Continuous ocean intelligence

Ecosystem intelligence for resilient maritime and climate infrastructure

Enthalpic turns underwater environments from periodically sampled systems into continuously monitored assets — using thermodynamic sensing and AI analytics.

01 The observability gap

The ocean is connected.
But it's not yet observable.

Current systems measure environmental state — temperature, salinity, pH. They rarely capture the biological and geochemical activity that determines ecosystem health and asset risk. Across all markets, operators and regulators work on inference rather than evidence.

The Gap
Observation stops. The ocean doesn't.

A rapidly growing ecosystem of underwater sensors and AI systems is creating the Internet of Underwater Things. Yet most systems monitor state — not the biological and geochemical activity that actually matters.

The Risk
High stakes across five markets.

Carbon removal projects lack the continuous MRV needed for high-integrity credits. Offshore energy assets degrade undetected. Ports miss compliance events. Aquaculture loses stock to invisible water quality shifts. Subsea cables and pipelines have no persistent environmental awareness.

The Cost
Separate systems multiply costs.

Every vertical runs its own monitoring stack. Data is siloed, expensive, and sparse. Sparse samples lead to inaccurate findings — and critical events that unfold in hours go unseen for months.

02 The observability platform

From periodic sampling
to continuous intelligence.

The core technology is identical across every industry layer — translating complex thermodynamic signals into actionable risk and performance metrics.

A few samples a year Continuous intelligence, every day
01
Thermodynamic sensing

Persistent heat-flux measurement

Continuous in-situ thermodynamic profiling at 10 m to 6,000 m depth — detecting thermal gradients and enthalpy flux that conventional sensors miss entirely.

02
AI analytics

Pattern recognition at ocean scale

Probabilistic models fuse sensor data with physical priors to quantify ecosystem function, carbon permanence, and transformation pathways across every vertical.

03
Continuous telemetry

Zero observation gaps

Mesh architecture with acoustic modem networks and satellite relay — eliminating the gaps between samples that have historically masked critical transitions.

03 Our position

Enthalpic is the intelligence layer
in the ocean technology stack.

Applications are commercial. Infrastructure is physical. Enthalpic sits between them — translating raw ocean signals into actionable intelligence for every vertical.

Layer above
Commercial Applications

Five vertical markets

Carbon removal, offshore energy, ports, aquaculture, and defence — each with distinct compliance, operational, and risk requirements served by one platform.

Enthalpic
The Intelligence Layer

Continuous sensing & AI analytics

One core platform — persistent thermodynamic sensing fused with probabilistic AI models — translating biological and geochemical ocean signals into actionable risk and performance metrics. Pathway-agnostic by design. Serves every vertical from a single stack.

Layer below
Physical Infrastructure

Sensors & telemetry mesh

Quantum-sensitive sensor packages, microfluidic sampling platforms, acoustic modem mesh networks, and satellite relay — hardware prototype in development with Fraunhofer Institute.

Why this position matters
The intelligence layer is where value is captured — not in the sensors themselves, nor in each individual market application.
Platform resilience
One core across five verticals makes Enthalpic more defensible and more timely than any single-market approach.
04 Our beachhead

Starting with
marine carbon removal.

Our first customer segment is mCDR — where demand for persistent, high-integrity MRV is urgent and willingness to pay for evidence is proven.

Business model — MRV-as-a-Service

  • Deploy sensor packages at project sites — deployment fee plus recurring subscription
  • Continuous data stream via the Enthalpic intelligence platform
  • Per-project subscription, per-tonne subscription, or per-tonne verified pricing
  • Lower overall MRV costs than current grab-sampling and lab approaches

Current focus — MVP prototype

  • Thermodynamic sensor prototype in development with Fraunhofer Institute
  • AI model training on existing mCDR thermodynamical datasets
  • Field validation with carbon removal project partners
  • Path to deployment-grade MRV platform for credit-grade verification
Live intelligence

Real-time marine carbon removal

LIVE · Pacific Basin Array
Ecosystem energy consumption
873,781kWh
Active alerts
1anomaly
Carbon removal rate
23.7tCO2e/h
Total Carbon verified
4,219tCO2e
Ecosystem performance — nanoWatts
Surface
Thermocline
Deep
ENERGY ANOMALY DETECTED · 14:30 – 17:00 UTC
Surface Heat effect -5 nW at array N-203. Possible upwelling signature. AI classification: 87% confidence.
Active sensor nodes — Pacific Basin 5 of 847 shown
NODE IDPOSITIONDEPTHTONS REMOVEDSIGNALSTATUS
N-04723.4°N / 158.2°W2,840 m8.3 tCO2e
98%
 ACTIVE
N-11224.1°N / 160.5°W1,920 m12.1 tCO2e
94%
 ACTIVE
N-08822.9°N / 157.1°W3,105 m7.6 tCO2e
97%
 ACTIVE
N-20323.8°N / 161.2°W890 m0.4 tCO2e
72%
 ALERT
N-06421.7°N / 159.8°W4,210 m4.9 tCO2e
99%
 ACTIVE

*Data shown for illustrative purposes — not representative of active deployments.

