(Not) Engaging EPCs for Climate Projects, Part 2: Watchouts If You Go Your Own Way

​The traditional EPC model was built for refineries, not for first-of-a-kind climate technologies. And founders are figuring that out the expensive way.

​In Part 1 of this series, we covered what EPCs do and how to make the relationship work.

Part 2 flips the lens: what happens when the traditional model doesn't fit? The costs can be prohibitive, the timelines too long, the risk allocation misaligned with the reality of novel tech, and an entire generation of climate founders is navigating this gap in real time.

​In the next edition of our Enduring Planet & Friends Financing Series, sponsored by Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, join us for:

​📖 (Not) Engaging EPCs for Climate Project Deployment, Part 2

​📅 August 28th, 2026

​🕙 10:00 – 11:30 AM PT// 1:00 – 2:30 PM ET

​The session will be co-moderated by Hannah Friedman (Lupine Finance) and Dimitry Gershenson (Enduring Planet). Speakers TBA.

​We'll get into:

• ​What's structurally broken about the traditional EPC model for climate deployment

• ​New models emerging: AI-powered platforms, next-gen project delivery, and what they look like in practice

• ​The real tradeoffs of self-executing: what founders underestimate about going their own way

• ​How to choose the right path for your project, stage, and technology

​If you're deploying hardware and wondering whether you actually need a traditional EPC, or what happens if you don't use one, this is your session.

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