In 2012 when @bloom_energy was still getting started it did a non-binding offtake deal with Metallica Minerals for 30-60 tpa Sc2O3 as a by-product from its nickel-cobalt Sconi project. That went nowhere and Bloom went on to secure its scandium supply from China by developing a way to recover scandium from titanium dioxide waste streams generated by pigment makers. Bloom Box sales growth did not meet expectations but in 2025 that changed when AI data centers realized they needed a localized supply of electricity that did not come from grids that served civilians.
The world changed for Bloom as it secured deals to supply up to 2.8 GW of Bloom Box capacity for the likes of @Oracle. The stock price has increased tenfold from a year ago and the company today has a market cap of $64 billion. Bloom Energy will release its Q1 2026 financials today and hold a conference call at 2 pm Pacific Time.
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Bloom is a great story but there is a hard question KR Sridhar must answer. How much scandium oxide per 100 kW of Bloom Box is required and where will it come from so that 2.8 GW of Bloom Box capacity can be delivered over the next few years?
USGS estimated 60 tonnes was produced in 2025 from a variety of non scalable by-product sources, much of it from China which now has dual use restrictions on scandium exports.
@SunriseMetals has completed a DFS for its Syerston scandium project whose initial version can produce 60 tpa, with a parallel track with 120 tpa output. A solid offtake agreement would eliminate any concern about scandium supply for Bloom, and it would lay the foundation for future aluminum-scandium alloy demand growth. And secure Bloom's future.
Will Bloom Energy come clean on its scandium needs and what it is doing about it?
KW Apr 25, 2026: Without Sunrise will Bloom Energy Sunset?
On April 28 a company Newsweek added to its list of most trustworthy companies will be asked, how much scandium does it need for its Bloom Boxes and where will it come from?
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