Fleet Space partners with Stanford University’s Mineral-X programme

Through this collaboration with Stanford University’s Mineral-X, Fleet Space aims to advance research, unlock innovation, and accelerate humanity’s clean energy future leveraging space technology.

By engaging with Stanford University’s faculty and scientists at Mineral-X - Fleet Space will engage in joint research on technological innovation to accelerate sustainable mineral discovery in support of the global clean energy transition. The focus of the research will be on the optimisation of drill targeting using satellite connectivity and space-enabled geophysical sensors to deliver real-time subsurface insight at scale – vital capabilities for increasing the accuracy, efficiency, and speed of exploration campaigns worldwide.

“Fleet Space is on the forefront of advancing global efforts to leverage advanced space technology as an indispensable tool for accelerating our planet’s transition to renewable energy. The exploration technologies we’ve built at Fleet Space – enabled by our proprietary satellite constellation – represent a more sustainable and scalable path to increase the supply of energy transition minerals needed to achieve net-zero,” said Co-Founder and CEO of Fleet Space, Flavia Tata Nardini. “We’re honoured to kick-off this research collaboration with one of the world’s premier universities to identify new efficiencies and insights that can propel humanity’s shift to clean energy over the coming decades.”

“In an era marked by declining success rates in mineral exploration and rising demand for raw materials needed for the energy transition, scalable 3D geophysical methods stand out as the cornerstone for breakthroughs in exploration efficiency. These methods provide a vital foundation for multi-physics and ML technologies to enhance exploration success,” added Gerrit Olivier, Chief Scientist at Fleet Space. “We are thrilled to partner with Stanford's Mineral-X, a global leader in this domain, to demonstrate how our real-time Ambient Noise Tomography (ANT) technology can revolutionise drilling and exploration processes, setting new standards for efficiency and effectiveness in the field.”

“The global challenges of decarbonisation, supply chain complexity, and the critical mineral shortage require a sustained and collective commitment to innovation to deliver the energy transition our planet so desperately needs,” explained Dr. Jef Caers, PHD, Professor of Earth Sciences at Stanford and Founder of Mineral-X. “We are thrilled to work with Fleet Space to accelerate the development of a resilient supply chain for the minerals needed for clean energy innovation globally. The technology developed by Fleet Space provides critical innovations in geophysical imaging needed to map orebodies with an accuracy not possible with current air-borne and surface methods.”

Read the article online at: https://www.globalminingreview.com/technology-digitalisation/08032024/fleet-space-partners-with-stanford-universitys-mineral-x-programme/