05 How it works

Next-generation sensing
for ecosystem observability.

Three integrated technologies — deployed as one continuous intelligence stack.

Quantum-enabled sensing

Thermodynamical sensing

Quantum-sensitive materials detect minute thermodynamical signatures from carbon transformations and biological activity at sensitivities conventional systems cannot reach.

↗ Fraunhofer Institute (Start-a-Factory, Berlin)
In-situ sampling

Microfluidic sampling

Low-power in-situ microfluidic platforms for automated collection and analysis of porewater and seawater — high-resolution thermodynamical profiling across depth and time.

↗ Fraunhofer Institute (Start-a-Factory, Berlin)
Pathway-agnostic AI

AI ecosystem intelligence

Probabilistic models fuse sensor data with physical priors to quantify ecosystem function and carbon permanence — applicable to OAE, biomass, blue carbon, and natural ecosystems.

Early prototyping stage
06 Applications

One intelligence platform,
five market verticals.

The same thermodynamic sensing and AI core serves every market. Tap any vertical to explore.

How Enthalpic helps
  • Real-time measurement of ecosystem metabolic activity and carbon cycling
  • Continuous monitoring rather than periodic sampling
  • Lower MRV costs and higher confidence in carbon credit issuance
  • Early detection of underperforming restoration projects
Value: Higher-integrity carbon credits and reduced monitoring costs.
How Enthalpic helps
  • Monitor biological and chemical conditions around foundations and cables
  • Detect early signs of biofouling, corrosion-promoting activity, or environmental stress
  • Provide operators with predictive maintenance indicators
Value: Reduced maintenance costs, extended asset lifetime, improved operational reliability.
How Enthalpic helps
  • Continuous tracking of ecosystem health and thermodynamical conditions
  • Early detection of pollution, hypoxia, and harmful algal bloom conditions
  • Support ESG reporting and environmental permitting
Value: Lower environmental risk and improved regulatory compliance.
How Enthalpic helps
  • Monitor biological activity and ecosystem metabolism around farms
  • Detect oxygen depletion, waste accumulation, and pathogen proliferation early
  • Provide operators with actionable early-warning alerts
  • Assess the robustness of the food web around farms — using continuous thermodynamic sensing to gauge ecosystem health rather than manually counting fish
  • Model fisheries productivity by tracking trophic energy flows across the water column, enabling ecosystem-level yield intelligence without labour-intensive stock surveys
Value: Reduced mortality events and improved farm productivity.
How Enthalpic helps
  • Establish a continuous environmental baseline around cables, pipelines, and platforms
  • Detect anomalous signatures associated with leaks, tampering, or contamination
  • Complement acoustic surveillance with a new ecosystem intelligence layer
Value: Enhanced infrastructure resilience, earlier threat detection, reduced operational risk.
07 Why now

Five markets converging
on the same need.

Advances in marine sensors, autonomous systems, edge computing, satellite connectivity, and AI are generating unprecedented volumes of ocean data. The Internet of Underwater Things is becoming reality.

Yet most systems monitor environmental state rather than biological and geochemical activity. All five markets face the same bottleneck: continuous intelligence about what is happening in the water, not just what is present.

Protection of critical underwater infrastructure has also become a national security priority for the EU, NATO, and the United States — the same platform that serves carbon markets serves this need too.

The bottleneck
The problem
Sparse samples.
High stakes.
Sparse samples lead to inaccurate findings and delayed responses. Separate systems for every vertical multiply costs. Operators are blind between samples — and the ocean never stops.
Enthalpic's answer
Periodic sampling into continuous intelligence — one thermodynamic sensing and AI analytics core, serving every vertical from a single platform with zero observation gaps.
Carbon Removal Offshore Energy Ports & Harbours Aquaculture & Fisheries Maritime Defence THE BOTTLENECK Operators & regulators work on inference, not evidence

See your ocean
from the floor up.

We are onboarding mCDR project operators, infrastructure owners, and ecosystem monitoring partners for early access.

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Alberto Robador
Alberto Robador
FOUNDER & CEO

Built at Carbon 13,
based at LEAP Berlin.

Enthalpic was founded by Alberto Robador, assistant professor for geomicrobiology and environmental biogeochemistry at the University of Southern California.

His research sits at the intersection of microbial energetics, thermodynamics, and environmental sensing — the exact science Enthalpic is built on.

The company is at an early stage, focused on sensor prototyping, AI model development, and field partnership development.

Ella Weisman
Ella Weisman
SCIENCE COMMUNICATIONS & STRATEGY

Ella Weisman is currently a full-time intern working on Science Communications and Strategy at Enthalpic. She is an undergraduate at UC Berkeley majoring in Environmental Science and Media Studies.

Scientific foundation
Geomicrobiology · Microbial energetics · Thermodynamics · University of Southern California
R&D partnership
Fraunhofer Institute (Start-a-Factory, Berlin) — quantum sensor development
Program
Carbon 13 venture builder program
Location
LEAP Berlin · Berlin Quantum Technology Hub