Carl Hoiland

Carl Hoiland is the Co-Founder and CEO of Zanskar Geothermal & Minerals, Inc., a company focused on making geothermal power the most affordable and widely deployable form of 24/7 carbon-free energy generation.13 He co-founded Zanskar in 2019 with Joel Edwards, aiming to revolutionize geothermal exploration using data analysis and machine learning.25

Hoiland has a strong academic background in geology and geothermal energy:

• Ph.D. from Stanford University's School of Earth, Energy & Environmental Sciences1
• B.S. in Geological Sciences from Brigham Young University1
• National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow at Stanford University (2013-2018)1
• Research Affiliate at Lawrence Berkeley National Lab4

Prior to founding Zanskar, Hoiland's experience includes:

• Visiting Scholar at Stanford University (2019-2020)1
• Activate Fellow at Activate (2020-2022)1
• Research Affiliate at Berkeley Lab's Energy Technologies Area (2020-2022)1

Under Hoiland's leadership, Zanskar has:

• Raised $30 million in a Series B funding round in 2024, bringing total investment to $45 million6
• Developed AI-driven exploration technology to identify promising geothermal sites6
• Won contracts with the U.S. Department of Defense's Defense Innovation Unit3
• Discovered more hidden geothermal resources in 18 months than the entire industry had found in the previous decade6

Hoiland's vision is to make geothermal power the cheapest and most widely deployed firm renewable energy source on the planet.36