This year, the mood at the Smarter E Europe expo in Munich is different. With many EU battery startups going under, the only way to survive is to find the right partner from Asia.

A new, comprehensive guide to FOAK in cleantech

How the EU can build its own battery industry

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.

If you want to understand the global battery industry, you had to be in Seoul this week. Here is why.

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...

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

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

New Allianz report on EU Auto Industry and its three missing elephants.

What to do wıth Europe's auto industry?

No sugarcoating. No diplomatic cushioning. Just a stark reality check.

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...

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.