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Can’t-miss Houston event: Exploring Energy Investments

Attendees will gain a comprehensive understanding of various energy sources and their impact on the environment, society, and most importantly — their investment portfolio. Photo via Getty Images

An upcoming event is marrying networking with energy investment education and opportunities, and investors and entrepreneurs alike are invited to attend.

When: Tuesday, August 1, from 6 to 8 p.m.

Where: Quest Trust Company, 17171 Park Row

Price: Free

Who: Innovators, industry leaders, and experts in the field of energy investing.

Learn more and register.

The SDIRA Social Panel will focus on topics of the renewable and nonrenewable energy landscape, from solar and wind to hydro and geothermal to oil, natural gas, and others. Attendees will gain a comprehensive understanding of various energy sources and their impact on the environment, society, and most importantly — their investment portfolio.

In-person attendees will have the opportunity to pitch any deals they have to the audience following the program.


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Houston's Fervo Energy has secured new funding for Cape Station, its Utah geothermal energy plant. Photo courtesy Fervo Energy.

Houston-based Fervo Energy, a producer of geothermal power, has secured $205.6 million in capital to help finance its geothermal project in southern Utah.

The money will go toward the first and second phases of Cape Station, a geothermal energy plant being developed in Beaver County, Utah. Beaver County is roughly an equal distance between Salt Lake City and Las Vegas.

The $205.6 million in capital came from three sources:

  • $100 million in equity from Breakthrough Energy Catalyst, a Kirkland, Washington-based platform that invests in emissions-reducing projects.
  • $60 million addition to Fervo’s existing loan from Mercuria, a Swiss energy and commodities trader. The revolving loan now totals $100 million.
  • $45.6 million in additional bridge debt financing from XRL-ALC, an affiliate of Irvington, New York-based X-Caliber Rural Capital. X-Caliber is a USDA-approved lender. The initial bridge loan was $100 million.

The first phase of Cape Station will supply 100 megawatts of carbon-free electricity to the power grid starting next year. Another 400 megawatts of capacity is supposed to go online by 2028. Fervo has permission to expand Cape Station’s capacity to as much as 2 gigawatts. On an annual basis, 2 gigawatts can supply enough electricity to power about 1.4 million homes.

“These investments demonstrate what we’ve known all along: Fervo’s combination of technical excellence, commercial readiness, and market opportunity makes us a natural partner for serious energy capital. The confidence our investors have in Fervo and in the Cape asset affirms that next-generation geothermal is ready to play a defining role in America’s energy future,” David Ulrey, Fervo’s CFO, said in a news release.

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