"Zanskar uses AI to identify hidden geothermal systems—and claims it has found one that could fuel a power plant, the first such discovery by industry in decades."

"A geothermal startup said Thursday that it has hit gold in Nevada — metaphorically speaking. Zanskar, which uses AI to find hidden geothermal resources deep underground, says that it has identified a new commercially viable site for a potential power plant. The discovery, the company claims, is the first of its kind made by the industry in decades.

The find is the culmination of years of research on how to find these resources—and points to the growing promise of geothermal energy.

“When we started this company, I think the most common message we heard was that geothermal was dead — it was a history of bones, a graveyard of so many failures,” says Carl Hoiland, a cofounder of Zanskar. “To get to this point where, thanks to these new tools and these new capabilities, you can systematically find these sites and systematically derisk them — we just think this is the first full-scale signal that the tide has turned.”"

Molly Taft reports for WIRED December 4, 2025. [2]