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Lime Rock Partners Announces Equity Commitment to Athena Energy

Lime Rock Partners Announces Equity Commitment to Athena Energy 1/15/2026 Houston — January 15, 2026 — Lime Rock Partners (“Lime Rock”), private equity investors in upstream oil and gas companies, today announces the closing of an equity commitment to Athena Energy Partners, LLC (“Athena”), a Houston-based private company focused on the acquisition and development of oil and gas assets in South Texas. Athena is led by Stephen Goldfarb, former CFO of Ensign Natural Resources (“Ensign”), as well as several other former key members of the Ensign team, including Garner Haydell, Jennifer Smith, and Matt Geiser. Ensign was a highly successful Eagle Ford producer that sold its assets to Marathon Oil in December 2022. Athena seeks to leverage its operating and technical capabilities to acquire, optimize, and develop oil and gas properties on the Gulf Coast, primarily in the Eagle Ford Shale. The team’s in-basin experience and relationships position Athena to capture attractive risk-adjusted re...
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Exowatt Launches ‘ExoRise’ to Deliver Turnkey Powered Land and Energy for the AI Era

Exowatt Launches ‘ExoRise’ to Deliver Turnkey Powered Land and Energy for the AI Era Jan 21, 2026 9:00 AM Eastern Standard Time New business arm combines powered land development with proprietary P3 technology to accelerate time-to-power for hyperscalers MIAMI--( BUSINESS WIRE )--Exowatt, a next-generation renewable energy company, today announced the launch of ExoRise, a new business arm delivering powered land and energy infrastructure for hyperscale data centers. ExoRise brings together land, power, and Exowatt’s P3, a proprietary dispatchable solar technology that stores energy as heat and converts it to electricity on demand, delivering reliable power day and night. To meet surging AI power demand, ExoRise offers customers a single, turnkey alternative to years-long grid interconnection timelines by developing powered land projects in high-solar regions across the U.S. Southwest, including New Mexico, West Texas, Arizona, and Nevada. These areas provide abundant land and strong s...
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Fleetzero Raises $43 Million Series A from Obvious Ventures, Maersk Growth, Breakthrough Energy Ventures, 8090 Ventures and Others to Scale Shipping Electrification and Autonomy

Fleetzero Raises $43 Million Series A from Obvious Ventures, Maersk Growth, Breakthrough Energy Ventures, 8090 Ventures and Others to Scale Shipping Electrification and Autonomy : HOUSTON , Jan. 16, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Fleetzero, a marine technology company building hybrid and electric propulsion systems for ships, today announced a $43 million Series A financing and the opening of a new manufacturing and R&D facility in Houston, Texas. The capital will be used to expand manufacturing of Fleetzero's Leviathan™ hybrid and electric marine propulsion system, which is being deployed globally on commercial vessels. "Hybrid and electric propulsion systems are simply cheaper, safer, and cleaner than traditional systems, and the shift in the industry towards electrification is inevitable," said Steven Henderson, co-founder and CEO of Fleetzero. Fleetzero's new headquarters in Houston will serve as the company's hub for manufacturing and R&D. The faci...
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Black Bay Partners Closes Third Fund at $425 Million Hard Cap

Black Bay Partners Closes Third Fund at $425 Million Hard Cap Jan 22, 2026 9:00 AM Eastern Standard Time NEW ORLEANS & NEW YORK--( BUSINESS WIRE )--Black Bay Partners (“Black Bay” or the “Firm”), a private equity firm specializing in strategic investments within the energy industry and adjacent chemical and industrial sectors, today announced the final closing of Black Bay III, L.P. (“Black Bay III” or the “Fund”) at the Fund’s hard cap of $425 million in capital commitments. Black Bay III received strong support from both existing limited partners and new institutional investors, reflecting continued conviction in Black Bay’s thematic investment approach and sector expertise across the North American energy value chain, and related chemical and industrial markets. “Reaching our hard cap of $425 million on the 10-year anniversary of the firm is an exciting milestone, and we are deeply grateful for the confidence and support from our existing and new investors,” said Michael LeBour...
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Liminal Energy Announces Capital Commitment from NGP

Liminal Energy Announces Capital Commitment from NGP January 19, 2026 January 20, 2026, Golden Colorado -- Liminal Energy ("Liminal") today announced that it has secured capital commitments from private equity investor NGP alongside contributions from Liminal’s management team. Liminal is a recently-formed developer, operator and investor in utility scale energy storage projects. The company is led by a team comprised of seasoned executives who have developed, financed, and operated over 3 GWh of energy storage projects at firms including Goldman Sachs Asset Management, National Grid Renewables, UBS Asset Management, and MN8 Energy. Liminal partners with developers and capital providers to build, operate and own grid-scale energy storage through an integrated, accountable approach grounded in real-world execution. Liminal CEO Mark Saunders was Co-Head of Energy Storage at UBS Asset Management and previously led the energy storage team at Goldman Sachs Renewable Power (GSRP) ...
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Gevo Achieves Industry Milestone: 500,000 High-Quality Carbon Removal Credits Issued from Gevo North Dakota Plant

Gevo Achieves Industry Milestone: 500,000 High-Quality Carbon Removal Credits Issued from Gevo North Dakota Plant January 21, 2026 The Gevo North Dakota site is believed to be the largest producer of engineered carbon removal credits and the only ethanol carbon capture and storage project issuing Puro.earth-certified certificates with thousand-year permanence ENGLEWOOD, Colo., Jan. 21, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Gevo, Inc. (NASDAQ: GEVO), a leader in renewable fuels and chemicals and carbon management, is pleased to announce that its Gevo North Dakota plant has issued more than 500,000 engineered carbon-dioxide removal certificates, known as CORCs, since carbon capture and storage (“CCS”) activities began in June of 2022.1 “Gevo designed its carbon business to operate with integrity at scale across regulated low carbon fuel markets and voluntary markets,” says Alex Clayton, Chief Carbon Officer for Gevo. “By applying Puro.earth’s industry-leading standards for CCS and maintaining strict ...
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Zanskar raises $115M Series C Following Record-Setting Year of Geothermal Discoveries

Zanskar raises $115M Series C Following Record-Setting Year of Geothermal Discoveries Zanskar will use the funding to expand its AI discovery platform and to begin building geothermal power plants at sites it has discovered within its multi-gigawatt geothermal pipeline Jan 21, 2026 Salt Lake City, UT - January 21, 2026 - Zanskar , a company using custom-built AI to become the world’s most successful geothermal explorer, today announced a $115 million Series C funding round led by Spring Lane Capital. The round included participation from Obvious Ventures, who led the Series B; Union Square Ventures and Lowercarbon Capital, who co-led the Series A; and more than a dozen other notable energy and technology investors, including Munich Re Ventures, Susquehanna Sustainable Investments, Clearvision Ventures, Orion Industrial Ventures, Safar Partners, Imperative Ventures, StepStone Group, University Growth Fund, Cross Creek, GVP Climate, Tranquillion, Carica Sustainable Investments, UP.Partne...
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