Ben Serrurier
@serrurier.bsky.social
I like hot rocks and a cool climate. I run policy for Fervo Energy. These posts don't even represent me.
“Pioneers of “enhanced geothermal” techniques believe they can apply innovations from the shale industry, such as fracking and multilateral drilling, to enable geothermal almost anywhere. At the forefront is Fervo.”
economist.com/the-world-ah...
economist.com/the-world-ah...
Geothermal energy looks set to go from niche to necessary
Competition between startups including Fervo Energy, Eavo and XGS Energy is hotting up. 2026 looks set to mark the start of the great geothermal renaissance
economist.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:32 PM
“Pioneers of “enhanced geothermal” techniques believe they can apply innovations from the shale industry, such as fracking and multilateral drilling, to enable geothermal almost anywhere. At the forefront is Fervo.”
economist.com/the-world-ah...
economist.com/the-world-ah...
“Fervo’s at it again — pushing the limits of enhanced geothermal and what’s possible in clean, firm power.”
Great write up from Sightline on our latest technical advancements. www.ctvc.co/fervo-goes-h...
Great write up from Sightline on our latest technical advancements. www.ctvc.co/fervo-goes-h...
🌎 Fervo goes hotter, deeper, faster, cheaper #250
Groundbreaking results from the geothermal developer’s main project
www.ctvc.co
June 16, 2025 at 3:26 PM
“Fervo’s at it again — pushing the limits of enhanced geothermal and what’s possible in clean, firm power.”
Great write up from Sightline on our latest technical advancements. www.ctvc.co/fervo-goes-h...
Great write up from Sightline on our latest technical advancements. www.ctvc.co/fervo-goes-h...
"After a day touring Fervo Energy’s geothermal site,
@billgates.bsky.social reached a conclusion: “It’s pretty mind-blowing.” www.wsj.com/business/ene...
@billgates.bsky.social reached a conclusion: “It’s pretty mind-blowing.” www.wsj.com/business/ene...
June 4, 2025 at 11:44 AM
"After a day touring Fervo Energy’s geothermal site,
@billgates.bsky.social reached a conclusion: “It’s pretty mind-blowing.” www.wsj.com/business/ene...
@billgates.bsky.social reached a conclusion: “It’s pretty mind-blowing.” www.wsj.com/business/ene...
Possibly the coolest job opportunity yet? I'm horribly biased but I think it holds up.
Fervo Energy is hiring for a mid-career level Policy Manager to help lead strategic engagement on government affairs and policy campaigns at the federal and state level: fervoenergy.com/career/gover...
Fervo Energy is hiring for a mid-career level Policy Manager to help lead strategic engagement on government affairs and policy campaigns at the federal and state level: fervoenergy.com/career/gover...
Government Affairs & Policy Manager
The Government Affairs & Policy Manager will lead key initiatives on Fervo’s government affairs and policy team, advocating on behalf of the company and expanding commercial opportunities across legis...
fervoenergy.com
June 3, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Possibly the coolest job opportunity yet? I'm horribly biased but I think it holds up.
Fervo Energy is hiring for a mid-career level Policy Manager to help lead strategic engagement on government affairs and policy campaigns at the federal and state level: fervoenergy.com/career/gover...
Fervo Energy is hiring for a mid-career level Policy Manager to help lead strategic engagement on government affairs and policy campaigns at the federal and state level: fervoenergy.com/career/gover...
The policy analysis being done on advancing next-generation geothermal is really top notch. Huge appreciation to the smart people thinking hard about how to move the needle on EGS. The tech innovation is moving fast here and we need policy to keep up if we're going to meet the moment for clean firm:
May 20, 2025 at 5:08 PM
The policy analysis being done on advancing next-generation geothermal is really top notch. Huge appreciation to the smart people thinking hard about how to move the needle on EGS. The tech innovation is moving fast here and we need policy to keep up if we're going to meet the moment for clean firm:
Really good analysis by @csis.org on how tax policy is critical to accelerating next-generation geothermal. Particularly helpful to look at what has worked in the past for spurring the shale boom. EGS is following the playbook here, need to stay the course. www.csis.org/analysis/ira...
