Why Us?

Ormat New Ventures is a strategic investor built around real energy projects. We invest in climate and energy technologies where capital alone is not enough, and where hands-on technical, operational, and commercial involvement can make the difference between a promising idea and a deployable solution.

We partner with founders over the long term to help turn technologies into assets that can be validated, built, and operated in the field.

  • Long-Term, Cross-Stage Capital

    Unlike traditional venture capital firms, Ormat New Ventures offers cross-stage funding with a long-term perspective. We understand that climate-tech startups often require significant time and resources to develop and deploy their solutions. Our patient capital approach allows us to support you throughout the entire journey, from the early stages of development to commercialization and beyond. We are committed to long-term partnerships, providing the necessary financial backing and stability to help your startup thrive.

  • Vertically Integrated, Practical Support

    With our vertically integrated DNA, we go beyond traditional funding support. Ormat CVC offers a broad range of resources, physical infrastructure, and practical know-how to climate-tech startups. Our extensive know-how, capabilities, manufacturing facilities, and beta sites are at your disposal.

    We understand the complexities of hard-tech innovations, and our comprehensive support covers multiple stages of the innovation process, from research and development to commercialization and deployment.

    Benefit from our industry expertise, technical knowledge, and operational insights to fine-tune your product or solution. We provide hands-on guidance and mentorship, helping you navigate the challenges of scaling and commercialization in the climate-tech sector.

  • Technology and Commercial Validation

    One of the biggest challenges in climate and energy tech is bridging the gap between technical promise and commercial reality. We support startups with early validation from both a technical and deployment perspective.

    Through engagement with Ormat’s internal experts, we help assess feasibility, scalability, and integration into real energy infrastructure. This process provides clear, constructive feedback to refine the technology, sharpen the value proposition, and increase readiness for customers, partners, and future investors.

  • Credibility and Industry Access

    Partnering with Ormat New Ventures connects startups to a global energy platform with an established track record. Ormat’s reputation as a long-term owner-operator and technology provider can help startups build credibility with customers, partners, and other investors.

    We work closely with our portfolio companies to support introductions, strategic discussions, and opportunities where there is clear alignment.

Join Us to Revolutionize The World Of Clean Energy Together

We invite founders and partners to reach out to discuss potential areas of collaboration:

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Glossary

This glossary will help you decode the most common terms, abbreviations, and frameworks in the climate tech industry.

  • Renewable Power

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    Energy derived from natural resources that replenish themselves over short periods of time, such as sunlight, wind, rain, tides, waves, and geothermal heat.

  • Geothermal Power

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    Energy generated by harnessing the heat from the Earth’s interior to produce electricity or heat buildings

  • Recovered Energy

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    Also known as waste energy recovery, it is the process of capturing and reusing heat or energy that would otherwise be lost from industrial processes, buildings, or transportation

  • Energy Storage

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    The capture of energy produced at one time for use at a later time, utilizing methods such as batteries, pumped hydroelectric storage, compressed air, and thermal storage to manage power supply and demand

  • Carbon Capture

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    The process of capturing carbon dioxide emissions from sources like power plants and industrial processes, to either store it underground or use it for other purposes, in order to reduce atmospheric greenhouse gas levels

  • Strategic Investments

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    Venture capital investments made with the goal of achieving specific business objectives, such as gaining competitive advantages, entering new markets, or accessing innovative technologies. More than once, strategic investments are strategic both to the company investing and the company invested in

  • Climate-Tech

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    Climate-tech encompasses technologies and innovations designed to address climate change by reducing greenhouse gas emissions and enhancing resilience to its impacts

  • Waste Heat Utilization

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    The process of capturing and repurposing excess heat from industrial or energy-generating processes for other applications, such as heating buildings or generating additional electricity

  • Subsurface Geothermal Technologies

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    The exploration and development of underground resources to harness geothermal energy for electricity generation and direct heating applications

  • Direct Air Capture

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    A technology that removes carbon dioxide directly from the atmosphere using chemical processes, allowing for the sequestration or utilization of the captured CO2 to mitigate climate change

  • CO2

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    Carbon dioxide, a colorless, odorless gas that is naturally present in Earth’s atmosphere and is a critical greenhouse gas contributing to global warming and climate change. When we mention CO2, we implicitly refer to all greenhouse gases, such as methane (CH4), Nitrous Oxide (N2O), and fluorinated gases

  • Clean Hydrogen

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    Clean hydrogen refers to hydrogen produced without fossil fuels, either through electrolysis powered by renewable energy or extracted from naturally occurring underground sources.