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Ben Serrurier

@serrurier.bsky.social
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I like hot rocks and a cool climate. I run policy for Fervo Energy. These posts don't even represent me.

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Ben Serrurier @serrurier.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Would read a 15,000 word oral history of how EIA 860M came to include both a Google Map and Bing Map link.
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Ben Serrurier @serrurier.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Turbine shortage? No turbine shortage here! fervoenergy.com/fervo-energy...
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Fervo Energy and Turboden Announce New 1.7 GW Turbine Supply Framework Agreement - Fervo Energy
Framework agreement secures Turboden Organic Rankine cycle (ORC) turbines for up to 35 GeoBlocks – Fervo’s standardized 50 MW ORC power plants – ensuring a
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Ben Serrurier @serrurier.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
There's a bevy of reports on geothermal coming out these days, and this new piece from the Center for Public Enterprise is easily the prettiest. Also has some of the best data for how EGS is the best option for supplying clean firm in the West. publicenterprise.org/report/the-f...
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Ben Serrurier @serrurier.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
Hey, Fervo Energy is expanding its policy leadership team with a new role overseeing all state-level policy and strategy! Looking for: • policy advocacy leadership • power market expertise • political+commercial savvy • team mentorship Come build the future grid! fervoenergy.com/career/polic...
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Policy & Strategy Manager, West
As the Policy & Strategy Manager, West, you will lead the strategy and execution of Fervo’s state-level policy and regulatory initiatives.
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Ben Serrurier @serrurier.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
Fervo Energy Bedrock Program applications are open! 2 years, 4 rotations, 1 unique career-making opportunity. Special opportunity for those just getting started on their energy career. Super competitive, apply today! www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/43...
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Fervo Energy hiring Fervo Bedrock Program in Houston, TX | LinkedIn
Posted 8:53:23 PM. The Fervo Bedrock Program is a cross-functional development program designed to shape the next…See this and similar jobs on LinkedIn.
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Ben Serrurier @serrurier.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
“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...
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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
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Ben Serrurier @serrurier.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
Electrify everything (drilling rig edition) fervoenergy.com/powering-the...
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Powering the Future: Fervo Pioneers the First Electrified Geothermal Rig in North America - Fervo Energy
On August 31, 2024 at Cape Station, H&P Rig 492 switched from diesel generators to utility highline power, marking the first time a geothermal rig has
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Ben Serrurier @serrurier.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
“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...
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🌎 Fervo goes hotter, deeper, faster, cheaper #250
Groundbreaking results from the geothermal developer’s main project
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Ben Serrurier @serrurier.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
"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...
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Ben Serrurier @serrurier.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
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...
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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...
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Ben Serrurier @serrurier.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
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:
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Ben Serrurier @serrurier.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
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...
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Ben Serrurier @serrurier.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
“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/...
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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.
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Ben Serrurier @serrurier.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
"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...
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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.
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Ben Serrurier @serrurier.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
Geothermal lease sales: the only bull market left? www.newsdata.com/california_e...
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Ben Serrurier @serrurier.bsky.social · 30/03/2025
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...
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Ben Serrurier @serrurier.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
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...
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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.
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Ben Serrurier @serrurier.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
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...
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Ben Serrurier @serrurier.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
Wake up babe, a new phase of physical existence just dropped.
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Ben Serrurier @serrurier.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
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...
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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.
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Ben Serrurier @serrurier.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
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...
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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...
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Ben Serrurier @serrurier.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
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...
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Ben Serrurier @serrurier.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
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...
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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.
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Ben Serrurier @serrurier.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
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...
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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
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Ben Serrurier @serrurier.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
🚨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...
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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.
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Ben Serrurier @serrurier.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
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...
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MANCHIN STATEMENT ON HOUSE REPUBLICAN LEADERSHIP BLOCKING PERMITTING REFORM
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Ben Serrurier @serrurier.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
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...
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Ben Serrurier @serrurier.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
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...
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Tim Latimer on Solving the Financing Problem for Geothermal
Podcast Episode · Odd Lots · 12/13/2024 · 41m
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Ben Serrurier @serrurier.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
WECC forecasts 20% increase in annual load by 2034, double the forecasted increase from two years ago. Buckle up and get to building.
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Ben Serrurier @serrurier.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
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/...
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Ben Serrurier @serrurier.bsky.social · 08/12/2024
This is a good piece and important message from @arnabdatta.bsky.social. There is critical progress to be made on energy, but not by doubling down on strategies that narrow coalitions and insist on perfection. Now's the time for finding common ground for shared goals. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/08/o...
nytimes.com
Opinion | Climate Activists Need to Radically Change Their Approach Under Trump
Climate purity is a recipe for failure.
