Equipment and methods proved at commercial scale to mineralize and sequester carbon dioxide gas in finished concrete have earned their developers, CarbonBuilt and CarbonCure Technologies, top honors in NRG Cosia Carbon Xprize, a $20 million global competition centered on managing and monetizing emissions from coal and natural gas combustion.
The companies will receive $7.5 million each to further develop their technologies for ready mixed and manufactured concrete production and curing. They prevailed among eight other finalists three from the United States, two from Canada, one from China, India, and United Kingdom in a six-year competition to see which team could capture the most carbon dioxide in the highest valued product(s). The 10 finalists received $500,000 for reaching the third (2019-2020) of three Carbon Xprize rounds. Launched in 2015 with 47 submissions from teams in seven countries, the competition progressed under the carbon-minded Xprize Foundation of Culver City, Cal
(XPRIZE) Both $7.5M Grand Prize Winners Developed Technologies Focused on Decarbonizing Concrete, the World’s Largest Material Industry – XPRIZE, the global leader in designing and implementing innovative competition models to solve the world’s grandest challenges, today announced that CarbonCure Technologies and CarbonBuilt have won the $20M NRG COSIA Carbon XPRIZE, a prize that set out to convert CO2 emissions into valuable products.
Selected by a panel of independent judges, both winning teams developed solutions aimed at reducing CO2 emissions associated with traditional concrete, which is currently the world’s most abundant human-made material and accounts for seven percent of all global CO2 emissions. The two team’s award-winning technologies will be, and already are, game-changers for global decarbonization and the fight against climate change.
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CarbonCure wins global Carbon XPRIZE competition
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia-based cleantech startup CarbonCure Technologies has taken home $7.5 million USD after winning the grand prize at the NRG COSIA Carbon XPRIZE competition.
CarbonCure’s mission is to reduce embodied carbon in the built environment by 500 million tonnes annually by 2030.
The global competition, which took place in three rounds over 54 months, challenged participants to develop technologies to convert carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions into usable products.
CarbonCure was one of two grand prize winners, with the other being Los Angeles-based CarbonBuilt.
Founded in 2012, CarbonCure implements carbon capture solutions by storing CO₂ and recycling waste from concrete products. The startup’s mission is to reduce embodied carbon in the built environment by 500 million tonnes annually by 2030.
Halifax-based developer of CO2-injected concrete wins multi-million-dollar prize
A Nova Scotia company that injects carbon dioxide into concrete has taken home a multi-million-dollar grand prize in a global competition aimed at tackling climate change.
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Posted: Apr 19, 2021 3:59 PM AT | Last Updated: April 19
Rob Niven is the CEO and founder of CarbonCure Technologies, established in Nova Scotia in 2012. The company is one of two grand prize winners in a global competition aimed at tackling climate change.(CBC)
A Nova Scotia company that injects carbon dioxide into concrete making it stronger while lowering its carbon footprint has taken home a multi-million dollar prize in a global competition aimed at tackling climate change.