Diederik B.C. Jaspers invented our new HELP-SOFC design during his Master thesis at Delft University of Technology in the Inorganic Chemistry Faculty of prof. dr. J. Schoonman during the nineties. During that period, the technical feasibility was proven experimentally and the design was patented.

After years of working an consultant and problem solver in the energy field, Diederik started in 2006 SOFC.nl B.V. to further develop his HELP-SOFC ideas. This resulted in the ceramic mass production technology and fuel cells were developed in cooperation with Philips/CoorsTek.

In 2018, Diederik decided to work with a dedicated team to get those ideas realised in a broad market and founded Circonica Circular energy B.V. which got the exclusive rights of SOFC.nl B.V. Circonica’s mission to change the power game by creating the Next Generation Clean Energy. This will be realised in closed collaboration with our value chain partners; in research the Technical University of Delft and University of Groningen, launching customer Liberty Global and various production partners.