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EMIN ASKEROV
Cleantech FOAK and Scale-up Consiglieri
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The FOAK Supply Chain Framework
How to build a supply chain for your FOAK
Emin Askerov
Sep 101 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


Field Notes from the FOAK Frontlines – Via Separations
Everyone wants to decarbonize industry. Not many talk about what happens after the pilot works. Scaling hardware isn’t linear. It’s...
Emin Askerov
May 51 min read


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


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


Negotiating Price in the Off-Take
In any type of off-take, price will be the central point of negotiations. There are many pricing options available - fixed, floating,...
Emin Askerov
Feb 278 min read


Three Steps to Building a FOAK
Your First-of-a-Kind (FOAK) project is where your climate tech startup is a startup no more. Investors, customers, and even your own team...
Emin Askerov
Feb 252 min read


The Three Missing Elephants in the EU Auto Industry Debate
New Allianz report on EU Auto Industry and its three missing elephants.
Emin Askerov
Feb 182 min read


Revolutionary Change or Extinction
No sugarcoating. No diplomatic cushioning. Just a stark reality check.
Emin Askerov
Feb 112 min read


Drop-in Solution 4-Step Framework
Here is my 4-step framework to determine if your tech is a drop-in solution
Emin Askerov
Jan 97 min read


When Are You Ready To Scale?
𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗱𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆? 𝗕𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝘀𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀.
Emin Askerov
Dec 24, 20242 min read


🔋 𝗘𝗨 𝗕𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗢𝗱𝘆𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘆 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝟮
Observations from the second week of meeting EU battery players
Emin Askerov
Dec 17, 20242 min read


🚧 Decommissioning: The Nuclear Market’s Next Billion-Dollar Boom
What are the investment hot spots in nuclear decommissioning?
Emin Askerov
Nov 4, 20241 min read


🔋 4 Takeaways On Critical Materials in the Battery Supply Chain🔋
Last month, IRENA quietly dropped a report on critical materials in the battery supply chain—yet I saw barely a blip about it on...
Emin Askerov
Oct 28, 20241 min read
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