Heliogen, Inc. Announces Second Quarter 2022 Financial And Operational Results; Reports Progress On Scale Up Of Long Beach Facility

Heliogen, Inc. (“Heliogen”) (NYSE: HLGN), a leading provider of AI-enabled concentrated solar energy technology, today provided its second quarter 2022 financial and operational results and reaffirmed its previously announced guidance for 2022.

Second Quarter 2022 Highlights

• Finalized and executed a lease for Brenda Solar Energy Zone with U.S. Bureau of Land Management
• Announced partnership with Hanwha Power Systems for the production of a 5 megawatt electric (MWe) next-generation supercritical CO₂ power block integrated with high-temperature solid media thermal energy storage designed by Heliogen and to be deployed with the Woodside project

Recent Highlights

• Entered into a letter of intent with Dimensional Energy for the production of sustainable aviation fuel
• Completed installation of fourth generation heliostats at Heliogen’s Lancaster demonstration facility
• Manufactured, deployed and began testing of first customer’s autonomous cleaning vehicle at Heliogen’s demonstration facility in Lancaster, California

Executive Commentary

“During the second quarter, Heliogen continued its steady progress toward achieving our vision of producing clean solar thermal energy for heavy industry through use of our groundbreaking, AI-enabled concentrated solar thermal energy technology,” said Bill Gross, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Heliogen. “By signing additional customer agreements, expanding relationships with supply chain partners, and ramping up our manufacturing facilities, Heliogen is positioning itself to power the transition of global heavy industry to clean, renewable sources of power, heat, and green hydrogen. We remain on track to meet our guidance for 2022.

“In addition to the exciting announcements we have made over the last several months, Heliogen recently completed the installation of our fourth generation heliostats at our Lancaster, California demonstration facility. These new heliostats are designed to be manufactured, installed and maintained more efficiently, without sacrificing performance or reliability. This is one example of our ability to iterate and innovate rapidly to reduce our cost structure and improve our margins. I am also pleased with the progress we have made at our Long Beach manufacturing facility, where we are getting ready to begin high-volume automated heliostat manufacturing during the early part of the fourth quarter of 2022.”

“In sum, Heliogen is progressing on all fronts toward the goals we set for 2022, and I am incredibly proud of the entire team for their efforts which have put us in this position.”

Letter of Intent with Dimensional Energy

Heliogen and Dimensional Energy, a sustainable fuels company, recently entered into a letter of intent (“LOI”) to jointly produce sustainable aviation fuel at Heliogen’s demonstration facility in Lancaster, California. This first-of-its-kind collaboration aims to create a reserve of jet fuel created from sunlight and air to enable the rapid decarbonization of the aviation industry.

The companies will work to deploy Heliogen’s proprietary, artificial intelligence (AI)-powered HelioHeat™ technology to convert sunlight directly into thermal energy in the form of high temperature steam [and air ] that will be used to produce green hydrogen for Dimensional Energy’s Reactor platform. The hydrogen will be produced leveraging the previously announced successful demonstration of Heliogen’s concentrated solar technology. As part of the collaboration between Heliogen and Dimensional Energy, the LOI includes a goal of supplying fuel to power a carbon-neutral commercial airline test flight, and the parties intend the demonstration project to be a first step in a pipeline to develop [X amount of] fuel over the next ten years.

2022 Guidance Reaffirmed

Heliogen today also reaffirmed its previously announced 2022 guidance of between two and three modules contracted and $20 – $25 million of revenue. Heliogen believes the number of modules contracted is the most useful indicator of  demand for its products and technology at this stage in its lifecycle. Over time, Heliogen expects these contracts to be converted to revenue as the projects are installed, although there is no assurance as to the time period for such conversion.

Second Quarter 2022 Financial Results

For the second quarter 2022, Heliogen reported total revenue of $2.4 million, total operating expenses of $28.7 million and net loss of $20.2 million. Heliogen’s net loss was driven primarily by the growth of Heliogen’s commercial operations which includes increased headcount, non-cash stock-based compensation expense of $11.5 million, and other related costs for an emerging growth company. Heliogen’s Adjusted EBITDA, which excludes the non-cash stock-based compensation expense and other impacts, was negative $19.8 million for the second quarter 2022.

Conference Call Information

The Heliogen management team will host a conference call to discuss its second quarter 2022 financial results on Thursday, August 11, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. EDT. The call can be accessed via a live webcast accessible on the Events & Presentations page in the Investor Relations section of Heliogen’s website at www.heliogen.com. The call can also be accessed live via telephone by dialing 1-877-407-0789 (1-201-689-8562 for international callers) and referencing Heliogen.

An archive of the webcast will also be available shortly after the call on the Investor Relations section of Heliogen’s website.