A new, comprehensive guide to FOAK in cleantech

What am I working on?

Logging in to ChatGPT today, I was greeted with a suggestion to describe me based on all of the chats I had. I’ve been using ChatGPT for...

Green hydrogen was supposed to be the next big thing—but where’s the business case?

How to chose and EPC for your FOAK

Where do you get FOAK Expertise? From FOAK advisors, who have done a FOAK before. Meet the new branch of cleantech ecosystem - the FOAK assi

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

Here is your 5-step framework to simplify your FOAK management structure.

This week, I go briefly into the key factors behind determining the term of your off-take

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...

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

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

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

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?

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...

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