Focused technical question
A material, performance, testing or architecture question.
NEBOJSA ZEC · TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT & TECHNICAL ADVISORY
From R&D uncertainty
to product, scale-up
and investment decisions.
Technology consulting for startups, technology companies, investors and technical leadership teams working on complex hardware and energy technologies.
CORE CONSULTING AREAS
When technical complexity starts to determine the business outcome.
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Technology Feasibility Assessment
Determine whether a technical thesis is credible before significant development effort is committed.
Explore consulting ↗02System Architecture & Requirements
Create a coherent system definition before interfaces, cost and validation problems compound.
Explore consulting ↗03Scale-Up Engineering
Identify what changes between the lab, prototype, pilot and product before scaling exposes avoidable constraints.
Explore consulting ↗04Technical Program Setup
Give a technical organization the work structure, milestones and decision rhythm needed to deliver.
Explore consulting ↗05Technical Due Diligence
Provide an independent evidence-based view of a technology, product and scale-up path before a high-stakes decision.
Explore consulting ↗06Technology-to-Market Assessment
Determine where a technology creates real customer value and where the product gaps remain.
Explore consulting ↗ENGAGEMENT RANGE
Support at the level
the decision requires.
Focused assessment
An independent view of readiness, risk or options.
R&D / scale-up program
A roadmap and technical program that creates evidence.
Technology-to-product program
Integrated product, validation, NPI and delivery support.
TECHNOLOGIES
Battery, energy storage and adjacent technical systems.
Direct depth in redox flow, sodium-ion and lithium-ion batteries; carefully scoped transferable expertise in adjacent electrochemical and technical systems.
Deep direct experience
Redox Flow Batteries
Explore technology ↗Direct battery experience
Sodium-Ion Batteries
Explore technology ↗Direct battery experience
Lithium-Ion Batteries
Explore technology ↗Adjacent electrochemical systems
Electrolyzers
Explore technology ↗Adjacent electrochemical systems
Fuel Cells
Explore technology ↗Transferable systems expertise
Direct Air Capture
Explore technology ↗USE CASES
Start with the problem
that needs to move.
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Explore all use cases ↗Our technology works in the lab but does not scale.
Identify the constraints, missing evidence and engineering work between a laboratory result and a viable product.
View pathway ↗02We have a prototype but no clear product architecture.
Turn a working technical demonstration into requirements, interfaces and a development plan.
View pathway ↗03Our battery performance is worse than expected.
Use evidence, hypotheses and targeted tests to understand a performance or reliability problem.
View pathway ↗04We need to select an electrolyte, membrane or material.
Structure the technical trade-offs and experimental evidence behind a materials decision.
View pathway ↗05We need to reduce system cost.
Identify cost drivers, design sensitivities and manufacturing opportunities without losing sight of product performance.
View pathway ↗06We need to decide which product to build.
Connect customer requirements, technical fit and product economics before the architecture hardens.
View pathway ↗TOOLS & DOCUMENTATION
Technical frameworks
for better decisions.
SHOP
Digital resources,
built for technical work.
Downloadable resources and custom tools are being prepared for future independent use. Every status is shown clearly.
View the shopABOUT THE PRACTICE
Technical judgment
across the path from
technology to scale.
Led by Dr. Nebojsa Zec, a technology leader with experience across batteries, energy storage, R&D, product development, scale-up, technical leadership and due diligence.
About the practice ↗START A CONVERSATION
Have a difficult
technical problem?
Bring the question, development program or investment opportunity.
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