Traditional subsurface modeling is a slow, expensive bottleneck for climate and energy projects. EarthFlow AI's AI-powered platform runs 700,000 times faster, making sophisticated analysis instant and affordable. This enables the rapid scaling of carbon storage, geothermal energy, and lithium extraction to meet global demand.
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Isaac Ju
Isaac Ju is the co-founder of EarthFlow AI. He is a Ph.D. student in energy science and engineering at Stanford University, where he works under the supervision of Professor Sally Benson. His research focuses on revolutionizing subsurface modeling through artificial intelligence. As a key innovator at EarthFlow AI, Ju invented the core technologies for the company’s foundation AI-based simulators and developed the first-ever architecture for rapidly predicting CO₂ storage in complex geological formations.
TECHNOLOGY
Critical Need
Developing crucial climate solutions like carbon storage and geothermal energy relies on outdated subsurface modeling software from the oil and gas industry. These tools are slow, requiring days for a single analysis, and demand expensive hardware and rare expertise. This severe bottleneck makes it prohibitively expensive and time-consuming to assess geological uncertainties, preventing these critical climate technologies from scaling at the necessary speed for the energy transition.
Technology Vision
EarthFlow AI provides an AI-powered physics simulation platform that is 700,000 times faster than current methods. Delivered through an intuitive, cloud-based interface, it enables the instant analysis of thousands of different geological scenarios. This makes sophisticated subsurface modeling accessible to operators of all sizes, removing the need for specialized engineering expertise or expensive computing infrastructure and allowing for a comprehensive understanding of underground conditions.
Potential for Impact
By dramatically reducing computational and personnel costs, this technology makes comprehensive risk assessment and project optimization affordable. This accessibility will directly enable the scaling of critical climate solutions. It can help unlock the 5,000 new carbon storage projects needed globally by 2050 and support the geothermal and lithium extraction markets, which are projected to grow 25 times by mid-century, accelerating the entire energy transition.
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