Michael Pollan builds long-term partnerships with renewable energy founders, often taking majority stakes to help local developers grow into full independent power producers, and he sources most of his deals through relationships he's built with around 1,000 renewable companies across Europe rather than through auctions. His work spans specific areas like battery storage, wind repowering, and platform-building in Germany, backing companies such as Ilmatar, Power Capital Renewable Energy, Turn Energy, CCE Holding, Enova Value 2.0, and Integrum Renewable Energy, and his background across development finance, carbon markets, and project finance also led to him serving as Omnes' executive sponsor for ESG and sustainability.