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Emin Askerov
Jun 1, 20242 min read
Beat the Heat: Understanding the Wet Bulb Temperature
The world is heating up, and while we're all doing our part to cool things down, we've got a long road ahead. In the meantime,...
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Emin Askerov
May 31, 20242 min read
Set Sails!
Wind could displace fossil fuels in maritime transport faster than hydrogen. This is how it can happen.
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Emin Askerov
May 30, 20245 min read
BNEF New Energy Outlook 2024
Check out my highlights from BNEF New Energy Outlook 2024
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Emin Askerov
May 29, 20243 min read
Strategic Investors: how to kill a startup
A strategic investor can kill a greentech startup. Here is why and how.
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Emin Askerov
May 20, 20243 min read
Surviving High-Impact Risks
How much should you pay for future-proofing your business? TSMC is splurging more than €10 billion on this
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Emin Askerov
May 14, 20243 min read
Hacking the grid: the age of Virtual Power Plants
Discover how investing in Virtual Power Plants can offer a unique combination of technological innovation and sustainability
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Emin Askerov
May 2, 20246 min read
Where is the money in EV charging?
It was January 2022, I was standing outside one of the towers in Moscow City, Moscow’s skyscraper-packed business district, thinking...
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Emin Askerov
Apr 26, 20242 min read
Hiring consultants
My experience of successful hiring of management consultants
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Emin Askerov
Apr 18, 20243 min read
Carbon Capture: High Stakes and High Hopes
Is Carbon Capture ready for massive scaling, and should investors pile in?
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Emin Askerov
Apr 11, 20243 min read
From Ground Coffee to Groundbreaking EVs: The EV Startups Journey Through the Funding Filter
EV startups success rate
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Emin Askerov
Mar 30, 20243 min read
The Hydrogen Tsunami: What will be left after it passes?
How do you identify the next promising technology? One way to do it is to throw a lot of money (preferably other peoples’ money) at all...
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Emin Askerov
Mar 18, 20243 min read
Bill Gates' "How to Avoid a Climate Disaster": A Review with a Twist
Ever wondered if there are cheat codes for saving the planet? Well, the uber-nerd Bill Gates might just have scribbled down a few notes.
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Emin Askerov
Mar 7, 20242 min read
The Ministry for the Future by Kim Stanley Robinson
Book review - The Ministry for the Future by Kim Stanley Robinson
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Emin Askerov
Mar 7, 20245 min read
The Sixth Extinction by Elizabeth Kolbert
Book review - The Sixth Extinction by Elizabeth Kolbert
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Emin Askerov
Mar 7, 20244 min read
"What we know about climate change" by Kerry Emanuel
Book review - What we know about climate change by Kerry Emanuel
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Emin Askerov
Mar 5, 20241 min read
Any (electric) car you want
Marv from Sin City movie famously quipped “all modern cars are like electric shavers - they lack soul”. I’d say the same for the most...
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Emin Askerov
Mar 4, 20242 min read
Exploring Beyond Batteries: What is the Next Big Wave in EV Innovations?
If you are an #investor with a mid-size check of $5-50M, is it too late to invest in EV's? Or if you are a #startup is too late to disrupt?
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Emin Askerov
Feb 20, 20242 min read
Insights from BNEF's Webinar on Energy Transition Investment Trends in 2024
Tonight I tuned into a fascinating BNEF webinar titled "Energy Transition Investment Trends in 2024"
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Emin Askerov
Feb 13, 20243 min read
Hydrogen in power generation
What are the perspectives of #hydrogen for #powergeneration? If you are a growth investor in #greentech and #cleantech, should you consider
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Emin Askerov
Jan 26, 20246 min read
Energy and Civilization. A History. Book Review
This book took me a while to get through. I’ve made two attempts, after failing the first time. Well, it was worth the effort. Before...
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