Human Energy
The story of my first IRONMAN, told alongside the journey of a single photon from the Sun to a sugarcane field to a gel in my jersey pocket. What training for 140.6 miles taught me about what a watt actually costs.
Human Energy — Story of my First IRONMAN
From a $400 Decathlon bike to the start line in Hamburg. A personal essay on triathlon, energy, and what it means to become an endurance athlete.
The Leaders of "Advanced Clean Technology" Deployment
A new class of developers is betting on technologies not yet commercialized — from advanced nuclear to long-duration storage. Which of them represent true innovation, and which will struggle to cross the FOAK-to-NOAK bridge?
Commercializing Clean Technology
A literature review of all 11 DOE Pathways to Commercialization reports. From advanced nuclear to virtual power plants, what does it actually take to get a FOAK clean technology project financed and built?
Understanding Tax Equity
A deep-dive into tax equity financing—the ITC, PTC, partnership flip structures, and sale-leaseback arrangements that make most US clean energy projects bankable.
Oxford Sustainable Finance Executive Programme Recap
Reflections on the Oxford Sustainable Finance Executive Programme—key learnings on ESG, climate risk, and the intersection of finance and sustainability.
Sustainable Finance
An overview of sustainable finance—green bonds, ESG investing, carbon markets, and the role of capital allocation in accelerating the energy transition.
Hydrogen and the Silver Bullet Fallacy
Hydrogen is often treated as a solution to everything. A critical examination of where hydrogen genuinely makes sense in the energy transition, and where it doesn't.
What is Happening to Offshore Wind?
Offshore wind projects were being cancelled en masse in late 2023. Rising costs, interest rates, supply chain disruptions—what was actually going wrong, and what it means for the energy transition.
Economics of Batteries
A look at battery storage economics—Levelized Cost of Storage, revenue stacking, market structures, and what the cost curve means for grid decarbonization.
Virtual Power Plants
VPPs aggregate distributed energy resources—rooftop solar, batteries, EVs, smart appliances—to act like a traditional power plant. An overview of how they work, their value, and where they're headed.