???? 據美國鉆井網站倫敦報道，全球可擴展地熱技術領先者Eavor技術公司2月16日透露，該公司日前已經完成了一輪4000萬美元的融資。
????Eavor技術公司強調，這輪融資的投資者包括BP Ventures、Chevron Technology Ventures、淡馬錫、BDC Capital、Eversource和Vickers Venture Partners，并補充說，這些投資和圍繞它們形成的合作伙伴關系對其技術的商業化至關重要。
????Eavor技術公司網站稱，被稱為Eavor – Loop的Eavor技術公司利用就像一個巨大的可充電電池的地球的自然熱量。該公司表示，它的技術不同于其他形式的地熱，因為它是一種可擴展的“任何地方都可以使用”的解決方案。
????Eavor技術公司總裁兼首席執行官約翰·雷德芬在一份公司聲明中表示，“我很高興，隨著這輪融資的結束，我們可以期待將清潔、可調度電力的成本降低到普遍競爭的水平——這是可再生能源的一個重要里程碑。”
????他補充說，“BP和雪佛龍等公司的參與，代表了這些公司對我們的技術、我們迄今取得的進步以及其全球可擴展性的承諾的極佳認可。”
????BP負責零碳能源的高級副總裁費利佩·阿貝拉茲表示：“我們看到了Eavor技術公司的潛力，它將對我們不斷增長的風能和太陽能投資組合起到補充作用。”他補充說，“我們的專業知識和經驗也使BP有能力支持Eavor技術公司的發展。像Eavor技術公司那樣的技術有潛力提供地熱能，幫助開啟一個低碳未來。”
????李峻 編譯自 美國鉆井網站
????原文如下：
????BP and Chevron Invest in Geothermal Player
????Eavor Technologies Inc., which describes itself as the leader in scalable geothermal technology, has revealed that it has completed a $40 million funding round
????Investors in the round included BP Ventures, Chevron Technology Ventures, Temasek, BDC Capital, Eversource, and Vickers Venture Partners, Eavor highlighted, adding that the investments, and partnerships formed around them, are critical to the commercialization of its technology.
????Eavor’s tech, known as Eavor-Loop, uses the natural heat of the earth like a giant rechargeable battery, the company’s website states. The business says its tech differs from other forms of geothermal in that it is a scalable “go anywhere” solution.
????“I am delighted that with the funding closed in this round we can look forward to bringing down the cost of clean, dispatchable power to a universally competitive level – an important milestone for renewable energy,” John Redfern, the president and chief executive officer of Eavor Technologies Inc, said in a company statement.
????“The involvement of companies such as BP and Chevron represents a fantastic endorsement of our technology, the progress we have made to date and the promise for its global scalability,” he added.
????Felipe Arbelaez, BP’s senior vice president for zero-carbon energy, said, “we see Eavor’s potential to be complementary to our growing wind and solar portfolios”.
????“Our expertise and experience also makes BP well equipped to support Eavor’s growth. Technology such as Eavor’s has the potential to deliver geothermal power and heat and help unlock a low carbon future,” he added.
