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EMIN ASKEROV
Cleantech FOAK and Scale-up Consiglieri
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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 storageโor just another mirage?
Emin Askerov
Mar 272 min read
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When will heat pumps have their solar moment?
What are the key drivers of heat pump market growth?
Emin Askerov
Mar 262 min read
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๐ธ Why (most) climate tech startups donโt deliver 10x returns
Data shows that 10x returns are extremely rare in the climate tech
Emin Askerov
Mar 251 min read
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What will happen to Cleantech in 2025?
What are the main challenges to NetZero in 2025?
Emin Askerov
Mar 191 min read
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The Battery Industryโs Next Phase: Boom, Overcapacity, and a Coming Bloodbath? ๐โก
What will be the next phase for the battery industry: boom, or bust?
Emin Askerov
Mar 121 min read
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Scale-Up Killers: How Supply Chain Chaos Can Sink a Startup
In 2020, I was scrambling to get chips for our battery modules . Lead times had jumped from 2-3 months to over 9 months . Chipmakers...
Emin Askerov
Mar 102 min read
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US Climate Policy: Chaos or Strategy?
Insights on the US climate policy from DC insiders and my thoughts on why this strangely resembles Russia.
Emin Askerov
Feb 203 min read
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๐ย Bees Against Honey: Should Climate Startups Exit to Big Oil?๐ฏ
Do acquisitions of climate tech startups by Big Oil help or hinder energy transition?
Emin Askerov
Feb 172 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? ๐ชซ
Investor's pressure to go big might have had a hand in it.
Emin Askerov
Feb 102 min read
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๐ Battery Startups, Letโs 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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๐ฅVC Climate Tech Funding Down AgainโWhat Now? ๐ฅ
Venture investors watch the world burn and seek refuge in virtual worlds
Emin Askerov
Jan 161 min read
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๐ง ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐ง๐ฟ๐๐๐ต ๐๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ต: ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฐโ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐จ๐ฝ ๐ง
2024 was a brutal year for hardtech climate startups.
Emin Askerov
Jan 21 min read
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๐ Solarpunk: A Manifesto for a Better Future
Iโve just picked up my New Year readโa collection of solarpunk short stories. If youโre wondering, what is solarpunk, and why does it...
Emin Askerov
Dec 31, 20241 min read
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๐ก๐ผ ๐ ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐น๐ฒ๐: ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐๐, ๐๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ด๐, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ก๐๐ฐ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐๐๐ฝ๐ฒ
The last weekend of 2024 long-read on AI and Energy
Emin Askerov
Dec 27, 20242 min read
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๐ 2024: A Year in Climate Tech Review
As 2024 wraps up, itโs time to reflect on a year that was anything but dull for the climate tech world. A buzzword dominated this yearโ...
Emin Askerov
Dec 19, 20243 min read
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๐ Climate Change vs. AI: Who Wins the Bookshelf Battle?
If the magnitude of a problem is reflected by the books written about it, which would win?
Emin Askerov
Dec 9, 20241 min read
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๐ก๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ต๐๐ผ๐น๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ. ๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐'๐ ๐ก๐ฒ๐ ๐?
Northvoltโs stumble is not a death knell; itโs a wake-up call.
Emin Askerov
Nov 25, 20241 min read
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โก๏ธ ๐๐ฟ๐๐ฝ๐๐ผโ๐ ๐๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ด๐ ๐๐๐ป๐ด๐ฒ๐ฟ: ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ๐บ ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ข๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐?
Crypto's Energy Hunger: Problem or Opportunity?
Emin Askerov
Nov 22, 20242 min read
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