The agreement between both entities will allow incorporating Chilean innovation in satellite monitoring of the territory, providing tools for the protection of biodiversity in the Kimal-Lo Aguirre transmission project.
Lemu, founded in 2021 by Chilean entrepreneur Leo Prieto, is a platform that combines satellite data, artificial intelligence and environmental science to map, analyze and protect ecosystems.
In the framework of Earth Day, Conexión Kimal-Lo Aguirre and the Chilean technology company Lemu announce the beginning of the implementation of satellite monitoring of the area of influence of the HVDC Kimal-Lo Aguirre project. This will be an unprecedented work in Chile as it integrates an artificial intelligence and environmental science tool to map, analyze and ensure the protection of ecosystems.
Lemu, founded in 2021 by Chilean entrepreneur Leo Prieto, is a platform that uses satellite data and will make it possible to observe the evolution of biodiversity with a level of detail that until recently was exclusive to the scientific field, and that today is put at the service of infrastructure projects with high environmental standards, especially in the monitoring of reforestation and ecological restoration measures.
“This alliance reflects the type of innovation we want to promote at Conexión: Chilean technological solutions at the service of sustainability. Integrating a tool such as Lemu in environmental monitoring allows us to make more informed decisions, optimize resources and move towards an energy transition that is truly efficient, transparent and evidence-based,” said Carola Venegas, Sustainability Manager of Conexión Kimal – Lo Aguirre.
In this sense, the company hopes that its experience with Lemu will allow other strategic projects for climate commitments to use this type of technology to develop their initiatives. This, in order to reduce their impact and development time, ensuring that their interventions and measures have an adequate follow-up.
“Conexión sets a precedent by integrating state-of-the-art environmental technology in a project of this scale. In a context where our entire economy depends on nature, having rigorous data to manage that relationship is no longer optional, it is part of the business duty. This collaboration demonstrates how Chile not only leads in policy, but also in concrete solutions that combine science, satellites and artificial intelligence to protect what sustains our future,” said Leo Prieto, founder and CEO of Lemu.
This collaboration incorporates a new layer of environmental analysis. Through Lemu, the project will access 16 key indicators including, among others, biodiversity, carbon, vegetation, climate, risks and water. This will allow detailed monitoring of aspects such as the presence of endangered species, vegetation cover, carbon storage and water risk management.
