Published by Todd Bush on December 12, 2024
SAN JOSE, Calif.--Bloom Energy (NYSE: BE), the world leader in stationary fuel cell power generation, announced today that it has formed a project financing partnership with certain funds managed by HPS Investment Partners (HPS) and Industrial Development Funding (IDF), two leading global providers of infrastructure capital. As part of the agreement, HPS and IDF will acquire 19 MW of Bloom’s Energy Servers, including several advanced on-site microgrid solutions. The approximately $125 million in funding will support the installation of Bloom equipment contracted under PPA structures, which can deliver clean, on-site and highly reliable power to commercial and industrial customers at zero upfront cost.
Bloom’s growth has accelerated alongside increasing demand for reliable and rapidly deployable energy solutions needed to support data centers, new manufacturing plants and other industrial facilities. The partnership with HPS and IDF provides Bloom with new sources of debt and equity capital to create special purpose project companies that can sell electricity to customers. For HPS and IDF, the partnership expands opportunities to invest in the energy transition underway around the world, one that demands new technologies that can meet the needs for time-to-power and non-combustion sources of reliable power supply.
“Bloom Energy is excited to launch this long-term partnership with HPS and IDF, two experienced and innovative companies when it comes to funding the rapidly changing energy transition,” said Aman Joshi, Bloom Energy’s Chief Commercial Officer. “With growing demand for shorter contract lengths and larger-scale projects, this partnership enhances Bloom’s ability to provide financed solutions that address customers’ power supply and reliability needs without impacting their capital budgets.”
“Bloom’s technology provides a proven solution to the challenges customers are facing with the U.S. grid today and offers a unique opportunity to invest in this fast-growing market,” said Michael Dorenfeld, Managing Director for HPS Investment Partners. “We’re pleased to be partnering with IDF and Bloom on this portfolio, and to mark the beginnings of a successful long-term partnership.”
“With the rapid growth of the global demand for electric power, this is an ideal time for us to partner with Bloom Energy,” said Nik Nunes, CEO of Industrial Development Funding. “We view this portfolio as the first step in a larger project funding relationship.”
HPS Investment Partners, LLC is a leading global, credit-focused alternative investment firm that seeks to provide creative capital solutions and generate attractive risk-adjusted returns for our clients. We manage various strategies across the capital structure, including privately negotiated senior debt; privately negotiated junior capital solutions in debt, preferred and equity formats; liquid credit including syndicated leveraged loans, collateralized loan obligations and high yield bonds; asset-based finance and real estate. The scale and breadth of our platform offers the flexibility to invest in companies large and small, through standard or customized solutions. At our core, we share a common thread of intellectual rigor and discipline that enables us to create value for our clients, who have entrusted us with approximately $148 billion of assets under management as of September 2024. For more information, please visit www.hpspartners.com.
Industrial Development Funding, LLC (“IDF”) is an investment advisor registered with SEC that manages capital for Qualified Institutional Buyers. IDF’s proprietary funding solutions enable large industrial companies to sell existing products or introduce new products to the marketplace. IDF provides bespoke capital solutions to companies across the digital infrastructure, power and transportation sectors. Website: www.indevfunding.com
Bloom Energy empowers businesses and communities to responsibly take charge of their energy. The company’s leading solid oxide platform for distributed generation of electricity and hydrogen is changing the future of energy. Fortune 100 companies around the world turn to Bloom Energy as a trusted partner to deliver lower carbon energy today and a net-zero future. For more information, visit www.bloomenergy.com.
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