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EMIN ASKEROV
Cleantech FOAK and Scale-up Consiglieri
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🌞 Solarpunk: A Manifesto for a Better Future
I’ve just picked up my New Year read—a collection of solarpunk short stories. If you’re wondering, what is solarpunk, and why does it...
Emin Askerov
Dec 31, 20241 min read


𝗡𝗼 𝗠𝗶𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗹𝗲𝘀: 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗔𝗜, 𝗘𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗴𝘆, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗡𝘂𝗰𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗛𝘆𝗽𝗲
The last weekend of 2024 long-read on AI and Energy
Emin Askerov
Dec 27, 20242 min read


💚 Is Green Tech Dead? Not According to the Numbers!
Q3 VC investment data from Pitchbook Inc shows otherwise.
Emin Askerov
Nov 26, 20242 min read


⚡️ 𝗖𝗿𝘆𝗽𝘁𝗼’𝘀 𝗘𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗴𝘆 𝗛𝘂𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿: 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗺 𝗼𝗿 𝗢𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆?
Crypto's Energy Hunger: Problem or Opportunity?
Emin Askerov
Nov 22, 20242 min read


When Money is the Easy Part
$𝟭𝟮 𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻/𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿? $𝟯 𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻? 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 $𝟭 𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗘𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗴𝘆 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘁ion
Emin Askerov
Nov 21, 20243 min read


📚 Investing in the Era of Climate Change: A Book Review 🌍
How Much to Solve Climate Change? $150 Trillion and Counting
Emin Askerov
Nov 14, 20243 min read


🔥 "Renewables will wreck the grid!" they said.
Well, guess what? The data tells a different story... Every time I talk about the rise of renewables, someone pops up to say they’ll...
Emin Askerov
Sep 11, 20241 min read


Long-Term Energy Storage is Getting Crowded
What does it mean for scaleups? With lithium-ion batteries locking down short-term storage, investors are now flooding the long-duration...
Emin Askerov
Sep 9, 20241 min read


A Near 100% Renewable Grid Use Case ⚡🌍
Australia can now run its grid on close to 100% renewables. What are the takeaways for cleantech scaleups?
Emin Askerov
Sep 5, 20243 min read


Why Are Batteries Trailing Behind Renewables? 🔋🌞
Why Are Batteries Trailing Behind Renewables? 🔋🌞
Emin Askerov
Aug 29, 20241 min read


The Battery Boom
The Battery Boom (no, not THAT one!): VC Funding Surges as Renewables Demand Grows
Emin Askerov
Aug 26, 20241 min read
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