What will be the next phase for the battery industry: boom, or bust?

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...

Insights on the US climate policy from DC insiders and my thoughts on why this strangely resembles Russia.

Do acquisitions of climate tech startups by Big Oil help or hinder energy transition?

No sugarcoating. No diplomatic cushioning. Just a stark reality check.

Investor's pressure to go big might have had a hand in it.

Battery startup descriptions don't make sense!

The stationary energy storage market tripled in 2023. But with the sector maturing fast, not every corner is ripe for VC-backed disruption

Venture investors watch the world burn and seek refuge in virtual worlds

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

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—...

If the magnitude of a problem is reflected by the books written about it, which would win?

Northvolt’s stumble is not a death knell; it’s a wake-up call.

Crypto's Energy Hunger: Problem or Opportunity?

$𝟭𝟮 𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻/𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿? $𝟯 𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻? 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 $𝟭 𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗘𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗴𝘆 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘁ion

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How Much to Solve Climate Change? $150 Trillion and Counting

Why is free public transport economically and environmentally better?