In 2020, I was scrambling to get chips for our battery modules . Lead times had jumped from 2-3 months to over 9 months . Chipmakers...

Review of Breakthrough Energy and Cleantech for Europe report on the state of European manufacturing competitiveness

A Pilot is your first real-world test—where you prove that your technology works outside the lab.

Turkey's EV startup is ramping up sales.

What Canoo failure can teach cleantech scaleups?

De-icing a frozen water tower in the middle of nowhere is not on anyone’s job description. However, this is a reality that you can come...

A year ago, I launched ETR , a startup aimed at disrupting sustainable heating and cooling. Today, I’m closing it. This wasn’t an easy...

Here is my 4-step framework to determine if your tech is a drop-in solution

Why do you need a Chief Production Officer in your startup?

This January, I’m offering 20 free one-hour online consultations to startups and investors in the cleantech and climate tech space.

2024 was a brutal year for hardtech climate startups.

I’ve just picked up my New Year read—a collection of solarpunk short stories. If you’re wondering, what is solarpunk, and why does it...

The last weekend of 2024 long-read on AI and Energy

Why should you avoid Green Premium and look for 10x value?

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗱𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆? 𝗕𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝘀𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀.

Twice in my career, I’ve dealt with intellectual property (IP). Both times, I came out with one big realization: IP isn’t the holy grail...

As 2024 wraps up, it’s time to reflect on a year that was anything but dull for the climate tech world. A buzzword dominated this year—...

This week, I listened to two excellent podcasts dissecting the saga of Northvolt

Observations from the second week of meeting EU battery players

This week, I’ve been crisscrossing Europe, meeting with battery industry players