Philipp Schröder, instrumental in Tesla and Sonnen, is now focused on changing last mile delivery of solar, heat pumps, and EV charging infrastructure. He discusses scaling clean energy companies, challenges in the clean tech sector, and opportunities to get involved with 1.5 degrees. Building and scaling in the cleantech industry is also highlighted.
One Come, Five aims to become a one-stop-shop for clean tech solutions, offering solar, heat pumps, and home electric vehicle charging.
Governments are increasingly recognizing the importance of clean tech solutions and are implementing policies to support their development.
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One Come, Five: Building a Vertical Integrated CleanTech Solution
One Come, Five aims to become a one-stop-shop for clean tech solutions, offering solar, heat pumps, and home electric vehicle charging. They believe business model innovation is just as crucial as technological innovation in addressing the climate crisis. The company is focused on execution and scalability, streamlining logistics and acquiring regional market leaders. They aim to create a network of European champions in the clean tech industry and become a system-relevant company. One Come, Five is experiencing significant growth, with plans to expand into multiple markets, including Spain, Italy, Scandinavia, and Australia.
The Challenges of Scaling and Talent Acquisition
One Come, Five faces challenges in scaling their operations and acquiring skilled labor. They are looking for entrepreneurial talent to join their team and regional market leaders to partner with. The company is focused on building a strong reputation in the industry and offering a comprehensive, one-stop solution that combines solar, heat pumps, storage, and charging systems. They strive to create European champions in the clean tech sector and address the challenges of the last mile in the industry.
The Shift in Government Policies and the Growing Importance of Clean Tech
Governments are increasingly recognizing the importance of clean tech solutions and are implementing policies to support their development. The European Commission and national governments are aiming to create European champions in the clean energy sector to achieve energy independence and address the climate crisis. One Come, Five sees the macroeconomic conditions and political pressure as favorable for the growth of clean tech companies. However, the industry still faces challenges in scalability and execution.
The Journey to Tackling the Climate Crisis
One Come, Five is optimistic about making a positive impact in addressing the climate crisis. They believe that clean tech companies need to scale up rapidly, becoming leaders in the industry and providing solutions for climate neutrality in hundreds of thousands of buildings per year. The company aims to create a scalable infrastructure that can deliver a wide range of clean tech solutions to consumers in a convenient and integrated manner. They see the increasing awareness and demand for clean energy solutions as an opportunity for growth and impact.
What’s it all about?Keeping the increase in global temperatures to below the 1.5 degrees agreed at the Paris climate change summit. My guest today, Philipp Schroeder has been instrumental in the growth of Tesla in Europe, the growth of Sonnen globally, and now throws his talent, connections and money into changing the landscape of last mile delivery of residential and small commercial solar, heat pumps, EV Charging infrastructure and energy supply. A big task, but already with much traction, and some big investment. I hope you enjoy the episode.About Philipp Schröder: As a former Country Director of Tesla Germany & Austria and as Managing Director of Sonnen, Philipp was part of some of the most successful cleantech companies globally. Raised on an organic farm in northern Germany he now heads 1KOMMA5° as CEO, closed the largest CleanTech Series A in Europe in 2022 and is on track to deliver a vertically integrated one-stop-shop for solar, heat pump and electric charging for Europe.About 1KOMMA5°1KOMMA5° was founded in the summer of 2021 by entrepreneurs and industry experts with the aim of enabling people in Germany and Europe to lead a CO2-free life.This is implemented by providing technology for a decentralised, clean energy supply, mobility and heat, as well as intelligent energy management.1KOMMA5° participates in particularly innovative craft businesses in the fields of photovoltaics, electricity storage, charging infrastructure and heat pumps in order to strengthen regional crafts on the one hand and to enable high-quality advice and installation for customers on the other. In addition, 1KOMMA5° is working on the networking and control of decentralised generation systems with the aim of fully leveraging the potential of the decentralised energy transition. To this end, all installed systems are to become part of a central IOT system.Social links: Philipp Schröder LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/philipp-schr%C3%B6der-b94b6576/ 1KOMMA5° Website: https://www.1komma5grad.com/de 1KOMMA5° on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/1KOMMA5GRAD 1KOMMA5° on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/1komma5grad/ 1KOMMA5° on Instagram: 1KOMMA5° GmbH (@1komma5grad_com) • Instagram photos and videos 1KOMMA5° on Twitter: https://twitter.com/1KOMMA5GRAD About Hyperion Cleantech Group:Hyperion Cleantech Group is the holding company for businesses focused exclusively in cleantech talent acquisition, retention, leadership deve
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