Wednesday, September 30, 2015

$20 Million Carbon XPrize Contest Takes on Climate Change


Carbon dioxide emissions from the burning of fossil fuels have long been recognized as one of the major drivers of climate change. A new competition is offering $20 million in total prize money to teams that can find ways to turn those carbon emissions into something useful, instead of treating them as pure waste.

The NRG COSIA Carbon XPrize, announced Tuesday, aims to accelerate the development and real-world adoption of new and emerging CO2 conversion technologies. The prize is being funded by U.S.-based energy company NRG Energy and Canada's Oil Sands Innovation Alliance (COSIA), an industry group. 

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Source: NBC News

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