ASOM: Alliance for Solar Mobility

Policy plan

Commercial information

Name

Alliance for Solar Mobility Foundation
ASOM

 

Entities and Partnerships Information Number/Fiscal number

862249314

 

Mail Address

Automotive Campus 70

5708 JZ Helmond

The Netherlands

 

Contact information

Website: www.asom.solar

E-mail: info@asom.solar

 

Chamber of Commerce number

81865201 located in Helmond

Banking information

Name: Stichting Association for Solar Mobility

Account number: NL41 TRIO 0320 1878 61

BIC: TRIONL2U

Bank: Triodos Bank N.V.

 

Policy and organisation

Goal

ASOM’s objective is stated in its articles of association as ‘[…] to create and facilitate
a collaboration platform to stimulate education, research and industry for applications
in the field of mobility based on or using solar energy, as well as to carry out all
actions that are related to the foregoing in the broadest sense or that may be
conducive thereto. The foundation is not for profit.’

Means

The foundation tries to achieve this goal by, among other things:

Providing a leading platform for associations, foundations, companies, nongovernmental
organizations, public bodies, local authorities, universities and
other academic structures that enable solar-powered mobility in Europe;

Stimulating and facilitating collaboration in the field of research, development
and standardization within solar energy mobility;

Fostering relationships with governments to create awareness and incentives
for the solar mobility industry in Europe;

Creating awareness of solar mobility as a whole.

Activities

Knowledge sharing events

At least once a year an event, like a seminar or workshop, is organised to bring
together affiliated parties from the European Union/to promote (inter)national
cooperation.

Stimulating research on solar mobility

The foundation brings parties together to stimulate collaboration in researching all
aspects of solar mobility, such as implementability and possible developments.

Events to create awareness

At least one event is organized annually to make the general public aware of
technological developments surrounding solar mobility.

Finances

The board is responsible for a healthy financial policy. The tasks involved include:

draw up a budget before/at the beginning of a financial year;

to adopt and approve annual accounts in a timely manner after the end of a
financial year;

managing the funds;

spending the funds and creating facilities only for the benefit of the foundation’s objectives.

Target audience

Associations, foundations, companies, non-governmental organizations, public bodies, local authorities, universities and other academic structures that enable solar-powered mobility within the European Union.

 

Fundraising strategy

The foundation’s resources consist of:

any amounts or goods raised or to be raised on the occasion of the establishment of the foundation through the realization of its purpose;

donations;

subsidies and sponsorships;

contributions by affiliated organizations;

acquisitions by inheritance, legacy, donation or gift;

the income and revenues that the foundation obtains through its activities and the exploitation of its properties;

and other benefits.

 

Board

According to the deed of incorporation of the Foundation, the board consists “[…] of a number, to be determined by the board, of at least three (3) and a maximum of five (5) members […]”.

 

Board member information

Martin Heinrich, Chair

Bonna Kay Newman, Secretary

Rudolf Henricus Hubertus Stefanus Derks, Penningmeester

Lenneke Hendrika Slooff-Hoek, Board member

 

Remuneration policy for board members

The board members receive no remuneration for their board work.

 

Executive power of board members

The executive board is responsible for the daily affairs of the foundation and ensures the implementation of board decisions. All members of the board have joint authority. To this end, it meets regularly and as often as necessary at the initiative of the chairman or one of the other members of the executive board.

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