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SEC Comment Letter for Bimergen Energy (BESS) — Jul 24, 2025

Bimergen Energy Corp
Date: July 24, 2025 · CIK: 0001066764 · Accession: 0000000000-25-007828

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July 24, 2025
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Bimergen Energy Corp

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July 24, 2025 Benjamin Tran Chief Executive Officer Bimergen Energy Corporation (f/k/a Bitech Technologies Corp.) 895 Dove Street, Suite 300 Newport Beach, CA 92660 Re:Bimergen Energy Corporation (f/k/a Bitech Technologies Corp.) Amendment No. 6 to Registration Statement on Form S-1 Filed June 25, 2025 File No. 333-280668 Dear Benjamin Tran: We have reviewed your amended registration statement and have the following comments. Please respond to this letter by amending your registration statement and providing the requested information. If you do not believe a comment applies to your facts and circumstances or do not believe an amendment is appropriate, please tell us why in your response. After reviewing any amendment to your registration statement and the information you provide in response to this letter, we may have additional comments. Unless we note otherwise, any references to prior comments are to comments in our February 14, 2025 letter. Amendment No. 6 to Registration Statement on Form S-1 Prospectus Summary, page 2 Core Business in Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS), page 2 We note your primary business objective is to become a grid-balancing operator by developing, commercializing, and operating a diversified portfolio of BESS and solar energy projects and that you expect your customers will include traditional trading houses (e.g., Goldman Sachs, BP, Shell), commercial and industrial (C&I) entities, and utilities. We also note the table outlining the current progress of your portfolio of BESS projects on pages 5-6. Please revise your prospectus summary to briefly disclose the development stage of your business and the status of your current operations to date. With respect to planned business activities, please discuss your 1.

July 24, 2025 Page 2 plan of operation for the next twelve months, including the anticipated timeline and expenditures for these events. Project Management Services Agreement, page 7 2.We note your response to prior comment 11 stating that you have "a formal understanding" with Mr. Johnson that neither he nor any of his entities will develop and retain any of the development projects outside of Emergen, and we note that you have added corresponding disclosures on pages 41, 50 and F-29. Please similarly update your disclosure in the first paragraph on page 7, and file the amended agreement covering the change in terms as an exhibit. Recent Developments, page 11 3.We note your disclosure that, on January 28, 2025, the Company filed a Certificate of Amendment to its Certificate to [sic] Incorporation to: (i) effect a reverse stock split of its common stock, par value $0.001 per share at a ratio of 1 post-split share for every 140 pre-split shares; and (ii) to change the name of the Company to Bimergen Energy Corporation. Please file your Certificate of Amendment as an exhibit to the registration statement. Summary of Risk Factors, page 12 4.You disclose here that your common stock may be considered a "penny stock" and may be difficult to sell. However, we could not locate an attendant risk factor. Please revise or advise. Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions, page 60 5.Please expand your disclosures in the last paragraphs on pages 62 and F-18, regarding the six unsecured promissory notes with Energy Independent Partners, having terms for conversion into equity, to describe those provisions. Note 6 - Acquisition of Emergence Energy LLC, page F-14 6.We note your response to prior comment 14 indicating that you believe there are no major uncertainties about the realizability of the value ascribed to the intangible assets, as the value is supported by the development projects, stating "the value and collectability of the development-stage projects were corroborated by two arm’s- length reference points," which you appear to describe as having a coordinated approach to the formation of agreements and having considered a competing agreement.

Please further clarify how your reference points establish the requisite support, as to the realizability of value, and arm's-length characterization, to include a description of the assumptions and the basis for assumptions that were made in formulating your view from a numerical standpoint, considering the status of the projects, encompassing designs, permits, and locations, as well as marketability and funding; and provide us with any documentation that is referenced in your analysis. Please reconcile the views expressed in your response to prior comment 14 on the prospect of realizability of the intangible asset balance, and the assumptions 7.

July 24, 2025 Page 3 underlying your numerical assessments, with the disclosures on page 16, stating that you "...have insufficient working capital and cash flows to support operations, ...cannot predict if [you] will achieve or maintain annual profitability in the near future or at all, ...[and] may not be able to execute [your] business plan;" and the disclosures on page 17, stating "We cannot predict whether or when all permits required for a given customer’s project will be granted or whether the conditions associated with the permits will be achievable." 8.Provide us with the impairment assessment that you performed as of December 31, 2024 to comply with FASB ASC 350-30-35-18, including the quantitative assessment prescribed by subparagraph 19, and the qualitative assessments prescribed by subparagraphs 18B, C and D, if you had opted to also perform those assessments. 9.Given your response to prior comment 10 including your decision to amend the Project Management Services Agreement on April 24, 2025, it appears that you should amend Exhibit 10.32 to clearly state the date of the amendment, rather than indicate it had been in effect at either April 24, 2024 or June 28, 2024. 10.We note that you have not identified any authoritative support for your plan to recharacterize intangible assets as tangible assets (as disclosed on page F-10) in response to prior comment ten. Tell us how you evaluated the projects in determining these would be appropriately characterized as intangible assets under FASB ASC 350, including all details necessary to understand and follow the scope of your consideration and assessments regarding project composition.

