Climate tech · Energy · Industry
Freelance journalist and B2B writer. Twelve years of bylines, six of them on the energy transition. Currently taking two commissions a month.
Commission a pieceNo discovery calls, no proposal theatre.
A paragraph is enough: the reader, the angle, the word count, the deadline. I reply the same day with yes, no, or a better idea.
Before I write a word you see the structure, the sources I plan to call, and what I think the piece actually argues. Kill it at this stage for free.
Full draft on the agreed date, one substantive revision round included, line edits after that are on the house. Fact-check notes travel with every draft.
Nine gigawatts of permitted projects, a MISO queue measured in years, and the two tariff changes that could unblock most of it.
I followed four installers through a full winter. Only one is still in business, and not for the reason anyone predicted.
Buyers say they will pay more. Contracts say otherwise. A look at the twelve deals that actually got signed.
USD, invoiced on delivery, net 30. Publications on their own rate cards — just ask.
Explainer
$1,200/ 1,200 words
Reported feature
$3,400/ 2,500 words
Monthly retainer
$4,800/ month
“Rafael files clean, on time, and with the fact-check already done. In this job that is close to a miracle.”
“We asked for a product explainer. Rafael came back and told us the interesting story was the supply chain. That call was right, and the piece got picked up twice.”
Send the brief to rafael@duarte.press — a paragraph is plenty, and you will have an answer today.
rafael@duarte.press