Nabors Energy Transition Corp (‘NETC’) , a Houston SPAC, is to take Vast, an Australian company, public. After the acquisition is completed in Q2 or Q3, VAST will be listed on the NYSE, but will continue to have its corporate offices in Sydney.

Concentrated Solar Power Plant
NETC completed its $276 million IPO in November 2021. The sponsor of the SPAC is a company co-owned by Nabors Industries, a global leader in land-based drilling rigs and Tony Petrello, the current Chairman and CEO of Nabors.
Vast has developed a next generation of concentrated solar thermal power system. The system uses mirrors to concentrates the sun’s rays. That heat is then transferred and stored in molten sodium, which is then used to drive a steam turbine and create electricity.
Vast believes its system has two main advantages over solar and wind power. Firstly the system can provide efficient long-duration storage (8-16 hours). Secondly, it can generate process heat equivalent to burning fossil fuels, meaning it can be used in industrial manufacturing.
Vast has built a 1.1 MW demonstration plant in Australia that was operational from 2018 to 2020. It is currently developing a 30 MW plant that is expected to become operational in 2025 and a 20 ton per day solar methanol facility. These projects have received funding of up to AUD 215 million ($152 million) from the Australian and German governments
The transaction values Vast at $250 million, though the business will also have $336 million in cash on the balance sheet at close. The SPAC will contribute $286 million, while Vast’s owners will rollover their equity ($209 million). Nabors will also invest $15 million as will AgCentral, the main shareholder of VAST.