Geothermal startup Fervo catapults itself over the ‘valley of death’

Geothermal startup Fervo catapults itself over the ‘valley of death’

Source: CNBC

Summary

Fervo Energy, a geothermal energy company, has secured a new loan with terms that indicate the company’s financial struggles may be easing. The loan’s terms suggest Fervo is no longer considered a high-risk investment. The company’s CEO, Tim Latimer, said the loan is a vote of confidence in Fervo’s technology and business model. Fervo has been working to develop new geothermal energy projects in the US.


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The announcement sounds ambitious.

Fervo Energy gets a new loan, and suddenly its financial woes are forgotten. The terms of the loan imply that investors are no longer sweating bullets. The company’s CEO says it’s a vote of confidence, because what CEO wouldn’t? Fervo is still working on those new geothermal energy projects, because that’s what you do when you’re not worrying about bankruptcy. It’s a geothermal energy company, and it’s still trying to make geothermal energy a thing.


Author: Evan Null