Arianne van der Wal
Arianne van der Wal works as a social scientist at TNO in the Energy and Materials Transition department, where she focuses her research on the design of an inclusive and just energy transition. A transition where everyone can participate and no one is left behind. That is why, for her work as a researcher at TNO, she has latched onto the topic of energy poverty.
Research area
Arianne maps out the effects of various support measures implemented by governments and organisations to reduce energy poverty. In doing so, she examines household energy consumption, energy costs, living comfort, and health. The findings of the research will be used to inform and advise municipalities, housing associations, energy assistance organizations, and the government on the effectiveness of their strategies to mitigate energy poverty and its consequences.
With the results of this research, she will be able to inform and advise municipalities, housing corporations and energy coach organizations about the effectiveness of their approach to reduce energy poverty.
Before working at TNO, Arianne worked for more than ten years as a behavioral scientist at various universities, where she mainly conducted scientific research into the central question of what motivates and prevents people from acting sustainably. There too, she sought the connection and collaboration with other stakeholders, such as municipalities, companies and NGOs, in order to come up with relevant solutions for sustainability issues such as the energy transition, climate adaptation, and circular economy.
Scientific publications
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Van der Wal, A. J., van Ooij, C., Straver, K., & Rietbergen, M. (2025). The effects of three governmental programmes - energy coaches, home renovations, and white goods schemes - on energy poverty-related issues in Dutch households. Sustainability, 17(15), 6803.
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Van der Wal, A. J., Qian, Q. K., Maghsoudi Nia, E., & Hoekstra, J. (2025). Beyond energy savings: comfort and health effects of white goods schemes. Energy Efficiency, 18(5), 1-24.
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Van der Wal, A.J., van Ooij, C., Mesdaghi, B., Schuurman Hess, T., Varkevisser, R., Wijlhuizen, E., & Straver, K. (2025). Effectiviteit van steunmaatregelen voor de reductie van energiearmoede-gerelateerde aspecten. Filosofie & Praktijk, 46(3), 265-281.
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Galster, H., van der Wal, A. J., Batenburg, A., Koning, V., & Faaij, A. (2025). A comprehensive review of integrating behavioral drivers of technology adoption and energy service use in energy system models. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 214(5), 115520.
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Croon, T. M., Nia, E. M., He, S., Qian, Q. K., Elsinga, M. G., Hoekstra, J. S. C. M., ... & Van der Wal, A. J. (2025). Energy coaching and ‘fix team’ retrofitting to mitigate energy poverty: An ex-post analysis of treatment and interaction effects. Energy Research & Social Science, 119, 103807.
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Van der Wal, A. J., Ooij, C. van, & Straver, K. (2023). Effecten van woningverduurzaming op energiearmoede en gerelateerde aspecten. Real Estate Research Quarterly 22(4), 143-152.
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Lee, S. W. S., Millet, K., Grinstein, A., Pauwels, K. H., Johnston, P. R., Volkov, A. E. & van der Wal, A. J. (2022). Actual cleaning and simulated cleaning attenuate psychological and physiological effects of stressful events. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 14(4), 381-394.
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Van Doesum, N. J., van der Wal, A. J., Boomsma, C., & Staats, H. J. A. M. (2021). Aesthetics and logistics in urban parks; can moving waste receptacles to park exits decrease littering? Journal of Environmental Psychology, 77, 101669.
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Van der Wal, A. J., van Doesum, N. J., Boomsma, C., van der Weiden, A., Boezeman, E. J., Steinel, W., & Staats, H. J. A. M. (2020). The city as laboratory. Academics, students, and policy makers address urban environmental challenges together. IAPS Bulletin, 48, 22-26.
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Van Horen, F., van der Wal, A. J., & Grinstein, A. (2018). Green, greener, greenest: Can competition increase sustainable behavior? Journal of Environmental Psychology, 59, 16-25.
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Van der Wal, A. J., van Horen, F., & Grinstein, A. (2018). Temporal myopia in sustainable behavior under uncertainty. International Journal of Research in Marketing, 35, 378-393.
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Van der Wal, A. J., van Horen, F., & Grinstein, A. (2016). The paradox of ‘green to be seen’: Green high-status shoppers excessively use (branded) shopping bags. International Journal of Research in Marketing, 33, 216-219.
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Van der Wal, A. J., Schade, H. M., Krabbendam, L., & van Vugt, M. (2013). Do natural landscapes reduce future discounting in humans? Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 280, 20132295.
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Van der Wal, A. J. (2018). Harnessing ancestral roots to grow a sustainable world.
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P. Engelhard, N., J. van der Wal, A., & van Vugt, M. (2013). Competitief altruïsme op de werkvloer: Een evolutionair psychologische benadering. Gedrag & Organisatie, 26, 293-307.
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Maas, J., Tauritz, R. L., van der Wal, A., & Hovinga, D. (2013). Groene schoolpleinen: Een wetenschappelijk onderzoek naar de effecten voor basisschoolleerlingen.