NVIDIA powers climate action and conservation with new AI technologies

NVIDIA’s wide-ranging environmental AI initiatives are transforming ecological monitoring and climate protection across multiple domains. From ocean current prediction to wildlife conservation and disaster prevention, these technologies demonstrate how advanced computing can address urgent environmental challenges. The company’s Earth-2 platform and energy-efficient Blackwell systems highlight a strategic commitment to developing AI solutions that not only process environmental data more effectively but also minimize the ecological footprint of the technology itself.

The big picture: NVIDIA is deploying AI technologies across sea, land, sky, and space to accelerate environmental protection and climate action through enhanced monitoring and prediction capabilities.

• The company’s Earth-2 platform serves as the foundation for multiple climate and weather prediction technologies being used by scientists worldwide.
• These initiatives span ocean current simulation, wildlife protection, weather forecasting, and even asteroid detection, showcasing AI’s versatility in environmental applications.

Ocean intelligence advances: French company Amphitrite leverages NVIDIA’s AI and Earth-2 platforms to predict ocean currents and optimize maritime travel routes.

• Their AI models analyze satellite data to help vessels harness ocean currents, reducing travel times, fuel consumption, and carbon emissions.
• As a member of NVIDIA’s Inception program for startups, Amphitrite represents how specialized environmental AI applications are being developed through NVIDIA’s ecosystem.

Wildlife protection efforts: Germany-based OroraTech is combating poaching and monitoring wildfires using NVIDIA CUDA and Jetson technologies.

• The NVIDIA Inception member incorporates these technologies into the EarthRanger platform to offer wildlife protection and wildfire detection services.
• Their system analyzes satellite imagery with AI to identify environmental threats and prevent illegal wildlife harvesting.

Weather prediction capabilities: NVIDIA’s CorrDiff generative AI weather model is enabling meteorological agencies to produce kilometer-scale forecasts of crucial weather conditions.

• Available as an NVIDIA NIM microservice, CorrDiff facilitates easy deployment of sophisticated weather prediction technology.
• NVIDIA Research has also developed StormCast, a new generative AI model for predicting weather patterns larger than individual storms, potentially saving lives through improved disaster planning.

Astronomical threat detection: NVIDIA-accelerated computing has enabled researchers to identify potentially hazardous asteroids that could threaten Earth.

• Research published in Nature detailed how this technology helped spot 10-meter asteroids in the main asteroid belt between Jupiter and Mars.
• The system utilized data from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope to identify space rocks that could cause significant destruction if they impacted populated areas.

Energy-efficient computing: NVIDIA’s GB200 NVL72 liquid-cooled systems built on the Blackwell platform demonstrate the company’s commitment to sustainable AI infrastructure.

• These systems deliver 40x higher revenue potential and 25x more energy efficiency than traditional air-cooled architectures while using 300x less water.
• The advanced GB300 NVL72 systems further improve these metrics with 50x higher revenue potential and 30x greater energy efficiency.