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October 18, 2016

CO2 to fish food, other ideas advance in $20M XPRIZE contest

  • A panel of judges picked 28 proposals from 47 entries submitted last summer.
    • By MEAD GRUVER
    Associated Press

    CHEYENNE, Wyo. — With dreams of turning carbon dioxide into everything from concrete to fish food, teams from six countries have advanced beyond the first phase of a $20 million XPRIZE contest to find profitable uses for CO2 emitted by power plants.

    A panel of nine judges recently chose the 28 proposals from 47 entries submitted last summer. The teams now will have a year or so to demonstrate their techniques in laboratories and compete for the first $5 million in prize money, XPRIZE announced Monday.


     
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