#XPRIZE makes history, awards $100M prize for groundbreaking #carbon removal
#MatiCarbon developed sequestration technique called enhanced rock weatherin. The company spreads crushed basalt on farms in India and Africa. Silica-rich volcanic rock improves soil quality for crops but also helps remove #carbondioxide from air. It does this by reacting with dissolved #CO2 in soil's water, turning it into bicarbonate ions and preventing it from returning to the atmosphere.
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/xprize-makes-history-awards-100m-prize-for-groundbreaking-carbon-removal-solutions-302435179.html

Four years ago, I covered the launch of an #XPRIZE competition for technologies aimed at removing CO2 from the atmosphere, with Elon #Musk providing $100 million for prizes. Things have changed quite a bit for #Elon since then, but the competition has moved along as planned - and now we know who's won. https://cosmiclog.com/2025/04/23/mati-carbon-wins-top-prize-in-carbon-removal-competition/ #MatiCarbon #ElonMusk #Tech #Climate #Carbon #CO2