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EMIN ASKEROV
Cleantech FOAK and Scale-up Consiglieri
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Where did the Occam’s razor go in the age of the software-defined vehicle?
The Occam's Razor as applied to electric cars
Emin Askerov
Oct 81 min read


Foundry for Founders
I spoke with a European founder developing his own battery cells. Just getting permits for the mixing and coating stages pushed his...
Emin Askerov
Oct 61 min read


Battery Day 2025 in the Netherlands
This was my second Battery Day in the Netherlands. Last year I came for the first time and was surprised at how much battery innovation...
Emin Askerov
Sep 262 min read


Who will win in Long-Duration Energy Storage (LDES)?
A short comparison of LDES technologies
Emin Askerov
Sep 122 min read


Another Western battery startup left lying in the Valley of Death.
The lessons of Natron Energy collapse
Emin Askerov
Sep 91 min read


The FOAK Location Selection Framework: Lessons from Choosing a Gigafactory Site
In the end, it had to be a political decision. After half a year of sifting through more than twenty locations and countless meetings...
Emin Askerov
Sep 43 min read


Electric Mobility: What We Own, What We Share, and What We Fear
What is the future of electric mobility?
Emin Askerov
Jul 314 min read


Building the Smart Factory: Turning a Manufacturing Idea into a 500 MWh Reality in 9 Months
This post is about how Duke went from idea to operational factory in under 9 months—and what practical lessons it offers for cleantech scale-ups.
Emin Askerov
Jul 103 min read


Can Europe make decent EVs? Looks like it can! Welcome - Renault 5!
What Renault 5 might mean for the EU car industry.
Emin Askerov
Jun 242 min read


From Lab to Fab: How LeydenJar Rewired Its DNA to Scale
How to transform from project to product.
Emin Askerov
Jun 42 min read


A shared roadmap with a committed client matters more than an off-take
Off-takes are the holy grail of climatetech FOAKs. Conditional off-takes are the norm. Is there another way?
Emin Askerov
May 281 min read


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


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


How to Build a Battery Industry
How the EU can build its own battery industry
Emin Askerov
Apr 152 min read


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


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


What will happen to Cleantech in 2025?
What are the main challenges to NetZero in 2025?
Emin Askerov
Mar 191 min read


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


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


🇰🇷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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