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

How overcapacity in battery manufacturing can lead to a change in the gigafactory business model?

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

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...

Over 37% of climate investors decide not to invest in hardware companies because of the business model and long sales cycles. These are...

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

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

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.

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

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