Why I built
SPERS.
I'm Gerard Mulder. I started out as a security officer, moved into HSE management, and over the years built up a working knowledge of solar parks that now spans 1,500+ operational days across six countries.
That path — from the ground up — means I have worked every phase of a solar installation: construction, commissioning, day-to-day operations, large-scale maintenance and revision, and decommissioning. My work covers both HSE and physical security, and in practice those two disciplines overlap constantly on solar sites.
On the HSE side I do what the job requires: site inspections, audits, risk assessments (RI&E), incident investigations, toolbox meetings, safety documentation. On the security side: threat analyses, security plans, access control, CCTV and detection systems, perimeter assessment, incident response, and coordination with insurers, permit authorities, and where necessary, law enforcement.
Security companies engage me for my knowledge of solar parks. One example: a private security company asked me to design and implement a complete Mobile Security Patrol programme for a large international solar operator across the Netherlands — including route planning, shift scheduling, HSE documentation, and operational procedures, built from scratch.
Over the years I have seen the same problem on virtually every site I visited — in the Netherlands, Belgium, England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, and Ireland. When something happened, nobody could find the right entrance. Not police, not security. There was no standard. SPERS is my attempt to fix that — built from what I actually encountered in the field, not from a desk.
1,500+Operational days across 6 countries
4Lifecycle phases — build, operate, maintain, decommission
HSE +Physical Security — integrated expertise
HSE Manager
Physical Security Specialist
Solar Energy Infrastructure
Risk Assessment & RI&E
Incident Investigation
Security Plans & Threat Analysis
6 Countries · Full Lifecycle
SPERS Foundation
