Behind the Scenes

I spent yesterday in my favorite mode: deep in the weeds with startups trying to scale.

One minute I was analyzing a 900 MW offshore wind project with floating turbines that haven’t even been tested commercially. The next, I was helping a lithium scale-up line up potential off-takers for a low-carbon hydroxide plant still in pre-construction. Then I reviewed a predictive maintenance pitch, gave feedback on grid-scale battery storage in deep waters, and even fielded questions about a Middle East robotic crane for building super-tall lattice towers (!).

This is the behind-the-scenes work of scaling climate tech. It’s not glamorous. It's rarely about pitching to VCs or tweeting about impact. It’s long calls, blunt feedback, untangling supply chains, asking the unsexy-but-crucial questions: Who’s going to buy this? Will it survive commissioning? Can it be manufactured and deployed without breaking the bank?

And every now and then, connecting a founder with someone who might just help unlock their next step.

Scaling climate solutions means turning great lab ideas into grid-connected, customer-ready, shovel-in-the-ground reality. If you’re somewhere along that journey, reach out. Happy to challenge, support, and help move things forward.

Let’s scale the hard stuff!