Everyone wants to decarbonize industry. Not many talk about what happens after the pilot works. Scaling hardware isn’t linear. It’s...

We don’t have a cleantech innovation problem — we have a FOAK execution problem. Over the past year, I’ve been building something I wish I had when I started scaling my first climate tech venture: a practical, experience-based framework for getting First-of-a-Kind (FOAK) projects off the ground. In my latest article, I’ve pulled together my 50+ posts into a structured overview that maps the FOAK journey—from the moment you decide to leave the lab to the day your NOAKs are r

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

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...

What are the main challenges to NetZero in 2025?

How to chose and EPC for your FOAK

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...

the most cyberpunk thing I’ve read this year wasn’t fiction—it was a book by Nobel Prize winning MIT economists

Review of Breakthrough Energy and Cleantech for Europe report on the state of European manufacturing competitiveness

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

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

A 3-step framework for scaling-up to FOAK

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...

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

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