“Zanskar Geothermal and Minerals, a geothermal energy company, has discovered a commercially viable geothermal reservoir in Nevada using an AI model that predicts the location of geothermal activity. The site had been entirely overlooked: it showed no surface signs of heat and had no history of exploration,” reports The Doomslayer.
Axios explains:
A geothermal energy company announced Thursday that it has discovered — with AI’s help — the first commercially viable system of its kind in over 30 years.
Why it matters: Zanskar Geothermal and Minerals officials said the underground find, in a remote area of western Nevada, offers fresh evidence that geothermal can become an attractive option to meet soaring U.S. energy demand…
The Nevada formation, dubbed ‘Big Blind,’ had no surface signs of geothermal activity or any prior history of exploration. Zanskar scientists used computer models to locate a geothermal anomaly that indicated exceptionally high heat flow at the site. They fed data into Zanskar’s AI prediction engine, which helped narrow down the list of options. The result led to “fewer bad wells” being drilled, Joel Edwards, Zanskar’s co-founder and chief technology officer, told Axios. That reduces the cost of the projects.
Geothermal energy may radically expand due to technological advances, just as oil and gas production in the U.S. rose to record levels after fracking techniques were perfected. Fracking could lead to lots of geothermal energy.
A 3-mile deep geothermal well was recently dug in Utah, reaching an area of intense heat.
The impoverished African nation of Zambia used artificial intelligence to find new mineral wealth.
Artificial intelligence is also greatly improving the detection of many different diseases.
