mr. dr. D.E. (Dorien) Bakker

Mr. dr. D.E. (Dorien) Bakker is a postdoctoral researcher at the Groningen Centre of Energy Law and Sustainability and the department of Constitutional law, administrative law and public administration of the University of Groningen. In her current research, she examines how governments can use environmental and planning law or energy law to promote cooperation through energyhubs, with a view to ensuring a sustainable, affordable, and reliable energy supply. She conducts this research as part of the NWO-funded project 'Flexible Energy Communities'.

Prior to this, Dorien worked as a lecturer and PhD candidate in the department of Constitutional law, administrative law and public administration of the University of Groningen from 2021 onwards. On 18 December 2025, she obtained her PhD for her research on the legal framework concerning financial participation in the context of wind and solar projects, with a particular focus on local resident schemes and community benefit funds.