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EMIN ASKEROV
Cleantech FOAK and Scale-up Consiglieri
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From Lab to Fab: How LeydenJar Rewired Its DNA to Scale
How to transform from project to product.
Emin Askerov
8 hours ago2 min read
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Hype, Raise, Burn, Repeat
How can you hype up, raise investments, burn the money, and do it all again? I have no idea, but life proves that it is possible, again and again.
Emin Askerov
May 122 min read
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Working With Working Capital
Working capital is a big challenge for B2C solar and storage startups. Or is it?
Emin Askerov
May 71 min read
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Want to Build Batteries in Europe? Start with the Hardest Part – and the Right Partner
This year, the mood at the Smarter E Europe expo in Munich is different. With many EU battery startups going under, the only way to survive is to find the right partner from Asia.
Emin Askerov
May 61 min read
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How to Build a Battery Industry
How the EU can build its own battery industry
Emin Askerov
Apr 152 min read
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The Middle East BESS market- where I was wrong
Two things I got wrong about Saudi Arabia BESS market
Emin Askerov
Apr 12 min read
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Middle East: A Hot Market for BESS or Just Hot Air?
Is the Middle East really the next big thing for battery storage—or just another mirage?
Emin Askerov
Mar 272 min read
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The Battery Industry’s Next Phase: Boom, Overcapacity, and a Coming Bloodbath? 🔋⚡
What will be the next phase for the battery industry: boom, or bust?
Emin Askerov
Mar 121 min read
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InterBattery Korea
If you want to understand the global battery industry, you had to be in Seoul this week. Here is why.
Emin Askerov
Mar 61 min read
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🇰🇷Back in Korea: Scaling Batteries with JR Energy Solution📈
Batteries have brought me to Korea once again. The last time I was here was just before the COVID lockdown, and now, I’m back—this time...
Emin Askerov
Mar 32 min read
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Revolutionary Change or Extinction
No sugarcoating. No diplomatic cushioning. Just a stark reality check.
Emin Askerov
Feb 112 min read
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Why Are Western Battery Startups Failing? 🪫
Investor's pressure to go big might have had a hand in it.
Emin Askerov
Feb 102 min read
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🔋 Battery Startups, Let’s Get to the Point!
Battery startup descriptions don't make sense!
Emin Askerov
Feb 72 min read
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Stationary Energy Storage: Which Business Models Will See Most Growth?
The stationary energy storage market tripled in 2023. But with the sector maturing fast, not every corner is ripe for VC-backed disruption
Emin Askerov
Feb 63 min read
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GigaEgo or Gigafactory?
You have to choose between your ego and your fees. This was a phrase I heard while listening to the Redefining Energy podcast episode...
Emin Askerov
Dec 20, 20242 min read
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🎙️ Bulldoze or Make? The Two Podcasts On Northvolt
This week, I listened to two excellent podcasts dissecting the saga of Northvolt
Emin Askerov
Dec 18, 20242 min read
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🔋 𝗘𝗨 𝗕𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗢𝗱𝘆𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘆 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝟮
Observations from the second week of meeting EU battery players
Emin Askerov
Dec 17, 20242 min read
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🔋 EU Battery Scene Odyssey, Part 1
This week, I’ve been crisscrossing Europe, meeting with battery industry players
Emin Askerov
Dec 6, 20241 min read
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𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗗𝗼𝗻𝗲. 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁'𝘀 𝗡𝗲𝘅𝘁?
Northvolt’s stumble is not a death knell; it’s a wake-up call.
Emin Askerov
Nov 25, 20241 min read
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🎉 AI Meets Manufacturing 🤖🔋
AI and lithium-ion electrode manufacturing
Emin Askerov
Nov 18, 20242 min read
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