FOAK 101: Strategies to Scale Novel Climate Infrastructure

What the FOAK? Join experts to understand the challenges and opportunities First-of-a-Kind projects.

First-of-a-kind (FOAK) projects are the bridge between high-risk, breakthrough climate tech and low-risk, repeatable infrastructure deployment. This gap is commonly referred to as the “missing middle,” where these projects fall into a no man’s land of investment i.e. too mature for VC capital (in most cases) and too early for risk-averse capital such as infrastructure funds. This foundational session breaks down the challenges and opportunities of FOAKs, why they’re critical to decarbonizing the economy, and acts as a primer for the following session. If you’re new to FOAKs or want to brush up your understanding of what it takes to deploy climate tech at scale, you don’t want to miss this session.