Meet The Big Winners Of The XPRIZE Carbon Removal Competition

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Greg Rau

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Apr 23, 2025, 9:05:05 AM4/23/25
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“ The XPRIZE Carbon Removal competition has announced the big winners of its $100 million award, giving away the largest prize of this kind so far.

Mati Carbon was selected as the Grand Prize winner, receiving a $50 million award to further advance its enhanced rock weathering (ERW) operations. Runners-up NetZero, Vaulted Deep, and UNDO Carbon were selected to receive $15 million, $8 million, and $5 million, respectively.”


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Tom Goreau

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Apr 23, 2025, 9:30:39 AM4/23/25
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The top winner uses rock powder enhanced weathering (remineralization) and the second uses biochar.

 

These should always be used together for synergistic benefits:

 

https://www.remineralize.org/2020/08/rock-powder-with-biochar-synergies-co-benefits/#:~:text=Biochar%2Frock%20powder%20mixtures%20increase,Biochar%20does%20hold%20much%20bicarbonate).

 

A 600 page book with 30 chapters containing results of rock remineralization and biochar work on every inhabited continent will soon be available for free download by Remineralize The Earth, the non-profit with global databases on soil fertility enhancement and carbon sequestration: https://www.remineralize.org/

 

Geotherapy: Innovative Methods of Soil Fertility Restoration, Carbon Sequestration, and Reversing CO2 Increase

http://www.crcpress.com/product/isbn/9781466595392

 

 

Thomas J. F. Goreau, PhD
President, Global Coral Reef Alliance

Chief Scientist, Blue Regeneration SL
President, Biorock Technology Inc.

Technical Advisor, Blue Guardians Programme, SIDS DOCK

37 Pleasant Street, Cambridge, MA 02139

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Books:

Geotherapy: Innovative Methods of Soil Fertility Restoration, Carbon Sequestration, and Reversing CO2 Increase

http://www.crcpress.com/product/isbn/9781466595392

 

Innovative Methods of Marine Ecosystem Restoration

http://www.crcpress.com/product/isbn/9781466557734

 

Geotherapy: Regenerating ecosystem services to reverse climate change

 

No one can change the past, everybody can change the future

 

It’s much later than we think, especially if we don’t think

 

Those with their heads in the sand will see the light when global warming and sea level rise wash the beach away

 

“When you run to the rocks, the rocks will be melting, when you run to the sea, the sea will be boiling”, Peter Tosh, Jamaica’s greatest song writer

 

“The Earth is not dying, she is being killed” U. Utah Phillips

 

 

 

 

 

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Amal Bhattarai

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Apr 23, 2025, 12:23:18 PM4/23/25
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Appears to be a recognition of state of affairs in US that the winners are overseas companies.

GRETCHEN & RON LARSON

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Apr 23, 2025, 1:38:36 PM4/23/25
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    For those wishing to learn more about NetZero:
 
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Date: 04/23/2025 10:34 AM PDT
Subject: Re: [Biochar] [CDR] Meet The Big Winners Of The XPRIZE Carbon Removal Competition
 
 
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    Obviously lots of places to learn more about NetZero.  But I was impressed about a week ago listening live to a one-hour webinar now available at this site:
 
 
   I recommend jumping ahead to the 4 minute mark.   Heavy emphasis here on Brazil.  Google is not showing this site - also not yet on the "NetZero" site.
 
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     This to applaud and emphasize the second place ($15 million) finish of NetZero - announced today by XPrize.   The early XPrize messages years ago emphasized DACs and BECCS  - neither in the top four.  
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Adam Wolf

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Apr 23, 2025, 4:09:44 PM4/23/25
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Mati is American
Vaulted Deep is American 



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Sue Dorward

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Apr 24, 2025, 7:08:51 PM4/24/25
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Also check out NetZero's recent webinar with the OpenAir Collective on last week's This Is CDR
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_s1CTo3TceU

Sue
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and Co-lead (volunteer), OpenAir Collective's Carbon Removal Challenge (We need your help! Please make a tax-deductible donation.)

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