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Welcome to our monthly roundup, featuring ideas from across the firm, progress from our portfolio companies, and observations on the technologies, markets, and policies driving the next economy.
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Across markets, conferences, and our portfolio, the same pattern continues to emerge: the debate is shifting from whether the energy transition will happen to how quickly it can be built.
Three themes stood out this month:
- Physical assets are regaining scarcity value. Power generation, transmission, industrial infrastructure, and real assets are becoming increasingly important bottlenecks.
- Execution is replacing capital as the differentiator. In many sectors, the challenge is deploying technology, infrastructure, and capital at scale.
- Electricity is the central constraint. From AI to manufacturing to transportation, demand growth continues to outpace supply.
The stories below reflect these themes from different angles.
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Fervo Energy Completes Largest Clean-Energy IPO on Record
Fervo Energy raised $1.89 billion in its IPO, achieving a market value above $10 billion. The offering signals growing investor demand for firm power solutions as electricity demand continues to rise.
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Credit & Capital Solutions Provides $75 Million Commitment to Highland Electric Fleets
The Credit & Capital Solutions team completed its first transaction: a $75 million commitment to Highland Electric Fleets. The investment reflects continued momentum behind transportation electrification and supporting infrastructure.
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Real Estate Expands Chicagoland Footprint with Three-Property Industrial Portfolio in Lake County
The Real Estate strategy acquired a 462,300-square-foot industrial portfolio in Lake County, Illinois. The transaction reflects growing interest in industrial assets positioned to benefit from electrification and industrial growth.
Read more here
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📍 In Los Angeles at the Milken Global Conference: a recurring theme was that capital is abundant, but the capacity to execute and deploy at scale remains constrained. Chris Creed shared his takeaways here.
📍 Across equity markets: attractive opportunities are emerging at the bottlenecks of the transition. Whether in transmission, storage, or skilled labor, value is accruing to the scarce assets and capabilities needed to support growing electricity demand.
📍 In London at the Lombard Odier Transition Investment Summit, where David Livingston and Sec. Kerry shared the stage: one recurring theme was the difficulty of separating near-term market fluctuations from the long-term investment themes reshaping markets and industries.
📍 At SuperReturn in Berlin, where Cliff Ryan spoke about nuclear this week: while important technical and regulatory challenges remain, the center of gravity has shifted toward financing pathways, project delivery, and the conditions needed to deploy nuclear at scale.
📍 In Montreal at the Sustainable Finance Summit, where Chris Creed and Sec. Kerry spoke: Access to abundant electricity is emerging as a key determinant of economic competitiveness.
📍 In London at the Sustainable Finance Summit, hosted by HRH King Charles: The conversation has moved from “Is regenerative agriculture good for the planet?” to “Does it create a more resilient supply chain?”
📍 Across our Venture portfolio’s People Leaders network: The definition of an A+ hire is evolving. Companies are increasingly looking for talent that combines big-tech rigor with startup adaptability, learning velocity, and AI fluency.
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Returns Follow Scarcity: Investing in the Physical Reinforcement of the AI Economy
As AI accelerates, the most valuable assets may be physical. This paper explores why power infrastructure, industrial capacity, and other scarce real-world assets are becoming increasingly important enablers of intelligent growth.
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What We Mean When We Say Climate
The word “climate” now encompasses everything from energy and infrastructure to industrial policy and economic competitiveness. This essay examines how the language has evolved and why precision in vocabulary matters when evaluating long-term investment opportunities.
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Rooftop Solar in Practice
Rooftop solar remains one of the fastest ways to add generation capacity, improve resilience, and lower energy costs. This piece explores where deployment is creating value today and what will determine its continued growth.
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A Demand-Driven Energy Transition
The biggest energy challenge of the next decade could be producing enough power. Published with the Atlantic Council, this essay examines how AI, electrification, and industrial growth are reshaping energy markets through rising electricity demand.
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Secretary Kerry in Semafor: “The Largest Energy Crisis in Modern History Is Only Beginning”
Energy security is becoming a defining economic issue. In his latest Semafor column, Secretary Kerry argues that rising demand, geopolitical competition, and infrastructure constraints are driving a new era focused on resilience, sovereignty, and domestic energy capacity.
Read the piece here
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Venture & Growth Portfolio News
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Across our venture and growth portfolio, companies are scaling technologies and systems that support electrification, resilient infrastructure, and data-driven decision-making:
- DISA closed a $33 million strategic financing led by Galvanize and supported by BHP Ventures.
- Fervo Energy was named one of TIME’s 10 Most Influential Energy Companies of 2026 and completed its Nasdaq IPO (NASDAQ: FRVO), raising $1.89 billion.
- First Street expanded its physical climate risk platform beyond real estate into corporate and infrastructure assets, including data centers and energy systems.
- Infinitum was named Overall Energy Technology Solution of the Year in the 2026 CleanTech Breakthrough Awards.
- Octopus Energy deployed approximately €600 million to acquire 321 MW of onshore wind across Europe.
- Watershed was named one of TIME’s 10 Most Influential Sustainability Companies of 2026 and launched Cornerstone, a free supply-chain emissions database.
- Worldly partnered with the Green Sports Alliance to help bring supply-chain intelligence tools to the sports industry.
- X-energy completed its IPO, raising approximately $1.02 billion in the largest pure-play advanced nuclear listing in U.S. market history.
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What would you like to see more of in future editions: deeper thematic insight, portfolio spotlights, or market analysis?
Share your ideas here and thank you for reading.
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