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Ben Serrurier @serrurier.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
Wilson is the man. Awesome work on EGS and how to model innovation in power systems.
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Ben Serrurier @serrurier.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
Adding to this – an interesting dynamic with EGS is that the best geologic resources are already economic today, and as costs decline, new resources/markets/geographies become economic, so projects are able to deploy quickly, establish learning-curves, and ride the cost declines into new areas.
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Ben Serrurier @serrurier.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
The geothermal provisions in Sec. 208 of EPRA are uncontroversial, bipartisan and important for the accelerated growth and innovation of next-generation geothermal technologies at a critical time for the industry.
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Ben Serrurier @serrurier.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
So the two Chair and Ranking Member of Senate ENR next Congress are the bipartisan co-sponsors of the strongest geothermal permitting bill ever introduced? Must be Hot Rock Season in DC... thehill.com/policy/energ...
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Lee to lead Senate Energy committee next year
Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) will lead the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee next year. He’ll take over for the panel’s current top Republican, Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), who will become th…
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Ben Serrurier @serrurier.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
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Ben Serrurier @serrurier.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
Psst -- another piece of legislation to accelerate geothermal energy development just passed the House with wide bipartisan support. Congrats to Rep. Fulcher (R-ID) for pushing the CLEAN Act (H.R. 1449) over the finish line. clerk.house.gov/Votes/2024473
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Ben Serrurier @serrurier.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
I cannot imagine a nominee with more technical and commercial understanding of EGS and need to deploy geothermal for clean, firm power. www.politico.com/news/2024/11...
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Trump taps Chris Wright as Energy secretary
The oil executive and GOP fundraiser disputes the need to fight against climate change.
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Ben Serrurier @serrurier.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
This sentiment (relayed here by @shanumathew.bsky.social) is 100% correct and needs to be better appreciated by everyone in the utility/data center/power development space. BTM is not a panacea for load growth.
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Ben Serrurier @serrurier.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
Utah Capitol building: S-tier
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Ben Serrurier @serrurier.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
Geothermal champ Rep. Russ Fulcher's CLEAN Act is headed to the House floor next week! Requires Interior to: • hold lease sales every year (current law is two years) • in the case of delay, hold replacement sales during the same year. www.congress.gov/bill/118th-c...
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Ben Serrurier @serrurier.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
Recent talk about the incipient nuclear renaissance in the US, its impact on commodity prices and on the grid, is lacking in details or tangible catalysts. LOIs are treated like PPAs and PPAs are treated like built built projects. I'm all for enthusiasm, but we're losing touch with the real world.
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Ben Serrurier @serrurier.bsky.social · 12/11/2024
Huge shoutout to @timlatimer.bsky.social and @jessejenkins.bsky.social for landing on the Time Climate 100! time.com/collection/t...
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Tim Latimer @timlatimer.bsky.social · 11/11/2024
Ok we are overdue for a geothermal starter pack but I’ve got to find my people on here first. Let me hear from you geologists, developers, researchers, engineers, modelers, academics, policy makers, and even just the geo-curious. Drop a comment below. 👇
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Ben Serrurier @serrurier.bsky.social · 11/11/2024
Thrilled to see the House continue to advance supportive energy legislation in the lame duck session. From the Majority Leader's office, I couldn't have said it better myself. www.majorityleader.gov/news/documen...
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Ben Serrurier @serrurier.bsky.social · 08/11/2024
Enhanced geothermal is popular on both sides of the aisle, improves our energy security and is huge for rural development and reliability. Important to recognize where progress can be made and get aggressive. Scalable and affordable clean firm is on the table? Take the W!
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Ben Serrurier @serrurier.bsky.social · 31/10/2024
Even CSP made the chart? www.wsj.com/business/ene...
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Ben Serrurier @serrurier.bsky.social · 29/10/2024
I love a good Sankey, and EIA always brings the goods. However, I would love for this to go one level deeper into end-use sectors to show energy services vs. losses. Would provide great context of useful energy needs, especially for transportation.
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Ben Serrurier @serrurier.bsky.social · 26/10/2024
Mentally, and physically, I am here
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Ben Serrurier @serrurier.bsky.social · 23/10/2024
Today Fervo Energy is announcing a first ever geothermal apprenticeship program in partnership with Southern UT University (go T-Birds) and Elemental Impact. Super cool new program to train the skilled workers needed to build the next generation of geothermal. fervoenergy.com/fervo-energy...
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