
My father taught me windsurfing when I was eight years old. Since then, I’ve been intrigued by the power of wind and have made it my field of study and later my profession. As a child, I spent entire afternoons windsurfing. Later, kitesurfing was added to that. I was extremely grumpy when there was no wind and I couldn’t go. It’s mainly the speed you build up through the wind that makes surfing so attractive. You really blast across the water. And it remains fun. When it’s seriously windy, I grab my kitesurfboard or surfboard and you’ll find me on the water.
Expertise: versatile senior advisor specialized in the wind sector. Development, contracting, financing, construction, and management of sustainable energy projects. Strong in strategic planning, analytical thinking, pragmatic approach, coach and relationship management.
Projects
We Aim for Impact. This Makes the Difference
VE Lički Medvjed
In the mountains of Otočac, Croatia, GreenTrust wants to develop the largest wind farm in Croatia. In a nature-inclusive and social way, so that nature and the environment benefit. In addition to feasibility, development and technical design, communication is key here.
Wind park Hellegatsplein
Atop the Delta Works stands wind park Hellegatsplein. The four wind turbines have a combined installed capacity of 12 MW since 2015. Enough to provide 16,500 households in the Netherlands with sustainable electricity each year. Wind park Hellegatsplein was developed on behalf of Qurrent.
Energy Park Koningspleij
Energiepark Koningspleij near Arnhem consists of three wind turbines and a solar meadow. Among other things, the park provides energy for public buildings and street lighting in 18 municipalities in the Arnhem-Nijmegen region.
Zonneweide The Blue Gate
Sun, water and nature characterize Solar Meadow The Blue Gate in the municipality of Laarbeek. Built in 2022, the solar meadow, with 9.5MW, generates enough green energy for about 3,000 households.
Wind park Kroningswind
Kroningswind is an initiative of eleven farming families on the island of Goeree-Overflakkee in South Holland. 19 wind turbines have been built with a combined capacity between 70-80MW.
Windmill the North
Windmill De Noord is part of wind park Zonzeel along the A16 motorway. A unique project, as De Noord supplies electricity directly to the village of Terheijden. Through the Traais Energie Collectief, the residents of this village want to fully meet their own energy needs with locally generated sustainable energy.
Wind park Den Tol
East of Netterden, close to the German border, lies wind park Den Tol. An initiative of six agricultural families, who eventually managed to realize nine wind turbines here. The wind farm has been in full operation since 2022. The arrival of a solar park will create an energy landscape here in the future.
Cooperative wind park A2 Lage Rooijen
Since 2017, Cooperation Bommelerwaar and GreenTrust have been working on a cooperative wind park at Lage Rooijen, directly east of the A2 motorway. In January 2026, the three turbines will be officially completed. With the three wind turbines, the park will then generate enough local green energy for about 10,000 households. And is thus booster of a sustainable municipality of Maasdriel.
Battery The Blue Gate
Solar meadow De Blauwe Poort is located in the municipality of Laarbeek. The park will receive addition of a battery storage system. This can store 2 MW of energy. GreenTrust is working on a request in principle and calculating the earnings model.
Wind park BCT
The BCT Wind Farm is part of business park Business Centre Treeport along the A16 on the border of the Netherlands and Belgium. This wind farm consists of two Nordex wind turbines,
Wind park Hazeldonk
The three wind turbines of Windpark Hazeldonk have been operating along the A16 near Breda since 2015. A project that seemed impossible at first glance became a success story after all thanks to the cooperation of Izzy Projects and GreenTrust. GreenTrust is co-owner of this wind farm.
Wind park Hazeldonk (expansion)
The three wind turbines of Windpark Hazeldonk have been operating along the A16 near Breda since 2015. After the development of this existing park, Green Trust is also involved as a consultant for the expansion with one more wind turbine.
Services
We Aim for Impact. This Makes the Difference
24 February 2026Lieuwe reflecteert: hoe gaat het nu met de energietransitie?
- 20 February 2026
Lieuwe reflecteert: hoe gaat het nu met de energietransitie?