Policy and market research

DG+ is a marketing, communications, and creative agency for innovative brands across clean energy and climate tech.

DG+ turns policy, incentives, and stakeholder insights into positioning, messaging, and campaigns that perform.

Insight-led strategy for the energy transition.

In the energy transition, the context is the strategy. Policy, incentives, and stakeholder dynamics shape markets, timelines, and what your audiences need to hear. DG+ brings deep clean energy fluency and targeted research to clarify what’s changing, what it means, and how to respond. Those insights don’t live in a separate report — they inform the positioning, messaging, and campaigns we create across your marketing and communications.

Our work spans policy analysis, stakeholder research, audience segmentation, and competitive/category framing. We synthesize complex, fast-moving inputs into clear direction your team can use: what to lead with, what to prove, who to prioritize, and where the opportunity is emerging.

As a boutique clean energy marketing, creative, and communications agency built for the renewable industry, we support both established industry leaders and are a growth marketing agency for startups. Whether you’re a developer entering a new market, a utility engaging communities, or a consultancy looking for specialized support, we bring perspective and precision grounded in the realities of the sector.

We work with stakeholders across wind, solar, energy storage, building electrification, and electric vehicle markets:

Renewable energy project developers and financiers
Major utilities, government agencies, and municipalities
Market research and consulting firms seeking niche expertise

Implementation options

We build custom HubSpot solutions for clean energy and climate organizations.

Our in-house experts configure your CRM, marketing, and sales hubs to align with your specific goals, helping you unlock the full value of the platform quickly and effectively.

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Setup and onboarding

Lead capture and conversion

Marketing automation

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Sales pipeline and outreach

Featured work

The World Bank

As a consultant to the World Bank’s Energy and Extractive’s Unit, DG+Design's founder, David Ganske, developed a financial model to estimate embedded fuel subsidies across 48 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa.

ConSol

DG+ helped ConSol launch a full refresh of its brand, website, and sales collateral that collectively capture ConSol’s unique value, highlight its achievements, and empower its team to reach new audiences

Zero Emission Transportation Association

DG+Design helped ZETA successfully launch a new member-driven organization and scale its national presence through press outreach, website redesign, social media activity, and targeted public awareness campaigns.

Banyan Infrastructure

Banyan Infrastructure enlisted DG+Design for a complete website refresh, including key messaging development, web strategy, and brand refinement. DG+Design leveraged its marketing expertise and industry knowledge to create audience-focused content, thought leadership, graphic design, and communications support for an updated Banyan Infrastructure brand.

Solar Developer, Investor, and Asset Owner (Confidential Client)

An east coast-based solar energy developer, financier, and asset owner contacted DG+ to provide market research to inform its business development strategy in a highly competitive environment. After conducting market and competitive analyses, DG+ delivered a comprehensive report and executive presentation with customized sales and marketing recommendations.

FTC Solar

DG+ developed a new brand for FTC Solar that would include a refreshed visual identity and messaging on key values and differentiators for each product, service, and the company as a whole.

Why invest in research-backed marketing and communications?

Understand your market before making your next move.

Renewable energy market trends evolve quickly. Policy shifts, funding programs, and technology trends can reshape your opportunity landscape overnight. Research helps you understand what’s changing, what it means for your audience, and where your message needs to adapt.

Make decisions grounded in evidence.

Accurate, timely insights provide a solid foundation for cleantech pr, communications, marketing, and investment decisions, ensuring your strategies are informed and effective.

Build credibility with investors and partners.

When your story is backed by real market and stakeholder context, you sound more confident, more strategic, and more trustworthy.

Spot emerging opportunities earlier.

Market research uncovers emerging renewable energy industry trends, gaps, and audiences that others may overlook, helping you move first and come out on top.

Approach

Strong client relationships are the foundation of our work.

We build our relationships through clear, consistent communication and dedicated time for account management.

We see ourselves as an extension of your team — proactive, responsive, and aligned with your goals. Account management is an ongoing component of every month of engagement between DG+ and our clients.

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Experience where it matters.

Whether it’s branding a battery startup or launching grid-edge software, we’ve helped 100+ clean energy and climate tech clients tell their stories and grow.

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Streamlined support

DG+ is a one-stop-shop for cleantech and climate tech companies looking to expand their brand, drive sales, and create value for customers.

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An integrated, fun team

Our team is small by design, so you always work directly with the people doing the work. We collaborate closely, communicate openly, and genuinely get to know our clients.

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Flexible engagement options

We offer project-based, ongoing, and prepaid scope of work options that can be customized to suit your needs and budget.

We were looking for a company that could bring a technical and industry-specific approach to Pii’s marketing campaigns. DG+ has the marketing expertise, aligns with the verticals we were exploring, and is made up of curious people eager to learn about our industry.

Jason Montgomery

Marketing and Communications Manager

Communicating the history, impact, and policy of the Colorado River is no easy task - especially in a way that makes it accessible and engaging. DG+ helped us craft a compelling narrative and design that drives home the importance of the Colorado River and WRA's solutions to the challenges it faces.

Haley Littleton

Associate Director of Marketing

"From launch to expanding as an organization, DG+ has been a part of the team every step of the way. Building and establishing ZETA's brand would not have been possible without DG+!"

Dan Z.

Director of Communications

“Working with DG+ has been seamless, in design, transparency, and timing. We are very pleased with their work as it elevated our branding to the next level.”

Jacqueline Castillo

Global Sales Operations Manager

Working with DG+ was a true partnership. They took the time to understand Maine’s renewable energy story and helped us communicate it in a way that resonates beyond our industry. Their team translated complex ideas into clear, compelling messages that speak to our policymakers and communities alike.