Bill Gates’ $1 billion Breakthrough Energy Ventures is investing in a host of startups developing technology that confront climate change. Among the first selected was Fervo Energy, a company hosted by EESA that is applying fracking techniques to the geothermal industry in the hope of converting far more of the planet’s latent heat into a source of clean energy. Fervo’s founders (pictured) are currently fellows with the Lab’s Cyclotron Road program. Read More

The team at Fervo Energy, an enhanced geothermal startup that has secured funding from Breakthrough Energy Ventures. COURTESY FERVO ENERGY.