Ormat Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:ORA) entered into a definitive agreement to acquire substantially all of the business and assets of Viridity Energy, Inc. from AltEnergy, LLC and others for $48 million on January 3, 2017. Ormat will pay an initial cash consideration of $35.3 million at closing and additional contingent consideration with an estimated fair value of $12.8 million will be payable in two installments upon the achievement of certain performance milestones measured at the end of fiscal years 2017 and 2020. The acquired business and assets are operated by Viridity. Consideration is subject to adjustment. The acquisition is expected to close early 2017.