May 20, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Really good analysis by @csis.org on how tax policy is critical to accelerating next-generation geothermal. Particularly helpful to look at what has worked in the past for spurring the shale boom. EGS is following the playbook here, need to stay the course. www.csis.org/analysis/ira...
“What we’re doing here is proving that a new kind of geothermal works, and this is basically ground zero for what technology we think is going to transform the energy sector here in the United States and then around the world.” - @timlatimer.bsky.social
www.deseret.com/environment/...
www.deseret.com/environment/...
The geothermal gamble: Fervo’s bold bid to disrupt clean energy
Once overlooked in the U.S. clean energy mix, geothermal is getting a high-tech overhaul in the Utah desert — and Fervo Energy is betting it can scale where others couldn’t.
www.deseret.com
May 14, 2025 at 2:49 AM
“What we’re doing here is proving that a new kind of geothermal works, and this is basically ground zero for what technology we think is going to transform the energy sector here in the United States and then around the world.” - @timlatimer.bsky.social
www.deseret.com/environment/...
www.deseret.com/environment/...
"GOP members of the House Committee on Natural Resources convened for a hearing in Cedar City, Utah, on Monday to advocate for galvanizing geothermal energy projects"
www.wsj.com/articles/rep...
www.wsj.com/articles/rep...
Republicans Push for Surge in Geothermal Energy on Federal Land
To boost the industry, lawmakers want to speed up the time it takes for businesses to secure permits.
www.wsj.com
May 13, 2025 at 7:37 PM
"GOP members of the House Committee on Natural Resources convened for a hearing in Cedar City, Utah, on Monday to advocate for galvanizing geothermal energy projects"
www.wsj.com/articles/rep...
www.wsj.com/articles/rep...
Geothermal lease sales: the only bull market left? www.newsdata.com/california_e...
April 22, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Geothermal lease sales: the only bull market left? www.newsdata.com/california_e...
I love how this guy came in with super strong and totally unfounded opinions, was shown to be wrong, and decided the right move was to maintain the hubris and double down on being wrong. cleantechnica.com/2025/03/18/e...
March 30, 2025 at 6:47 PM
I love how this guy came in with super strong and totally unfounded opinions, was shown to be wrong, and decided the right move was to maintain the hubris and double down on being wrong. cleantechnica.com/2025/03/18/e...
A 5.6 mile lateral and a single 30,000 foot bit run - wow. The US is very good at subsurface energy and EGS is just starting to take advantage of the O&G industry’s incredible track record of innovation. www.hartenergy.com/ep/exclusive...
Expand Lands 5.6-Miler in Appalachia in Five Days With One Bit Run
Expand Energy reported its Shannon Fields OHI #3H in northern West Virginia was drilled with just one bit run in some 30,000 ft.
www.hartenergy.com
March 12, 2025 at 9:55 PM
A 5.6 mile lateral and a single 30,000 foot bit run - wow. The US is very good at subsurface energy and EGS is just starting to take advantage of the O&G industry’s incredible track record of innovation. www.hartenergy.com/ep/exclusive...
Net-zero California by 2045:
• 82GW of EGS
• 40% reduction in system capacity
• 8.6% reduction in system cost
Let's just do it and be legends. pubs.rsc.org/en/Content/A...
• 82GW of EGS
• 40% reduction in system capacity
• 8.6% reduction in system cost
Let's just do it and be legends. pubs.rsc.org/en/Content/A...
February 26, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Net-zero California by 2045:
• 82GW of EGS
• 40% reduction in system capacity
• 8.6% reduction in system cost
Let's just do it and be legends. pubs.rsc.org/en/Content/A...
• 82GW of EGS
• 40% reduction in system capacity
• 8.6% reduction in system cost
Let's just do it and be legends. pubs.rsc.org/en/Content/A...
Wake up babe, a new phase of physical existence just dropped.
Microsoft said it created a new phase of physical existence that is not a liquid, solid or gas, a development many experts didn’t think possible.
Microsoft Says It Has Created a New State of Matter to Power Quantum Computers
Microsoft’s new “topological qubit” is not based on a solid, liquid or gas. It is another phase of matter that many experts did not think was possible.
www.nytimes.com
February 20, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Wake up babe, a new phase of physical existence just dropped.
