Conversations & Briefings
I speak with founders, investors, operators, boards, policymakers and journalists working through the commercial realities of hydrogen, batteries, infrastructure, advanced materials and deep tech.
The starting point is usually simple: someone is working on a real project, investment case, policy issue, technology claim or market assumption — and wants a conversation that cuts through the noise.
Useful conversations usually involve
- investors testing a thesis
- founders preparing a fundraise
- boards reviewing a strategic decision
- companies entering or assessing a market
- fleet operators working through decarbonisation choices
- policymakers trying to understand deployment reality
- journalists looking for informed context
- universities and innovation bodies connecting technology with markets
Topics I am actively interested in
- hydrogen infrastructure and refuelling economics
- battery weight, payload and fleet economics
- wind curtailment, grid constraints and flexibility
- industrial decarbonisation
- advanced materials and graphene commercialisation
- deep tech scale-up and funding strategy
- UK, EU and China technology deployment
- commercial due diligence and assumption testing
How conversations develop
Some conversations remain informal. Others develop into private briefings, advisory work, due diligence, board roles, introductions, roundtables or longer-term projects. The website is not here to force that process. It is here to make the right conversations easier to start.
Send me what you are working on
If one of the articles, calculators or briefings connects with something you are working on, send me a short note. A few lines on the project, assumption, market or decision is enough.