Biochar Technologies Powering 11 of the 60 Finalists in the XPRIZE $100M Carbon Removal Competition
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Biochar Technologies Powering 11 of the 60 Finalists in the XPRIZE $100M Carbon Removal Competition

18 March 2025

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Wendy Lu McGill, Communications Director
International Biochar Initiative
+1-303-883-1121 | wendy.lu.mcgill@biochar-international.org

Biochar Technologies Powering 11 of the 60 Finalists in the XPRIZE

$100M Carbon Removal Competition

XPRIZE judges selected three biochar projects as Milestone Award winners,
awarding each a $1Million prize.

Washington, DC, US - 04/28/2022 - The XPRIZE $100M Carbon Removal Competition announced the selection of 11 semi-finalists companies or projects using biochar and/or Pyrogenic carbon capture and storage (PyCCS), among 60 finalists selected out of over 1300 submissions. This illustrates that Biochar/PyCCS will be a key technology for urgently needed carbon dioxide removal.

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