Great lineup for this Atlantic Council + ClearPath geothermal event:
• Gov. Jared Polis
• Jeremy Harrell, ClearPath
• @mbazilian.bsky.social, CO Mines
• @timlatimer.bsky.social, Fervo
• Brian George, Google
...and more!
Check it out tomorrow in person/online: www.atlanticcouncil.org/event/geothe...
• Gov. Jared Polis
• Jeremy Harrell, ClearPath
• @mbazilian.bsky.social, CO Mines
• @timlatimer.bsky.social, Fervo
• Brian George, Google
...and more!
Check it out tomorrow in person/online: www.atlanticcouncil.org/event/geothe...
Geothermal: Unlocking America's untapped energy potential
Governor Jared Polis of Colorado and a panel of experts discuss opportunities to advance US energy security and economic competitiveness through next-generation geothermal energy.
www.atlanticcouncil.org
February 19, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Great lineup for this Atlantic Council + ClearPath geothermal event:
• Gov. Jared Polis
• Jeremy Harrell, ClearPath
• @mbazilian.bsky.social, CO Mines
• @timlatimer.bsky.social, Fervo
• Brian George, Google
...and more!
Check it out tomorrow in person/online: www.atlanticcouncil.org/event/geothe...
• Gov. Jared Polis
• Jeremy Harrell, ClearPath
• @mbazilian.bsky.social, CO Mines
• @timlatimer.bsky.social, Fervo
• Brian George, Google
...and more!
Check it out tomorrow in person/online: www.atlanticcouncil.org/event/geothe...
Bipartisan support for geothermal is BACK for the 119th Congress! Thanks to Reps. Maloy (R-UT) and Lee (D-NV) and Sens. Cortez Masto and Murkowski for sponsoring the STEAM Act to extend permitting parity across oil, gas & geothermal. www.cortezmasto.senate.gov/news/press-r...
Cortez Masto, Murkowski Reintroduce Bipartisan Legislation to Promote Geothermal Exploration and Development - Senator Catherine Cortez Masto
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) reintroduced their bipartisan, bicameral legislation to promote geothermal energy. The STEAM Act w...
www.cortezmasto.senate.gov
February 7, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Bipartisan support for geothermal is BACK for the 119th Congress! Thanks to Reps. Maloy (R-UT) and Lee (D-NV) and Sens. Cortez Masto and Murkowski for sponsoring the STEAM Act to extend permitting parity across oil, gas & geothermal. www.cortezmasto.senate.gov/news/press-r...
The latest from @arnabdatta.bsky.social and @ifp.bsky.social is a must read on getting real about energy solutions for compute-driven load growth. ifp.org/special-comp...
February 4, 2025 at 10:14 PM
The latest from @arnabdatta.bsky.social and @ifp.bsky.social is a must read on getting real about energy solutions for compute-driven load growth. ifp.org/special-comp...
Great piece by @mariagallucci.bsky.social on what has been a truly momentous year for geothermal. If 2024 was a breakout year, I'm not sure what we're going to be calling 2025 and 2026 and 2027... www.canarymedia.com/articles/geo...
Was 2024 a breakout year for next-generation geothermal energy?
Geothermal startups hit funding and project milestones this year, buoyed by growing demand for carbon-free energy from data centers, factories, and EVs.
www.canarymedia.com
December 20, 2024 at 3:40 PM
Great piece by @mariagallucci.bsky.social on what has been a truly momentous year for geothermal. If 2024 was a breakout year, I'm not sure what we're going to be calling 2025 and 2026 and 2027... www.canarymedia.com/articles/geo...
Heading into the new year with some fresh new funding!
• The opportunistic corporate equity: $135M
• Letter of credit and term loan facility: $120M
Same all-star team of partners and the same big goal: clean, reliable and abundant power everywhere.
fervoenergy.com/fervo-energy...
• The opportunistic corporate equity: $135M
• Letter of credit and term loan facility: $120M
Same all-star team of partners and the same big goal: clean, reliable and abundant power everywhere.
fervoenergy.com/fervo-energy...
Fervo Energy Secures Additional $255 Million Funding to Meet Unprecedented Energy Demand - Fervo Energy
HOUSTON, TX (December 19, 2024) – Fervo Energy (“Fervo”), the leader in next-generation geothermal development, today announced that it has secured $255
fervoenergy.com
December 19, 2024 at 4:13 PM
Heading into the new year with some fresh new funding!
