Geothermal startup Fervo catapults itself over the ‘valley of death’
Fervo landed a large new loan with terms that strongly suggest the company’s most turbulent days are behind it.
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Zanskar thinks 1 TW of geothermal power is being overlooked
Zanskar has raised $115 million to find about a dozen geothermal resources that could help power the grid throughout the U.S. West.
Google invests in Fervo’s $462M round to unlock even more geothermal energy
Fervo Energy’s Series E round will help the company build additional phases of its Cape Station power plant while beginning development on new sites.
Trump Energy department drops renewables, promotes fusion in office reshuffle
The revamped organizational structure cut at least one office authorized by Congress, which could spur legal challenges.
Khosla-backed Mazama taps super-hot rocks in race to deliver 24/7 power
Geothermal startup Mazama Energy said it drilled a borehole that set a temperature record. Such superhot rocks could make geothermal a key player in data center power.
Rodatherm Energy wants to make geothermal more efficient, but will it be cheaper?
Rodatherm Energy emerged from stealth with $38 million in Series A funding. It plans to build a closed-loop geothermal power plant that uses refrigerants to move heat to the surface.
Advanced geothermal startups are just getting warmed up
Geothermal energy startups including Fervo Energy and Sage Geosystems are signing key deals that bring their technology closer to broader commercial deployment.
Final GOP bill kneecaps renewables and hydrogen but lifts nuclear and geothermal
The final bill is largely what emerged from the Senate Finance Committee in mid-June.
Google’s data center energy use doubled in 4 years
Google has pledged to use only carbon-free sources of electricity to power its operations, a task made more challenging by its breakneck pace of data center growth.