CE - ONDERZOEK, ADVIES ENCONSULTANCY VOOR DUURZAAMHEID BV

Their core work

CE Delft is an independent Dutch research and consultancy firm specializing in sustainability economics and policy. They provide evidence-based analysis on decarbonisation pathways, transport economics, energy transitions, and circular bioeconomy — translating complex environmental challenges into actionable policy and business recommendations. Their core work involves economic modelling, impact assessments, and policy evaluation for governments, industry, and EU institutions. The company name itself translates to "Research, Advice and Consultancy for Sustainability," which accurately captures their advisory role across multiple sustainability domains.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

CE Delft's H2020 trajectory shows a clear sharpening of focus. Their earlier projects (2016-2018) were spread across transport business models (NEWBITS) and bio-based materials (SusBind) — broad sustainability consulting. From 2018 onward, their work increasingly converged on climate policy architecture: energy governance, investment frameworks, carbon lock-in analysis, and deep decarbonisation pathways. Their largest and most recent project, 4I-TRACTION (2021), represents the culmination of this shift toward macro-level climate transformation policy.

CE Delft is moving decisively toward large-scale climate transformation analysis — expect future work on just transition finance, infrastructure investment, and systemic decarbonisation policy.

How they like to work

CE Delft operates exclusively as a consortium partner, never as coordinator — consistent with their role as an independent advisory firm contributing analytical expertise to larger research efforts. With 38 unique partners across just 4 projects, they work in sizeable consortia (averaging ~10 partners per project), indicating comfort in large, multi-country research collaborations. Their broad partner base with no repeated partnerships suggests they are valued as specialist contributors brought in for specific analytical needs rather than as a core institutional partner returning to the same teams.

CE Delft has collaborated with 38 distinct partners across 14 countries, an unusually wide geographic spread for just 4 projects. This reflects their role as a sought-after sustainability economics expert that European consortia recruit for policy analysis and economic assessment tasks.

What sets them apart

CE Delft sits at a rare intersection: they are a private SME with the analytical rigour of a research institute, focused entirely on sustainability economics and policy. Unlike academic partners who may prioritize publications, CE Delft delivers practical, decision-ready analysis — making them especially valuable in projects that need to translate research findings into policy recommendations or business cases. Their independence from both government and industry gives their analysis credibility that in-house consultancies cannot match.

Highlights from their portfolio

• 4I-TRACTION
  Their largest H2020 project (EUR 516K) and most recent, focused on the critical intersection of innovation, investment, infrastructure, and sector integration for climate neutrality — signalling their strategic direction.
• SusBind
  An unexpected diversification into bio-based materials for wood panels and furniture, demonstrating CE Delft's ability to apply sustainability assessment beyond their core energy/climate domain.
• PROSEU
  Addressed the emerging topic of energy prosumers and citizen participation in the energy transition, combining social science with energy policy analysis.