Please include details sufficient to understand how the projects are qualitatively differentiated from one another. For example, describe the extent to which the projects are distinguished from one another - in their present form or status - based on the capacity figures, considering the ranges shown in the tables on pages 5 and 6. 11.With regard to the agreement governing your acquisition of Emergen, under which the number of directors would increase to five, with Mr. Johnson as one and his company Bridgelink having rights to nominate two, while also sharing in the selection of a third, tell us how you considered whether there was a change in control of Bitech in conjunction with the acquisition (and continuity of control over Emergen).

Provide us with your analysis and an organization chart that covers each entity involved in the transaction and all of the owners of each entity, with all common interests quantified, accompanied by notes detailing any changes that have occurred in connection with, or which were facilitated by, or that resulted from, the transaction. Note 7 - Solar Projects Sale, page F-15 12.Please reconcile the disclosures indicating you plan to account for the return-sale to Bridgelink of certain solar project rights that were acquired from that same entity about one month earlier as revenue pursuant to FASB ASC 606 (if the amounts become probable of collection), with the scope provision in FASB ASC 606-10-15-3, i.e. explain how Bridgelink would be properly regarded as a customer and how the intangible projects would be properly regarded as an output of your ordinary activities, if this is your view.

July 24, 2025 Page 4 13.We note that the Project Sale Agreement at Exhibit 10.28 states, with regard to consideration, that "Bridgelink shall compensate Emergen subject to the terms of this Agreement for the proceeds and consideration received by Bridgelink from Purchaser pursuant to the Purchase Agreement," referring to a separate agreement between Bridgelink and a third-party. Please file Exhibit A, listing the Solar Projects that are covered by the arrangement, and the agreement between Bridgelink and the third- party as an exhibit. Please contact Lily Dang at 202-551-3867 or Karl Hiller at 202-551-3686 if you have questions regarding comments on the financial statements and related matters. Please contact Claudia Rios at 202-551-8770 or Liz Packebusch at 202-551-8749 with any other questions. Sincerely, Division of Corporation Finance Office of Energy & Transportation cc:Peter Campitiello, Esq.

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July 24, 2025
Benjamin Tran
Chief Executive Officer
Bimergen Energy Corporation (f/k/a Bitech Technologies Corp.)
895 Dove Street, Suite 300
Newport Beach, CA 92660
Re:Bimergen Energy Corporation (f/k/a Bitech Technologies Corp.)
Amendment No. 6 to Registration Statement on Form S-1
Filed June 25, 2025
File No. 333-280668
Dear Benjamin Tran:
            We have reviewed your amended registration statement and have the following
comments.
            Please respond to this letter by amending your registration statement and providing
the requested information. If you do not believe a comment applies to your facts and
circumstances or do not believe an amendment is appropriate, please tell us why in your
response.
            After reviewing any amendment to your registration statement and the information
you provide in response to this letter, we may have additional comments. Unless we note
otherwise, any references to prior comments are to comments in our February 14, 2025 letter.
Amendment No. 6 to Registration Statement on Form S-1
Prospectus Summary, page 2
Core Business in Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS), page 2
We note your primary business objective is to become a grid-balancing operator by
developing, commercializing, and operating a diversified portfolio of BESS and solar
energy projects and that you expect your customers will include traditional trading
houses (e.g., Goldman Sachs, BP, Shell), commercial and industrial (C&I) entities,
and utilities. We also note the table outlining the current progress of your portfolio of
BESS projects on pages 5-6. Please revise your prospectus summary to briefly
disclose the development stage of your business and the status of your current
operations to date. With respect to planned business activities, please discuss your
 1.

July 24, 2025
Page 2
plan of operation for the next twelve months, including the anticipated timeline and
expenditures for these events.
Project Management Services Agreement, page 7
2.We note your response to prior comment 11 stating that you have "a formal
understanding" with Mr. Johnson that neither he nor any of his entities will develop
and retain any of the development projects outside of Emergen, and we note that you
have added corresponding disclosures on pages 41, 50 and F-29. Please similarly
update your disclosure in the first paragraph on page 7, and file the amended
agreement covering the change in terms as an exhibit.
Recent Developments, page 11
3.We note your disclosure that, on January 28, 2025, the Company filed a Certificate of
Amendment to its Certificate to [sic] Incorporation to: (i) effect a reverse stock split of
its common stock, par value $0.001 per share at a ratio of 1 post-split share for every
140 pre-split shares; and (ii) to change the name of the Company to Bimergen Energy
Corporation. Please file your Certificate of Amendment as an exhibit to the
registration statement.
Summary of Risk Factors, page 12
4.You disclose here that your common stock may be considered a "penny stock" and
may be difficult to sell. However, we could not locate an attendant risk factor. Please
revise or advise.
Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions, page 60
5.Please expand your disclosures in the last paragraphs on pages 62 and F-18, regarding
the six unsecured promissory notes with Energy Independent Partners, having terms
for conversion into equity, to describe those provisions.
Note 6 - Acquisition of Emergence Energy LLC, page F-14
6.We note your response to prior comment 14 indicating that you believe there are no
major uncertainties about the realizability of the value ascribed to the intangible
assets, as the value is supported by the development projects, stating "the value and
collectability of the development-stage projects were corroborated by two arm’s-
length reference points," which you appear to describe as having a coordinated
approach to the formation of agreements and having considered a competing
agreement.

