AI Wakes Up the Earth: Zanskar Lands $115M Series C for Geothermal Discovery
Zanskar secures $115M Series C funding to revolutionize geothermal energy using AI. Discover how they're unlocking terawatt-scale clean energy from hidden underground resources.
The ground beneath us holds more energy than we imagined, and AI just found the key. Zanskar, an innovative energy startup, has secured $115 million in Series C funding to scale its AI-powered geothermal exploration platform.
Zanskar AI Geothermal Funding: Redefining Renewable Baseload
According to TechCrunch, the round was led by Spring Lane Capital with participation from heavyweights like Lowercarbon Capital and Union Square Ventures. While the Department of Energy estimates geothermal could hit 60 gigawatts by 2050, Zanskar CEO Carl Hoiland believes the potential is actually at a terawatt-scale.
- Hidden Resources: 95% of geothermal systems lack surface indicators like hot springs.
- AI Solution: Zanskar uses Bayesian evidential learning (BEL) to model probabilities and find 'blind' sites.
- Proven Success: A 3 for 3 exploration hit rate, including reviving a flagging plant in New Mexico.
Breaking the Geothermal Stagnation
Conventional geothermal has remained stagnant at 4 gigawatts for years. Zanskar is changing the math. By feeding supervised machine learning models with historical data and accidental discoveries, they've built a pipeline that could support over 1 gigawatt of capacity. This is an order of magnitude increase in exploration efficiency.
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