When scaling from Demo to FOAK, one of the biggest decisions is whether to hire an EPC company or manage the build yourself

How long does it take to get payback on a heat pump?

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...

Batteries have brought me to Korea once again. The last time I was here was just before the COVID lockdown, and now, I’m back—this time...

In any type of off-take, price will be the central point of negotiations. There are many pricing options available - fixed, floating,...

Your First-of-a-Kind (FOAK) project is where your climate tech startup is a startup no more. Investors, customers, and even your own team...

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

The 4-step Framework for Building a Demo Project: Your Critical Step Between Pilot and FOAK

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

How selling experience and starting small lets you disrupt an industry.

A 3-step framework for scaling-up to FOAK

The 4-step framework for choosing climate tech scale-up business model

What Canoo failure can teach cleantech scaleups?

The best guide so far on scaling up climate tech from Breakthrough Energy Catalyst

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

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

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗺𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲?

2024 was a brutal year for hardtech climate startups.

Main FOAK risks

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