Please further clarify how your reference points establish the requisite support, as to
the realizability of value, and arm's-length characterization, to include a description of
the assumptions and the basis for assumptions that were made in formulating
your view from a numerical standpoint, considering the status of the projects,
encompassing designs, permits, and locations, as well as marketability and funding;
and provide us with any documentation that is referenced in your analysis.
Please reconcile the views expressed in your response to prior comment 14 on the
prospect of realizability of the intangible asset balance, and the assumptions 7.

July 24, 2025
Page 3
underlying your numerical assessments, with the disclosures on page 16, stating that
you "...have insufficient working capital and cash flows to support operations,
...cannot predict if [you] will achieve or maintain annual profitability in the near
future or at all, ...[and] may not be able to execute [your] business plan;" and the
disclosures on page 17, stating "We cannot predict whether or when all permits
required for a given customer’s project will be granted or whether the conditions
associated with the permits will be achievable."
8.Provide us with the impairment assessment that you performed as of December 31,
2024 to comply with FASB ASC 350-30-35-18, including the quantitative assessment
prescribed by subparagraph 19, and the qualitative assessments prescribed by
subparagraphs 18B, C and D, if you had opted to also perform those assessments.
9.Given your response to prior comment 10 including your decision to amend the
Project Management Services Agreement on April 24, 2025, it appears that you
should amend Exhibit 10.32 to clearly state the date of the amendment, rather than
indicate it had been in effect at either April 24, 2024 or June 28, 2024.
10.We note that you have not identified any authoritative support for your plan to
recharacterize intangible assets as tangible assets (as disclosed on page F-10) in
response to prior comment ten. Tell us how you evaluated the projects in determining
these would be appropriately characterized as intangible assets under FASB ASC 350,
including all details necessary to understand and follow the scope of your
consideration and assessments regarding project composition.

Please include details sufficient to understand how the projects are qualitatively
differentiated from one another. For example, describe the extent to which the projects
are distinguished from one another - in their present form or status - based on the
capacity figures, considering the ranges shown in the tables on pages 5 and 6.
11.With regard to the agreement governing your acquisition of Emergen, under which the
number of directors would increase to five, with Mr. Johnson as one and his company
Bridgelink having rights to nominate two, while also sharing in the selection of a
third, tell us how you considered whether there was a change in control of Bitech in
conjunction with the acquisition (and continuity of control over Emergen).

Provide us with your analysis and an organization chart that covers each entity
involved in the transaction and all of the owners of each entity, with all common
interests quantified, accompanied by notes detailing any changes that have occurred in
connection with, or which were facilitated by, or that resulted from, the transaction.
Note 7 - Solar Projects Sale, page F-15
12.Please reconcile the disclosures indicating you plan to account for the return-sale to
Bridgelink of certain solar project rights that were acquired from that same entity
about one month earlier as revenue pursuant to FASB ASC 606 (if the amounts
become probable of collection), with the scope provision in FASB ASC 606-10-15-3,
i.e. explain how Bridgelink would be properly regarded as a customer and how the
intangible projects would be properly regarded as an output of your ordinary
activities, if this is your view.

July 24, 2025
Page 4
13.We note that the Project Sale Agreement at Exhibit 10.28 states, with regard to
consideration, that "Bridgelink shall compensate Emergen subject to the terms of this
Agreement for the proceeds and consideration received by Bridgelink from Purchaser
pursuant to the Purchase Agreement," referring to a separate agreement between
Bridgelink and a third-party. Please file Exhibit A, listing the Solar Projects that are
covered by the arrangement, and the agreement between Bridgelink and the third-
party as an exhibit.
            Please contact Lily Dang at 202-551-3867 or Karl Hiller at 202-551-3686 if you have
questions regarding comments on the financial statements and related matters. Please contact
Claudia Rios at 202-551-8770 or Liz Packebusch at 202-551-8749 with any other questions.
Sincerely,
Division of Corporation Finance
Office of Energy & Transportation
cc:Peter Campitiello, Esq.