• The opportunistic corporate equity: $135M
• Letter of credit and term loan facility: $120M
Same all-star team of partners and the same big goal: clean, reliable and abundant power everywhere.
fervoenergy.com/fervo-energy...
• The opportunistic corporate equity: $135M
• Letter of credit and term loan facility: $120M
Same all-star team of partners and the same big goal: clean, reliable and abundant power everywhere.
fervoenergy.com/fervo-energy...
🚨COOL JOB ALERT🚨
Join my team at Fervo! Geothermal is the coolest/hottest place to be in energy policy right now. Get in on the action.
fervoenergy.com/career/regul...
Join my team at Fervo! Geothermal is the coolest/hottest place to be in energy policy right now. Get in on the action.
fervoenergy.com/career/regul...
Regulatory & Policy Associate - Fervo Energy
The Regulatory & Policy Associate will support the development, analysis, and implementation of regulatory and policy strategies to advance our organizational goals.
fervoenergy.com
December 18, 2024 at 6:06 PM
🚨COOL JOB ALERT🚨
Join my team at Fervo! Geothermal is the coolest/hottest place to be in energy policy right now. Get in on the action.
fervoenergy.com/career/regul...
Join my team at Fervo! Geothermal is the coolest/hottest place to be in energy policy right now. Get in on the action.
fervoenergy.com/career/regul...
Disappointed to see EPRA fail to advance in the House. After years of work crafting a bipartisan solution (15-4 in committee!) this bill would have resulted in immediate benefits for American consumers and energy security. www.energy.senate.gov/2024/12/manc...
MANCHIN STATEMENT ON HOUSE REPUBLICAN LEADERSHIP BLOCKING PERMITTING REFORM
www.energy.senate.gov
December 16, 2024 at 10:14 PM
Disappointed to see EPRA fail to advance in the House. After years of work crafting a bipartisan solution (15-4 in committee!) this bill would have resulted in immediate benefits for American consumers and energy security. www.energy.senate.gov/2024/12/manc...
We're down to the wire on permitting reform for this Congress and @robinsonmeyer.bsky.social does a good job here breaking it down. However, I would love if one of these pieces didn't yadda yadda the geothermal provisions. They're really good and super bipartisan! A BFD! heatmap.news/politics/per...
December 13, 2024 at 7:05 PM
We're down to the wire on permitting reform for this Congress and @robinsonmeyer.bsky.social does a good job here breaking it down. However, I would love if one of these pieces didn't yadda yadda the geothermal provisions. They're really good and super bipartisan! A BFD! heatmap.news/politics/per...
Odd Lots did a geothermal episode (recorded LIVE at Deploy24 last week). @weisenthal.bsky.social and @tracyalloway.bsky.social got the perfect guest: @timlatimer.bsky.social!
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Tim Latimer on Solving the Financing Problem for Geothermal
Podcast Episode · Odd Lots · 12/13/2024 · 41m
podcasts.apple.com
December 13, 2024 at 6:45 PM
Odd Lots did a geothermal episode (recorded LIVE at Deploy24 last week). @weisenthal.bsky.social and @tracyalloway.bsky.social got the perfect guest: @timlatimer.bsky.social!
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
WECC forecasts 20% increase in annual load by 2034, double the forecasted increase from two years ago. Buckle up and get to building.
December 10, 2024 at 5:19 PM
WECC forecasts 20% increase in annual load by 2034, double the forecasted increase from two years ago. Buckle up and get to building.
The American Energy Society has named Geothermal as the "Most Interesting Sector" of 2024!
Now I just need it be the most interesting topic at a party and I'll be all set. www.energysociety.org/uploads/1/1/...
Now I just need it be the most interesting topic at a party and I'll be all set. www.energysociety.org/uploads/1/1/...
December 9, 2024 at 7:59 PM
The American Energy Society has named Geothermal as the "Most Interesting Sector" of 2024!
Now I just need it be the most interesting topic at a party and I'll be all set. www.energysociety.org/uploads/1/1/...
Now I just need it be the most interesting topic at a party and I'll be all set. www.energysociety.org/uploads/1/1/...