Robert Ethier

Would you like to know how to fund early-stage industrial tech startups while optimizing returns? Ask me.

[Robert Ethier @RobertLEthier]

@TimMLatimer Since the beginning of summer I've been getting asked about our approach to data center sustainability at least once a week by LPs. And I just did an interview with VCJ on the topic. Definitely a growing topic.

[Robert Ethier @RobertLEthier]

We're going to need a bigger boat....so proud to have spun @ImpactScienceVC out of @activatefellows see all the continued success that organization drives. And glad to be along for the ride!

[Calvin, science person @CalvinCupini]

.@activatefellows raised $1 Billion ... in Q1.

[Calvin, science person @CalvinCupini]

.@activatefellows raised $1 Billion ... in Q1.

[Ilan Gur @ilangur]

Friends are telling me this is the moment for a “how it started | how it’s going” post, but I really want to save that for when it hits billions in revenue / tons of co2! So let’s just use this as an excuse to say go @activatefellows, go!!! 🚀

[Robert Ethier @RobertLEthier]

Great point as to why the national lab ecosystem deserves more investor attention!

[Tim Latimer @TimMLatimer]

It's actually very difficult to keep innovation funding creative enough while simultaneously limiting ideas that will never work based on physics showstoppers. The US has a huge advantage in this because of the vetting that can be done by our national labs.

[Impact Science Ventures @ImpactScienceVC]

Congrats to @BrimstoneEnergy for securing $189M from the DOE to decarbonize cement!

[Robert Ethier @RobertLEthier]

Congrats to @ImpactScienceVC portfolio companies @antoraenergy, @BrimstoneEnergy, @fervoenergy and @twelve_co2 for being in the TOP 18 of @TIME's Top Greentech Companies of 2024!

https://t.co/mbKvHcYIvB

[Robert Ethier @RobertLEthier]

Firm, renewable power FTW! 🙌 Fervo Energy just closed a big round to bring geothermal energy to a grid near you. #cleanenergy #innovation

[Tim Latimer @TimMLatimer]

Some exciting @fervoenergy news.

We’ve raised a new $244m funding round from leading investors to accelerate development of next-generation geothermal. Demand for 24/7 carbon free energy has never been more urgent, and we’re ready to meet the challenge.
https://t.co/pPDlFnwlAG

[Robert Ethier @RobertLEthier]

I'll vouch - Duluth does not suck. And love the special from @TheDailyShow on my hometown. But no, there is no refuge for climate change.

https://t.co/brKUyrcqhO

[Robert Ethier @RobertLEthier]

@antoraenergy will be one of the most impactful (and profitable) companies over the next century. This $150M(!!!) is just another step.

[Antora Energy @antoraenergy]

Today, we are thrilled to announce that Antora has raised $150 million in Series B funding to slash industrial emissions and rapidly scale our technology.

Read more in the @WSJ:

https://t.co/9fqNDIRCbl

[Robert Ethier @RobertLEthier]

#gains in geothermal

[Tim Latimer @TimMLatimer]

1/We @fervoenergy are excited to announce our new geothermal drilling results. We have achieved a 70% YoY reduction in drilling times, dramatically outpacing predictions, and are poised to unleash a new wave of geothermal decades ahead of schedule. THREAD. https://t.co/UJc0oojzou

[Robert Ethier @RobertLEthier]

@CalvinCupini This is where CFIUS steps in. Zero chance a foreign adversary or related party executes a transaction. On the flip side, what an American PE firm does with that data might not be much better.

[Robert Ethier @RobertLEthier]

@jjacobs22 Check out @BulwarkOnline for all things political. Spot on reporting. Amazing insights. Regardless of your bubble, this is outside of it.

[Robert Ethier @RobertLEthier]

I was an investor during #Cleantech 1.0 and actively avoided - the economics never made sense. For Cleantech 2.0, I've completely rearranged my career to be at the forefront of the #EnergyTransition. Come find out why!

[Diffuse Inc @diffusefunds]

Next on #DiffuseTap, we ask @impactsciencevc Co-Founder @RobertLEthier, about the energy transition movement, key market players, emerging contenders, and common investor pitfalls in the energy transition sector.

RSVP: https://t.co/6hhgzEuv5l

#sustainablefinance @aylakremb

[Robert Ethier @RobertLEthier]

Sure Biden and Xi will be meeting this week, but let's be real, @JoeBiden's real highlight was learning about @gradientcomfort's heat pumps from the one and only @VinceRomanin (check out the headline photo)

https://t.co/1bm3djBSwS

[Robert Ethier @RobertLEthier]

Looking forward to co-hosting this event with @activatefellows this Wedneday!

https://t.co/d1kkUYPvmq

[Robert Ethier @RobertLEthier]

@antoraenergy has now proven they can store heat above 1500C at commercial scale. Huge news for decarbonizing heavy industry.

[Impact Science Ventures @ImpactScienceVC]

Another leap forward for @antoraenergy!

https://t.co/DXmfUnZ3bF

[Robert Ethier @RobertLEthier]

Progress on transmission!!

https://t.co/QrNxOUTMMg

[Robert Ethier @RobertLEthier]

Huge breakthrough in geothermal for @fervoenergy!

And perhaps more impressive, they got a shoutout in @matt_levine 's Money Stuff's "Things Happen" section

[Tim Latimer @TimMLatimer]

1/Today I am thrilled to announce, after years of work, our team @fervoenergy has developed a major advancement in geothermal, proven it at the field scale, and is set to deliver commercial next-gen geothermal decades ahead of schedule. THREAD. https://t.co/5TY16HU19F

[Robert Ethier @RobertLEthier]

Huge news in my favorite topic - cement! @BrimstoneEnergy announces that their decarbonized ordinary Portland cement now has third-party ASTM certification. This clears the path to decarbonize an industry responsible for 8% of global CO2 emissions.

https://t.co/SgOGdCEBwJ