This was my second Battery Day in the Netherlands. Last year I came for the first time and was surprised at how much battery innovation...

Michael Liebreich’s recent provocation on the Pragmatic Climate Reset raises many important points. One that stood out to me is that the climate movement has lost credibility by clinging to maximalist narratives while failing to deliver practical benefits. This inspired me to reflect on my own journey — ten years in climate tech yet still facing the gap between professional work and personal choices.

Cleantech startups usually sell to mature industries, and these don't like new stuff. How can founders overcome change inertia? Ports, especially municipally owned ones, are notorious for resisting any change to how they operate. Here is a story from Polina Vasilenko on how to sell floating solar to municipal ports.

Two different points of view on climate investment. Both wrong.

Why do many cleantech startups stall before they even start? They skip the hard part: talking to customers. When  Polina Vasilenko...

Why pay more to achieve less? Really, why? Yet, you see this everywhere in climatetech. How come? A reduction in man-made CO2 emissions...

Cleantech scaleup climate impact assessment framework.

The humble transformer is at the heart of the electric grid. And for decades, it’s been a tailor-made marvel. Engineers loved the craft,...

My full breakdown is now live: What’s working, what’s missing, and what scaleups, especially in cleantech and manufacturing, can do today without waiting for Brussels.

Don’t play with the government. That’s a rule my father taught me. He built his business in the 90s and early 2000s in Russia. He knew...

A new, comprehensive guide to FOAK in cleantech

I'm deep into research on large-scale solar heating vs. heat pumps – and the findings are fascinating. At the household level, heat pumps...

Airbus just quietly moved the launch of its hydrogen-powered plane from 2035 to 2045. In corporate speak, that’s not a delay—it’s a...

LineVision experience in selling to Utilities

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Do we really have an AI energy problem? Or is it just hype (as usual)?

Why you shouldn't lose faith in Europe

Two things I got wrong about Saudi Arabia BESS market

Is the Middle East really the next big thing for battery storage—or just another mirage?

What are the key drivers of heat pump market growth?